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

 

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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?

 

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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
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oh no a spelling mistake........

 

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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.

Is that meant to be a joke?

It says in your profile that you are unemployed

 

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Sick of the dead end pittance paying hellhole I'm in at the moment, looking for a complete change of career, out of interest where did you guys find was best for info on apprenticeships in the UK?

I found, and applied to the Siemens one through this site;

https://apprenticeshipvacancymatchingservice.lsc.gov.uk/navms/Forms/Candidate/Apprenticeships.aspx

Also how old is too old? Not that I feel old but I always thought they were for early 20s late teens. I'm 29.

I don't think there is an official upper limit;
But i went for a interview type thing a few weeks ago and there was loads of variety in ages, i then got through to the next stage and it was mainly 16 year old school leavers like myself.

This is probably something to do with the government only paying some of the fees until the age of ~20 years, and then it is only half that, if any.


EDIT;

Apprenticeships are open to all age groups above 16years-old whether you are just leaving school, have been working for years or are seeking to start a new career. You just need to be living in England and not taking part in full-time education.

 

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I didn’t in for the Wind turbine technician, due to me being too scared to climb the 10 meter tower, although as soon as i left, i was kicking myself.

Although i have been to an interview for a craft apprenticeship (Electrical or mechanical) today and don’t really understand what it actually is, sounds a bit crappy to me. I was nervous in the interview so forgot to ask.

So can anybody help me with this, and is it still worth going for. It says on the apprenticeship ship where I applied, I can specialize in electrical or mechanical gaining a NVQ3 there, and a Btec ND and NVQ2 in engineering.

 

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Siemens are offering the aprenticeship. i applied for both, but I can’t do the wind one as i was unable to climb the tower for the evacuation, as I said before I’m scared of heights, but as soon as I left the training centre I was kicking myself and thinking I could have done it.

It says it is an engineering apprenticeships, and i can specializes in either electrical engineering or mechanical engineering, I’d rather the electrical, but is there any money in this or would i be finishing the apprenticeship and doing HNC/D's to engineer level.

I have been thinking about doing A levels instead, and either

1) Doing the height test again a year later, and then going that way again. (After finishing year one of A levels, though i might as well do both years if i do this)
2) A levels then Uni, but i though i may struggle to get a job when i graduate.
3) A levels then a higher apprenticeship, though these are very scarce, and i have only found 1.

 

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okay thanks

But the main thing i want to know is, once i have become a technainl( when the apprenticeship has finished) , will they they support me in becoming a fully fledged engineer, because my main goal is to become a electrical engineer.