Apprentice Civil Engineer Review

in my role i am assisting my colleagues with the design and VM process, this includes site visits, work documents such as road space booking, PCIP, DHC, EAF, TAF and so on. I do also have my own tasks for scheme which I work on. I also use Auto Cad to produce, amend or change drawings to the specification required

i believe i am constantly learning, this is a clear thing with the degree, i am only on my second trimester but i do think i have developed previous knowledge and skills and also have begun to pick up new ones, this was the case with creating a good formatted template for report writing

I would say I am enjoying the programme, I like the fact that I have this opportunity to progress in my career and build my knowledge and skills at university. I can say I enjoy having the work to do as it helps keep me on track of reaching my end goal and keeps me on my toes

The programme from what I have experienced is really well organised and structured in a straight forward way which does not affect my learning, the learning portal that I use is simple but effective and it clearly shows my deadlines and links to the work I need to complete the work required.

I receive the support I need form my Kier, I have meetings with the early careers team regularly to update on my progress and I also do the same with my line manager, I am getting my off the job training time I am required to have and that happens without any issues. One thing I would like is to be able to transition to different teams to get other experience

The learning provider is supporting me they have shown me how to use there systems while I’m there and have also implemented the distance learning systems so I can access the online library for materials and books I need to read. The tutors help as much as they can but sometimes emails can take a while.

I feel that my qualification is going to set me up in my role with the knowledge and experience I require to go far within my career, this qualification will also help me on my way to getting chartered which is a main aim for me as it is a target I have set for myself

No not really or not that I know of. I know that Kier does do visits to schools, there are some activities such as highways uk or traffix I have been to which occur yearly, I don’t think Kier have sport teams. It would be something I'd need to check

Yes

I have recommended Kier to friends and one had also had a job within Kier on an apprenticeship, the reason I recommended Kier is because my experience from 2017 on my kevel 3 apprenticeship to now on the degree apprenticeship has been overall great. It was a great aspect for me to be able to share with friends

Advice I would give people would be to be yourself, have your goals set and be ready to challenge yourself, also don’t be afraid If you don’t know the answers just ask one of the many experienced people that are around you and I'm positive they will help you the same way they have helped me