Undergraduate Engineer Review

by Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology

Rating

7/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • On work days, 9-5 working with some academic work in the evening around deadlines. Academic days consist of lectures and tutorials with a lot of content in two days.

    7/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • many from software to electronics design to data analysis

    7/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • It is enjoyable but very demanding in terms of time and effort

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

    • not amazingly but well

    7/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • depends slightly on the team but overall we get a good amount of support

    7/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • Enough although you must take the initiative as well

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

    • The training certainly helps me to perform better

    10/10
  • 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.)

    • not loads due to the small cohort

    4/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • It is a great programme that challenges you and provides you with a very varied and interesting week

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology?

    • Just give it a go, applying to the DI is separate to ucas so there is nothing to loose from putting in an application

Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Engineering

Malmesbury

February 2021

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