Civil engineer Review

by Balfour Beatty

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Rating

5.6/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • working along side sub contractors and ensuring work are carried out correctly. we then record anything which is unknown to drawings such as gas water and electric. Support the team on what's going on site and ensuring everyone is up to date on the progress thats taken place.

    8/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • developed my communication kills on conveying information correctly to those who need to know.

    8/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • 8/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • well structed programme which is good for development but side things the company has apprentices doing should be away from university and college as it disruptive end of the day they expect us to catch up and its unfair when certain students already struggle without missing days

    4/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • really supportive when i need something except when organising apprentice events which are very disruptive.

    5/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • Minimal as university is very much pout on the student to work things out as long as they are provided the content.

    3/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • provides me with prior knowledge but feel it lacks real world application and site actually supports the learning not the other way round

    6/10
  • 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.)

    • unsure apart from the apprentice events which are not well timed.

    3/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Balfour Beatty to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • good company which wants to see progression and career development.

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

    • be prepared to be pushed to see what your capable of

Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Engineering

Coventry

May 2022

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