{"id":105656,"date":"2022-02-12T14:00:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=105656"},"modified":"2022-02-11T19:07:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:07:31","slug":"engineering-apprenticeship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/engineering-apprenticeship\/105656\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil engineering apprenticeship: &#8216;The experience is the best part&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Jake Parsell, an apprentice at <a href=\"https:\/\/perega.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Perega,<\/a> tells us why he chose a civil engineering apprenticeship, what he enjoys about it and gives advice on choosing a programme<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ve always been familiar with what engineers do, though I haven\u2019t always known I wanted to be one. Both of my parents work at Perega, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/civil-engineering-apprenticeship\/94710\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">civil and structural engineering<\/a> consultancy, and I\u2019ve been in and out of the office with them since I was a child.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving school, I completed a BTEC at college whilst working one day a week at Perega. I especially enjoyed the design process, as well as beginning to develop the skills of working in a team to help deliver calculation packages to clients. It felt like an important job, proving that the designs drawn by the architect work properly.<\/p>\n<p>As I finished my programme, I was certain I didn\u2019t want to study full time at university. So, when the director of Perega\u2019s glass and fa\u00e7ade engineering division asked if I wanted to join as an apprentice, I knew it was the right choice as it would allow me to work while gaining a degree at the same time.<\/p>\n<h3>Choosing a programme<\/h3>\n<p>There are a lot of factors to consider when choosing a degree apprenticeship programme. I was drawn to the University of East London (UEL) because it\u2019s been offering the part time degree for over 20 years and is incredibly well organised as a result.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme I\u2019m on is day release, so I\u2019m in the classroom one day a week and working the rest. Some universities offer block release, which comprises a week in class for every three to four months of work. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, and for some people, this will be a deciding factor in which programme they want to pursue.<\/p>\n<p>Another consideration is course length. Mine is five years, which is pretty common, leading to a Civil Engineering BEng and being Incorporated (IEng) with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). There are four-year courses available, though these are more likely to be for a BSc in Engineering. While this can impact your eligibility for ICE chartership later on, there are many routes in, so the type of degree doesn\u2019t actually matter that much.<\/p>\n<h3>Engineering success<\/h3>\n<p>For anyone weighing up their post-secondary options, I would definitely encourage them to consider an apprenticeship. You\u2019re earning and getting work experience alongside your degree. The experience really is the most valuable part, because it makes you more employable at the end of it, and seeing your own progression on the job is really motivating.<\/p>\n<p>When I think back to when I first started, I can see how I\u2019ve developed my knowledge. The questions I have now are a lot more advanced and I\u2019m able to have more in-depth conversations with my colleagues, rather than just listening in.<\/p>\n<p>Once I had enough experience, I started doing some site visits on my own. It felt really rewarding to \u2018know my stuff\u2019 such that people would listen to me. More than this, going on my own means the company trusts me to work with qualified professionals and not mess up. It shows the level of competence you can reach doing an apprenticeship, through the experience of dealing with people, and being in a work environment.<\/p>\n<p>Being a younger member of the team, I really appreciate being around experienced people and learning from them. They\u2019re a fantastic resource, and a unique part of doing an apprenticeship, so make sure you ask a lot of questions.<\/p>\n<p>Your accountability to your employer is a great motivator. In an apprenticeship, you want to do the best possible job for your employer and with your coursework. At the end of the day, you don\u2019t want to have to explain to your boss why you\u2019re failing a degree they\u2019re putting you through.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you have doubts about the skills required for an apprenticeship, go for it anyway. There\u2019s so much help available. I wasn\u2019t confident in my maths when I started, but I went through exam questions with my mentor at work, and we had revision sessions to help alongside my university studies.<\/p>\n<p>While I didn\u2019t get what some might call the \u2018full uni experience\u2019 of moving away from home and attending full time, I\u2019m really proud of what I\u2019ve accomplished so far and the hard work I\u2019ve put in.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Parsell, an apprentice at Perega, tells us why he chose a civil engineering apprenticeship, what he enjoys about it and gives advice on choosing a programme. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[285],"tags":[547,636,172727,592],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-105656","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-hr-skills-news","7":"tag-apprenticeship","8":"tag-engineering","9":"tag-featured","10":"tag-skills"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Civil engineering apprenticeship: &#039;The experience is the best part&#039;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jake Parsell, apprentice, Perega, tells us why he chose a civil engineering apprenticeship, what he enjoys about it and gives advice on choosing a programme\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/engineering-apprenticeship\/105656\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Civil engineering apprenticeship: &#039;The experience is the best part&#039;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jake Parsell, apprentice, Perega, tells us why he chose a civil engineering apprenticeship, what he enjoys about it and gives advice on choosing a programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/engineering-apprenticeship\/105656\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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