Graduate Planner Review

Item: Graduate Planner at Savills
Rating: 3.5
Author: Anonymous

at Savills

Degree Apprenticeship

Transport Planning

Wimborne Minster, Wimborne BH21, UK

Review Submitted: March 2024

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!

3.5/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

3/5 - 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

Assisting the planning team carry out planning tasks on behalf of clients. This includes submission of planning applications and monitoring local plan development.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

3/5

I enjoy the variety of work.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

4/5

Many! My team is very diverse. Key skills developed include: project management, communication, negotiation, problem solving, team working

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

3/5

Well structured

How much support do you receive from your employer?

4/5

Plenty of support from my employer

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

3/5

The administration support was very poor but education was good.

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

3/5

I do not think that attending university necessarily gave me the skills required to do my job. The work experience doing my role was more effective in that regard (i.e. learning on the job).