Assistant Planner Review

Day to day activities include everything from progress monitoring and project management on site to tender planning.

So many skills and experiences gained from the apprenticeship programme including advanced excel and numeracy skills, huge knowledge base of construction methods gained, health/safety & environment, commercial understanding, project management exposure and more.

Thoroughly enjoyed the programme, although it has been very challenging both in work and academically.

The programme was very well organised from start to finish, regular modules and other activities keep you feeling involved. These were more frequent to begin with - when work and studies are less intense, then drop off as everything else picks up.

Support is difficult to quantify, there is support to those that ask and seek it out. However most people grin and bear it in silence.

Support was always there if needed from lecturers (or so I am told by others who needed it).

I do not feel that my qualification has helped me at this stage in my career, however final year modules on project management and business management may prove useful in years to come if I climb the ladder.

There are some however these are limited and usually organised at site team level so rarely extend beyond 5 a side or a big night of drinking.

Yes

The experience gained vastly outweighs the shortcomings of the scheme I have been on in my opinion.

Do not underestimate the level of effort required to complete the degree apprenticeship scheme. The hours of work required during evenings and weekends will be worth it in the end but really won't feel like it when you're going through them year after year.