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Undergraduate Engineer Review

at Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology

Degree Apprenticeship

Engineering

Malmesbury

Review Submitted: February 2021

Overall Rating

3.5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

3/5 - Overview of Role
3/5 - Skills Development
3.2/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
3/5
On work days, 9-5 working with some academic work in the evening around deadlines. Academic days consist of lectures and tutorials with a lot of content in two days.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
It is enjoyable but very demanding in terms of time and effort

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
3/5
many from software to electronics design to data analysis

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
not amazingly but well
How much support do you receive from your employer?
3/5
depends slightly on the team but overall we get a good amount of support
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
Enough although you must take the initiative as well
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
The training certainly helps me to perform better
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
2/5
not loads due to the small cohort

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology to a friend?
Yes
Why?
It is a great programme that challenges you and provides you with a very varied and interesting week
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology?
Just give it a go, applying to the DI is separate to ucas so there is nothing to loose from putting in an application
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