Digital and technology solutions apprentice Review

I have joined the Diversity and Inclusion group in Nottingham,which then split up into 3 different teams Culture, Diversity and Society. I joined the Culture team to then be in an action to help raise awareness of diversity and inclusion and show how we support the business and community. I decided to arrange an event in April to raise awareness. There will be a stall and I had the idea of making diverse foods and bringing them in. Laid out on the stall would be posters of the 4 different champions who have made successful events advertising diversity and inclusion and I had the idea to have a short survey with three questions. I thought it would be a good idea to have an anonymous box on the stall so people can put any thoughts in.

I have learnt new presentation skills and how to prevent myself. I have also learnt more about the implementation method of a project and the workshops required to launch the tool. Today I have learnt about the cost analysis for a project and how to create a RACI. I learnt about process diagrams. I made a few process diagrams to be used in the business like a change request and then checked the code and made a new process diagram on how to improve it. I found a process diagram makes it more clear to see the end result rather than many lines of code.

I have really enjoyed it. I have learnt a vast amount of things in the business. I have also made many relationships in the business and discovered many parts of the business. I also have been able to apply my university knowledge to the workplace. I have been really enthusiastic to work at Siemens.

Siemens is very well organised and has many different sectors of the company to show which you learn. The university is badly organised with no structure and last minute changes. Sometimes the lectures don't turn up or they change the timings last minute. They change the marking criteria last minute as well

There is constant support from the employer. They have weekly meetings to make sure you are doing okay. They have quarterly meetings with the university to make sure they are doing the correct thing. Your line manager checks up on you and you know who to immediately contact if there is a problem.

There is loads of support. They are aware of 20% off the job and are very supportive making sure that you are having the correct time and activities to do and any help or training to help on your course. They also make sure you assigned to the correct team as well.

It gives a better understanding and it is really useful to be able to apply the practical side to the role as it gives the best understanding as well as the theory side. This is helping to be able to run projects of my own in the workplace which is really useful.

There are many activities to get involved in like football and the Equality, diversity and inclusion group. Which is really supportive and there are many cultural events to go to and there is a gaming group and a quiz night. Gaming group allows you to get to know people you didn't before

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Because Siemens looks after you and is very supportive and understanding of their apprentices. There are many perks at work which are useful and they have flexi time as well which helps to complete your degree knowing you don't have to come into the office as commuting takes a long time.

I would say to understand how big Siemens is and the different sectors of the company. It is a friendly company which looks after you well. It is important to seem keen to applying to the company and it is fun to get to know the employees of the company.