DTS - Software Engineer Review

Item: DTS - Software Engineer at JLR
Rating: 3.1
Author: Anonymous

at JLR

Degree Apprenticeship

Engineering

Gaydon

Review Submitted: February 2023

Overall Rating

3.1 /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

2.8/5 - 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

Responding to telematics queries & concerns from customers. Creating tools for the team to use.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

3/5

I enjoy what I do but would appreciate more opportunities to explore the wider company outside my team.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

3/5

Learnt a lot about telematics. Developed my existing skills in software and programming.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

2/5

University side is mostly well structured, just suffers from a lack of communication sometimes. The work side isn't particularly well structured with apprentices put in a department .Needs more structure to our working days to promote more experiences and learning.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

1/5

My manager & team are supportive but I receive practically no support from the early careers team without having to reach out and keep pushing for a response. Early careers need to be more proactive in providing support and experiences to their apprentices.

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

4/5

Warwick are mostly ok at providing support but it very much depends on your current lecturer as some are better at helping than others. Overall they suffer a lack of communication which can leave apprentices feeling unsure.

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

4/5

I feel it does help me as I can apply most of what I learn at my job. There are some modules that don't feel very relevant such as business management but this isn't up to the university.