Siemens Wind turbine technician apprenticeship questions

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You may be sick of me and threads for apprenticeships, i know i was advised to go the academical route last time i made a thread but i applied for a Siemens electrical engineering apprenticeship as a back up, i have been for 2 assessments and have a interview soon, so I have a few questions for you about the Siemens apprentice, and apprenticeships in general.

1) Has anyone else did one of these/going for one with Siemens>what is it like, and how long does it last (how long until i am a fulled qualified technicain).
2) Once your fully qualified how much do you get paid?
3) And with the opportunities of going offshore what is the pay off an offshore wind turbine technician?
4) Do Siemen’s help you continue education , as would like to do this, get my lvl3 then hnc/hnd, and possibly a degree in electrical engineering. Tho I would probably do this part time whist still working for them.
5) What are Siemen’s like to work for/ are they good at training

If you’ve worked for Siemens before could you also give me some info on what there liketo work, please and thank you.

Right, thanks in advance;
Kieran
 
I would guess that any apprenticeship linked to renewable energy will be excellent on your cv in years to come especially if you get a degree out of it too.
 
An apprenticeship is an excellent route into work. You get trained, you get paid, you get an education. It's highely enjoyable and to be honest, given some years, you'll have excellent technical competence in your field.

I haven't done an apprenticeship. But I do work with people around my age group who have. They enjoyed their scheme and the level of engaged learning that was involved.

With regards to off shore - I think it's a fantastic oppertunity. At the moment I'm working alongside an off shore wind turbine consortium who have recently done a cable pull from the seabed to the nearby national grid substation at the local power station. I enjoy hearing stories and talking to these guys about their work. It's an exciting and diverse industry to be in. It's an exciting time to join, especially as the government has highlighted renewables with emphasis on wind generation to be a significant fraction of the energy mix.
 
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okay thanks you guys.

But is there any one here who has done a aprenticeship, an continued thier education to hnc/d, or a degree?

Or any one that has worked/works for siemens?
 
I am coming towards the end of my three year apprenticeship with BT.

I studied part time to obtain a Foundation Degree with Staffordshire University at the same time as part of my apprenticeship, along with the nvq award we do.

The apprenticeship has left me in a position where by I have 3 years work experience, a fairly well paying job (certainly better than the majority of my graduate friends) and part way to a degree.
I start doing my top up modules in september, and have it mapped out so that by December 2012 I will have achieved a Bsc Hons in Information and Communications. The idea is that I can get this full / part funded by BT and work on it in office / my own time.

I'd recommend an apprenticeship to anyone really, its just a different route to the same end, a well paying enjoyable job.
 
Well seen as im currenty working at the Siemens branch in newcastle on my placement, its a great enviroment to work at, everyone is great and its a good location to get to (travel wise) i know that the wind turbine guys are moving from wales IIRC to the newcastle branch
 
I don't work on the wind turbine section, I work in the manufacturing part. Mine was three years, I already had an OND, so everyone else in my year went on to do a regular National Certificate, where I did a HNC, I think some went on to do an HNC afterwards, but you only need at least a NC from the apprenticeship, I now have 2 HNC's due to a mixup and an extra year of college though.

They're paying for my degree, but I think it depends what and where you work, and if your boss thinks you should do it.

Wouldn't know how much people in the wind section get paid, or what the offshore pay is though.
 
I'm involved in sustainability in engineering and the wind turbine industry is going to be massive. Siemens are very big players along with Vestax, so I would go for it.

Siemens are so well established I would expect their training to be one of the best out there. My advice to you is think longer term. This is your first step in your career. Siemens will open up a lot of doors in this industry which equates to lots of career opportunities later on.

Fantastic opportunity :)
 
I did a 4 year mechanical engineering apprenticeship, first 2 years HNC 2nd 2 years HND, it was great :)

I don't think there is a better way to learn a field, you get hands on experience and all the theory classroom work also.
 
Having this type of background on your CV will make you an excellent candidate in the renewable energy field. If your CV landed on the desk at work with that then we would probably call you back.

And before I get swamped with emails, no we are not hiring at the moment.
 
Okay thanks fo your help again, so it's defiantly worth it

Will it be likely that if they think I'm good enough they will keep my education going to a degree?

The reason i am asking is because, I've heard the pay is good, as offshore technicain , but its mainly labor, and i don't want to be 50+ doing that, so if they allow me to get further education (degree), and then progress to, like electrical engineering within the company, with less manual labor.


thanks again
ripped :D
 
OriginalJonty said:
Having this type of background on your CV will make you an excellent candidate in the renewable energy field. If your CV landed on the desk at work with that then we would probably call you back.

And before I get swamped with emails, no we are not hiring at the moment.
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Is that meant to be a joke?

It says in your profile that you are unemployed :confused: :p
 
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