Degree Apprentice Systems Engineer Review

Day to day involves learning from experienced engineers, attending meetings, completing long term tasks. Noting down my key skills and behaviours, managing my time, attending university lectures, doing university coursework, participating in the ImechE challenge.

Apart from the placements (individual projects/departments) that we are put on, there is minimal training that is provided from the business on a higher level, for example, the cohort that I joined with do not train together or have training days etc.

The support I have access to is clear and relevant, I am aware of who I need to contact if I have any issues or concerns. Leonardo is very generous in understanding Apprentices needs and commitments.

Excluding the day to day experience and tasks that I am doing, there are no meetings/reviews/training days to improve or see how I am performing in my academic studies.
However, I am able to dedicate more time to university during the week if I need to, for example take the Friday to go complete my University coursework.

The training that Solent University provides is clear and relevant to some of the tasks that I am doing. I think the degree of relevance is entirely dependant on the project at work you are assigned to. However, this may not be the case for everyone as Systems Engineering is a broad field rather than a hard discipline. So the Electronics course is somewhat relevant.

Yes

Leonardo cares about its employees:
* Great pension
* Flexible working
* Understanding managers
* A people oriented company
* Trusting employer
* Great working environment
* Lots of room for self improvement and career development