Engineering Student Review

Initially the placement was not as enjoyable, when there were less tasks delegated to students and less responsibility. A couple of months in, with defined roles the placement b came a lot more enjoyable and was much better hands on experience

Definitely included as part of the team and valued as a team member in my department. After the initial stage was trusted with various tasks within my department, and helping others on their projects was appreciated.

Advice and support always available from all members of my department in Engineering. I was given support by my manager and assigned a 'mentor' in th department to aid me with tasks and set me work.

I had regular tasks to be completed, if I keep on top of them I always have work to do. On top of this working on various projects, small and large kept me engaged.

Slowly increased, was minimal at the beginning of placement. After having a defined role and developing a better understanding I was trusted with much more work and important tasks.

I have gained a lot of transferable skills. Organisation, team work, communication, tim mannagement and project management are some which I will be able to use along my degree and future career path.

There was a positive vibe in my office and good relationships between colleagues. The engineering department in particular, which I was a part of, had a string team mentality and was an enjoyable group to work with

The placement could have been organised better in terms of handover from the previous student. More instructions and descriptions of tasks would have been beneficial. I feel the placement is occasionally influenced too much by HR than your relevant department.

I was given time and advice by my colleagues and included in various workshops throughout the year. However, there was no specific training courses or off site experiences.

I believe I would work for the company again, as it is very well established and there are many exciting opportunities. However I have been out off the manufacturing side and the particular site I worked at

There are a good number of students on each site and across the uk. This makes it easy and viable to socialise and still maintain a good student interaction and social life when on placement.

Lichfield was not particularly expensive compared to other parts of the country. However there were not many things to do without travelling outside the city.

The nightlife in Lichfield was not great compared to what I have experienced at university etc. However, Birmingham is much better and only 20 minutes away.

There have been limited out of work events organised through the company. Only one family fun day which currently looks to have minimal people attending.