Civil Engineer Apprentice Review

On a normal day I walk to site to take pictures of the works happening and note down the time and what the construction workers are doing, or I help with setting out and GPS. If I don't understand what's going on I ask someone there. If I'm not on site I help in the office with ITP's, permit to digs and the drawing register

The apprenticeship has helped me develop my IT skills, problem solving, communication skills and timekeeping skills through meeting new people and having lots of tasks to complete at once (revising for university as well as having a fair workload). I've also learnt plenty of new skills like using a total station, setting out, reading drawings, using CAD.

I have enjoyed the apprenticeship a lot and my company has a very positive culture for health and safety, diversity and treats workers very well. It has exceeded my expectations as the team puts a lot of effort into making sure we do well and keep giving us tasks and making sure we're okay.

The structure is very good, as I've already had a lot of training to add to my knowledge and competence and if I need some extra time before exams to revise I can revise at work. There have been a few times when I've had to miss University due to work events or important meetings or training I can't miss which have added to extra work load of trying to catch up.

It has been good. There is always someone to talk to about any problems and support me

University has not provided much support in the first few years. It has recently increased due to complaints

The qualification/degree is fairly relevant, but as I'm based on site, a lot of design/theoretical concepts aren't directly related to my job role

Yes, there are lots of events/opportunities to take part in

Yes

There is a vast variety of projects and opportunities which you can move around to build your career

Take the opportunities given to you