Going into an engineering apprenticeship from A Level physics
I have applied for various mechanical and aerospace engineering courses and apprenticeships, though I'm starting to become concerned with my skill set. I currently study maths, physics and computer science at A Level, but I'm wondering if taking an engineering T-Level would have been better.
Some of the questions I have been asked as part of my apprenticeship applications have seemed overly targeted at people who have studied an engineering specific course at A Level or equivalent. I feel that I have very strong maths skills, above what would be taught in Engineering T Level, though my practical workshop skills are lacking. I am particularly interested in doing an apprenticeship as I would like to develop these practical skills.
I was just wondering if anyone else has followed a similar path and what your opinions are on the difficulty of your course with the knowledge you gained from college courses.
Thank you
Some of the questions I have been asked as part of my apprenticeship applications have seemed overly targeted at people who have studied an engineering specific course at A Level or equivalent. I feel that I have very strong maths skills, above what would be taught in Engineering T Level, though my practical workshop skills are lacking. I am particularly interested in doing an apprenticeship as I would like to develop these practical skills.
I was just wondering if anyone else has followed a similar path and what your opinions are on the difficulty of your course with the knowledge you gained from college courses.
Thank you
Original post by R239155
I have applied for various mechanical and aerospace engineering courses and apprenticeships, though I'm starting to become concerned with my skill set. I currently study maths, physics and computer science at A Level, but I'm wondering if taking an engineering T-Level would have been better.
Some of the questions I have been asked as part of my apprenticeship applications have seemed overly targeted at people who have studied an engineering specific course at A Level or equivalent. I feel that I have very strong maths skills, above what would be taught in Engineering T Level, though my practical workshop skills are lacking. I am particularly interested in doing an apprenticeship as I would like to develop these practical skills.
I was just wondering if anyone else has followed a similar path and what your opinions are on the difficulty of your course with the knowledge you gained from college courses.
Thank you
Some of the questions I have been asked as part of my apprenticeship applications have seemed overly targeted at people who have studied an engineering specific course at A Level or equivalent. I feel that I have very strong maths skills, above what would be taught in Engineering T Level, though my practical workshop skills are lacking. I am particularly interested in doing an apprenticeship as I would like to develop these practical skills.
I was just wondering if anyone else has followed a similar path and what your opinions are on the difficulty of your course with the knowledge you gained from college courses.
Thank you
If you want to be a professional engineer & you wish to pursue a degree apprenticeship then I would probably continue with A-levels. Id also note there are some excellent degree apprenticeships available with major industry leaders like: Rolls-Royce aerospace, BP, Shell, Jaguar Land Rover, GSK, Network Railway, Atkins, Jacobs… however these are fiercely competitive & if you don’t land a role you want a conventional degree is a good backup as such I really recommend staying with A-levels as T-levels unfortunately are not well aligned to university and lots don’t accept T-levels or require students to do a foundation year…
If you want to be in an engineering technician role then T-levels maybe more appropriate, however I would review the T-level program you are interested in and make sure the typical destinations of the recent levers are programs you would be happy doing.
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