Construction Assistant Review

by Mace

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.5/10

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

I am based on site day to day i go on site and manage and track the activities that are going on. I record everything in photos and keep it all logged in QA sheets which i do myself. I am site in on commercial, design and resident meetings weekly. I also help produce the 4 week look aheads as well. i keep daily site diaries as well

8/10

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

Definitely i am learning new skills all the time as i have never done something like this before. i have alo improved on my personal skills since working here

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I have really enjoyed the programme so far, and look forward to my future at mace and all the things i will learn on all the different projects ill be part of

9/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

I believe it is well structured, for us i do think more information needs to go out to line managers as people with new line managers ( first time they have done it) have struggled

8/10

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

I receive a lot of support from my employer including my close team, the apprenticeship team, wider teams being invited to site visists etc

9/10

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

A reasonable amount we have regular check ins to see how we are doing and i also feel comfortable to go to them at any time with any questions or worries

10/10

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

I think it gives some more technical knowledge and its good if what you are learning relates to your project at that time. although at UNI we are learning a wider varity of subjects for example drawing on auto cad and legal and economics

8/10

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.)

there are social activities to get involved in, there are site visit opportunities, opportunities to help promote the apprenticeship programme, we have development sessions with all the apprentices as well in person and online

8/10

9a. Would you recommend Mace to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

I believe they are passionate about us apprentices and want to help us learn and grow as individuals and they also help you do this by holding events, regular check in sessions and development sessions. I enjoy working with my team on site and i learn a lot. they are also an inclusive company that makes everyone feel comfortable at work.

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

to read into mace and to understand the business and their goals and behaviours. and to also have good amount of knowledge when it comes to the role your applying for. do some research on projects mace have done.