Electrical Engineer Review

by AWE

Rating

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

    • To manage, maintain and administer electrical equipment on AWE Nuclear Licenced premises.

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

    • Yes, before i started working at AWE I had not knowledge of electrical equipment, the most i knew was what wires went into a light bulb and what they were, now my knowledge has advance for bigger, greater and more complicated electrical equipment

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

    • The good thing about AWE is every day is different, I enjoy this as you don't know what is ahead of you unless you are dealing with an issue which has already been planned, I enjoy the people I'm working with and there is never a sad face around.

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

    • Yes, the organisation is well organised, the majority of things are planned well ahead of time

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

    • More than enough which is a very good thing

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

    • Get plenty of support while training, if something is understood you will be taken thorough it step by step until your are competent enough to understand it

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

    • because you get a better understanding of what your dealing with before you actually have to do a job involving it

    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.)

    • Yeah there is plenty, awe has its own rec-soc which has gym, sports, pub. everything you could ask for about a 2 minute walk from awe

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

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • For many reasons, once you find a job role that you want i can assure them they'll want this job as a career not just a go to work and work type of thing

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

    • go for it, you only life once, get the job you want, get the job you want to enjoy, its not going to enrol you by itself

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Berkshire

April 2021

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