Industrial Placement - Safety Restraint System Design & Test Review

by Nissan UK

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • It would not be exaggerating to say this was the best year of me life so far. When I finished the year I knew I wanted to go back and have recently accepted a Graduate position with NTCE.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • All in my department treated me as a valued team member, I was not seen as just 'the IP' as can be the case in other placements.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • My direct supervisor, a Senior Engineer, was the perfect mentor throughout the placement and even carried on his support throughout the last year of my degree. He was very good at giving my helping hints, without just walking me through the problem. This allowed me to progress and improve very quickly.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • I found your workload is very dependent on you as an IP. I was always asking my colleagues if I could help them. This meant I always had plenty of work, and I was rarely bored.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • To start with I spent most my time shadowing other engineers and helping with small tasks. However, with my development, my senior started tasking me with bigger and more important projects throughout the year. By the and of the year I was tackling major projects that were deemed important enough to have regular meetings with management. I also got to travel to suppliers in Europe several times as part of these projects.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • In my final year of university, I was taught a couple of modules that I already had experienced at NTCE. My Personal development was incredible, and greater than my time at university.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Generally very good atmosphere, my department had a good team feeling. NTCE is a professional environment, and there will be stress, but it's a great place to work.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Generally well organised, once you start most things such as additional training are organised through your Senior.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • As long as their is a business case for training, i.e. it will help you with your job, there is plenty of training available.

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    4/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I start 18 Aug as a graduate engineer!

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • There is a GRIP (Graduate & Industrial Placement) committee that arrange social events. Most IPs and Grads get to know each other over the year with a good social scene.

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • The pay is more than enough to live and enjoy yourself around Milton Keynes.

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Pretty average nightlife. A lot of of activities in MK: indoor skydiving, ski-sloop, lots of restaurants and bars.

    3/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Lots of clubs at NTCE, and most departments have their own social every few months.

    4/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering, Manufacturing, Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

London

August 2014


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