Electrical Engineer Review

by Troup Bywaters + Anders

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.6/10

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

I manage teams and produce electrical designs for multi-million pound healthcare construction projects. This involves producing design drawings, specifications and reports for the development of the electrical design on healthcare premises.

10/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Learnt how to use new software such as IES

7/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

Moderately

5/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Room for improvement of the degree apprenticeship but this may be because I was the first year of students being put through it

5/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

A lot

10/10

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

I have regular reviews with my apprenticeship assessor on a quarterly basis in which we assess my targets for my training and development outside of the workplace e.g my CIBSE IEng qualification.

7/10

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

Moderately. I would say most of the learning is on the job

7/10

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.)

Yes. Many networking events, conferences and social activities.

10/10

9a. Would you recommend Troup Bywaters + Anders to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Because its a great place to work and for people to build a career.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Troup Bywaters + Anders?

To be driven and put the work in as the years of training is worth the outcome of the qualifications and experience at the end of the apprenticeship.