Commercial Trainee Review

Item: Commercial Trainee at Kier Group
Rating: 4
Author: Anonymous

at Kier Group

Degree Apprenticeship

Surveying

London

Review Submitted: March 2025

Overall Rating

4 /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!

4.5/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

3.4/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

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

5/5

Assisting my commercial team daily with delivering cost exercises.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

4/5

I enjoy the programme. I like the university is delivered in block weeks. I receive good support from my business and mentor in delivering what it required.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

4/5

collaborative and team work
I had no previous knowledge of the construction sector and have now built on this

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

3/5

Could be clearer in what the journey over the course of the 5 years looks like in regards to Kier and personal progression. Programme with the uni is clear and outlined from the beginning.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

4/5

I feel supported by the business and my mentor whether being given time to carry out my university work or asking questions and prioritising my development.

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

3/5

There is support offered if you face problems with deadlines, technology etc. Work-based learning coach helps to provide suport when you are at work between blockweeks

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

3/5

I believe the theory assist alongside the work i complete at work and helps to solidify my knowledge.

Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

4/5

Kier offers social activities, whether it is within your smaller project teams or as a business unit. Also provide various activities through the year such as moving through may. The emerging talent group also provide days once a quarter for us to get together.