Level 6 APEP Control systems Degree Apprentice Review

My job role involves retrieving and analysing diagnostic data from test vehicles. Day-to-day, my job involves attending meetings to present and review my findings and working together with a range of teams to further develop my work.

My programme is very well structured. We have scheduled university lecture days which are blocked together so that they do not interfere with work and a study day on every non university week. This allows us to clearly separate university and work. Aside from this, the apprenticeship focuses around working in our home teams, while undertaking placements that help develop skills and knowledge of relevant areas, to support us in our home teams. I believe that having this structure helps us develop as well rounded engineers with our own areas of expertise and the freedom of choice of placements within your domain, allows us to learn and gain experience surrounding what we are interested in.

I receive lots of support from my employer through both the company as a whole, offering many benefits and support towards personal development, and the early careers team which provides me with many opportunities to learn new things, experience university life and lend an ear if anyone needs to talk.

The university of Warwick has provided much support towards my qualifications. They provide in depth lectures that describe topics in an engineering context to aid our understanding. There are also a range of helpful activities and courses available to improve our work, such as report writing Q&As. On some of our study days the university has provided shorter summary lectures. The university tutor and lecturers have been very helpful and available to answer any questions that might arise.

My Degree work so far has already helped me perform better in my role by allowing me to understand different industry standards and the reasoning behind management decisions. Different aspects of my mechanics and mathematics learning have also been relevant in my work. I believe that future learning at university will further aid me in my work by providing me with background knowledge behind why we make certain decisions in our work.

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I would recommend JLR because the company provides an amazing environment to learn from experienced engineers in a kind and supportive community. There are a wide range of opportunities to develop your abilities as an engineer and continuously improve. By gaining experience through daily work, you become far more confident and professional as you progress. I would definitely recommend JLR to anyone hoping to develop personally.