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Forvia

HSE Student Review

at Forvia

Placement (10 Months+)

Manufacturing

Fradley

Review Submitted: July 2025

Overall Rating

4.4 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Support and Guidance
4/5 - Company Culture
4/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
I helped support the hse team with daily operations. Most of which were reporting daily, weekly, and monthly communications and KPIS. I also worked on projects that were set by my manager at the start of the year alongside departmental projects
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was, at one point I was the only person in my department so I took up lots of extra responsibilities. Even if that didn’t happen my manager let me take responsibility on certain projects that I enjoyed doing
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes massively, communication, problem solving, teamwork and confidence most of all
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Yes I received support from other managers after my team changed roles or left
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
3/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
I think the atmosphere was generally good in the office and between supervisors/ gap leaders. However I think the shopfloor and operators could get negative
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Yes I did enjoy my placement, I enjoyed taking up extra responsibilities and it was also enjoyable that there was 12 other placement students onsite so you can socialise with them
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Forvia
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Forvia to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Forvia
I think it’s great for experience and don’t be afraid to get stuck in early on when you join
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