M&E Apprentice Review

currently I am based in Thorpe wood house operating under the @One alliance in the Digital assets creation team. In DAC we work along side engineers receiving drawings and mark ups that we have to complete using various CAD tools from, AutoCAD, Plant 3D and Revit. On top of this we visit site every now and a gain to digitally capture the sites using a laser scanner.

During the last Few months in the Digital assets creation Team I pretty much have learned everything mentioned above so to start I've learned how to use the laser scanner and what preparation has to be done so writing out the Risk assessments and method statements and also planning the sequence on where to scan. then on arrival on site I learned how to use the equipment as well. the final step is how you merge the individual scan to create one. along side that Ive learned how to read and understand drawings and how the software.

I have got involved with the college that i studied at and i have been promoting the course to the students there along side that i have recommend the course and apprenticeship to many family members and close friends as it brings great opportunity as Jnbentley and the Alliance are very supportive in bringing in younger members in to the industry

The programme is structured very well in the sense we actually have a scheme we work to which lets us excel in learning and understanding different departments in the alliance. the first 3 months we as introduced into the office and went round different departments and meet various people and then visited site for 3 months to get hands on experience and like i said previous im now in DAC and have been here for 8 weeks so im nearly finished now and next im moving on to a Project delivery team.

I have my line manager assessable to me at all times as he operates in the same department as i do. we catch up informally on a daily basis we speak about what i have been doing and what's coming up. Also if i ever need anything i can just call skipton and then they can support me from there.

We have a monthly review with our training provider to see what we have been doing and what's coming ahead. We also upload write ups as part of our qualification and he reviews them when they are uploaded. apart from this we have a 12 weekly catch up and our line managers and get involved in this as well.

My qualification helps me preform better as it has a criteria that we have to comply with to pass because of this it makes you aware of what you should be doing and what things you are missing out on. Doing the write ups also makes sure that you completely understand what your writing about.

I currently do not take part in any reoccurring events such as football but i do attend social events like bowling and meals or any social events but there are also team building events which i also attend as i believe these are beneficial as you meet new people and also get to know other members of staff better

Yes

I would recommend JN Bentley to a friend because they have been very supportive with any issues i have encountered also they have a lot of scheme and offers to benefit there staff such as private health care, company benefits and a good company pension aswell. apart from that everyone i know are nice people and happy to help one another

All you could really say is don't be happy with where you are work hard and things will pay of as there is plenty of room to progress higher also that if you are unhappy with your role speak to the professionally and they will give you all the support you need