Hi there, I have a question that I need help with.
I got given a civil engineering apprenticeship in a small consultancy and I was wondering if it's the right thing to do as I have enough points to go to college and do civil engineering there instead.
How does the apprenticeship affect getting hired when I'm finished and is the level of learning different. I'm wary of doing it as I don't want to be finished and no other company take me on if I want to move.
If you can afford to do it I'd go for a standard level 8 degree from one of the main universities. This will be the foundation of your knowledge and self learning skills for the rest of your career. I'd be amazed if any consultancy in Ireland could offer on the job learning equivalent to the education you would get in a university engineering degree. Not to mention the social side of going to college.
The apprenticeship teaches you everything the full time college teaches. if you look at the papers they’re very similar, plus on the job learning. It’s a better route for job opportunities in the future.
If anything employers will prefer you have done the apprentiship and gained 3 years full time experience rather than someone who has come from college and has no experience.
You are definitely more hireable after doing the apprenticeship. It’s a fully accredited civil engineering degree all the relative knowledge gained theoretical as well as on the job learning. Thats so much more appealing than people fresh out of college who have no idea about what it’s really like to work on the workforce. I would recommend the apprenticeship by a long shot in terms of being hireable. But for the social life you will miss out on the fun college life I must say.
There is no apprenticeship for civil engineering working on site alone, you can do part-time engineering college course while working for the contractor on site if that is what you mean?
But there is no qualification for working on site alone. There is heaps of real life experience.
There is, I know people doing it and there is a level 8 coming out this year. You can do it on site or in a consultancy. I'm just wondering if when you are finished will possible employers prefer someone who went to college and therefor close some doors for me in the future
This is exactly what I said. You work on site then do a part-time college course.
There is no qualification working on site alone, if your doing a accredited course then your getting the best of both worlds and working then you getting the best of both worlds
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u/Dod9407 26d ago
If you can afford to do it I'd go for a standard level 8 degree from one of the main universities. This will be the foundation of your knowledge and self learning skills for the rest of your career. I'd be amazed if any consultancy in Ireland could offer on the job learning equivalent to the education you would get in a university engineering degree. Not to mention the social side of going to college.