Apprentice Engineer Review
at Arcadis
Degree Apprenticeship
Civil Engineering
Glasgow
Review Submitted: February 2024
Overall Rating
3.9 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
3.6/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
So far my role requires me to make updates to highways As-Built drawings using CAD and making effective use of excel to update schedules according to a redline drawing from the contractor who we work alongside to provide information for the As-Builts.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
My program is extremely enjoyable in comparison to the rigid structure of school or my old jobs, flexible working means I can change my hours so that they suit me better whether that means arriving early or leaving late it means I can do the things I enjoy outside of work without them impeding on the standard of my work or morale
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Pretty much everything I do on a day-to-day basis is a new skill for me I previously had very little experience with excel and virtually none on autoCAD, I now use both of which daily now to complete tasks assigned to me.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
The program is extremely well structured, there is regular goal setting at my work so that I have something to aim for and a marker to check my progress. The university work is well planned out and easy to follow along with
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
My employer provides plenty support. I feel I can always contact my line manager and we are provided extra study days for exams to help us get on well with our university work.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
The university despite being online works extremely well, a majority of the time the lecturers are available via email and some even provide drop in style calls we can join to ask any questions we may have
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
The university work can definitely be beneficial but so far I haven't come across much application to my job
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
3/5
There are social events relatively regularly across the departments most recently the Christmas dinner which was fun
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Arcadis to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Because of my personal experience so far, I get on well with co-workers and feel as though the path I have taken suits me and would suit others
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Arcadis?
To try and convey time where you have worked as a team and communicated well with others as much as you can
