Engineering Technician Review

As an apprentice, you rotate placements every 4-6 months so your day-to-day tasks will vary. Generally you will be tasked with creating and/or editing technical documents, interfacing with external partners/customers and performing tests/analysing data (depending on the placement). You will also attend college once a week where you attend lectures and complete assignments to achieve an HNC.

The programme is fairly well organised but could improve in some areas. The early careers staff have always been very friendly and helpful. However, the placement allocation process seems to be a bit all over the place, but I do recognise that this is an issue from higher up and not fault of the early careers staff.

I receive and am eligible for all kinds of different support, whether it be professional or personal. I struggled with my mental health in my second year and the support I received was invaluable. I do not fully take advantage of the support available but it is all there and definitely worth using.

Juggling placement work with qualification work can be difficult and stressful. My skills coach, who is in charge of coordinating qualification work, always helps me whenever I am stuck. They will guide you on what to include in your work and are there for any questions you have, regardless of the subject.

To be completely honest, it hasn't helped me much as of yet. The most helpful aspect has been the development of my writing and language skills as you employ these on a day to day basis, whether it be writing emails or editing documents. It helps the other way round in the sense that your placement work will help you produce qualification evidence easier.

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It's a welcoming work environment and easy to get along with colleagues, you can work in many different roles and locations whilst staying in the company, you are well paid and the technology you are working on/with are second to none from an engineering perspective.