DTO Technical Apprentice Review

I am a DTO Apprentice nearing the end of my first year. So far my job has involved travelling the Derwentside College and working with different teachers, completing assignments and practical workshop tasks. It is my responsibility to keep track of my work and have it in on time. When the College is on half term, I report into the Cummins site in Darlington for work. Where I will be given work shadowing and taking part in different jobs around site.

Throughout my time in Cummins, I have developed and grown many skills I've gained throughout my life. My communication skills, team working skills, organization skills, Confidence and ability to work on my own have all improved greatly since I have joined the team and I cannot wait to develop them further.

I enjoy the programme very much, the work is often difficult but this is a challenge that I accept and try my best to overcome. Everyone involve in my journey with Cummins so far has been helpful, friendly and understanding when it comes to aiding my growth throughout the apprenticeship process.

The programme I am a part of is very well organized and structured by everyone involved. I have had no trouble understanding my schedule and my work up to this point. there have been times in college where structure of my learning plan has not been fully clear to me, however this is to no fault of anyone within Cummins.

The support received from my employers has been excellent, they are always keeping in touch with weekly meetings and calls to see how we are doing, if we are finding our time in the apprenticeship enjoyable and fun and whether we are comfortable and understand what we are doing at all times.

The support received from training providers has been great, they are always checking in to see how we are doing, sitting down with us and coming up with an improvement plan to set everything back on track whenever I have been struggling and my work output is less then excellent.

There is plenty of extra-curricular activities to be done at work, I have not yet had the chance to take part in them myself or know the specifics of what exactly they are, but I greatly look forward to doing so in the near future.

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They are a fantastic opportunity for young people such as myself with the right qualifications, they are very friendly and accepting, inclusion of everyone no matter who you are or where you come from is a large factor of what makes them who they are. I believe anyone with a passion for engineering would enjoy their job at Cummins.

Always present yourself as someone who is kind, inclusive. Tell them about your good organization and good communication skills and have knowledge of the companies history and role in the world of engineering and beyond before attempting to sign up.