Radiological Protection Industrial Placement Review

by EDF Energy

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Really enjoyable. Lots of training to do (which is good), so the more training you do, the more responsibilites you get.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Definitely feel part of the team, everyone is approachable and helpful.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Everyone is happy to help with any queries, which is really useful as I had a lot of questions to begin with.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • The workload increases as you learn more about the job and become more confident within the power plant. There is always something to be working on.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Not a huge deal to do with my actual department, but more developing ongoing projects within the Environmental Support section.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I learnt a good deal of physics that will help with my degree, but also a lot about everything else too. This includes time management and a huge appreciation of the complexity of a power plant.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Relaxed most of the time, but hectic at others.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It was obvious there had been an industrial placement previously, so the correct training to do was already set out etc.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • EDF invests a lot in each person, and the training is not really limited - you can book on to training courses yourself.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • There a great prospects for an IP. It is a real step towards the Graduate Scheme, and from there on to opportunities in both the UK an France (learning french on grad scheme is compulsory I think)

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Yes definitely. Even though only 3 IP's at Sizewell, there were loads of grads so great social scene (especially since the village we all live in is tiny).

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Cost of living no more than normal, except co-op being local shop is quite expensive (however tesco's 4 miles down the road). And petrol is more here than where I'm from.

    5/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Well, nightlife such as pubs is fine (they don't close until late on fridays and saturdays) but Ipswich for a night out is 25 miles away.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Not so many as village is small with not a great deal to do, but there is a leisure centre.

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Environmental Science

East of England

December 2012

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