Electrical Technician Review

by Arup

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.6/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • CAD/BIM work taking markups or designs from an engineer and modelling them, along with clash detection, model reviewing and other activities.

    8/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Computer Aided Design experience

    10/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • Good team and social calendar, mostly interesting work with good variety of jobs

    7/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Set goals and targets, with a good course/assignment structure at college.

    8/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Lots of support from team, managers, and mentors.

    6/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • Support is not that good, frequently have to push to get things done.

    2/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • Qualification is only used a few times throughout the year at work. It is quite a generic course and not always relevant to the work being done.

    3/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • Sports teams, a good social calendar, almost every activity can be done with colleagues.

    9/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Arup to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Great place to work if interested in Engineering Design.

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Arup?

    • Be aware that 95% of the work you will do is in an office and using a computer.

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Birmingham

January 2020

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