With 2nd year well and truly over, I have begun my first industry placement. I am currently in my 6th week of work and absolutely loving it! The only major hurdle I have come across so far is the 7am starts which as a uni student I was not aware that they existed, although they are easier now I am in the swing of things.
As I noted in my previous post, I am at G&S Engineering which is a local engineering company. So far I have been in town at the office doing work involved in project planning. With a lot of projects coming up next year however, I will get a lot of opportunities to experience life on site as I work on the upcoming dragline shutdowns.
As far as my learning experience is concerned, I have learnt more about project planning, project management, budgeting and hours tracking in my 6 weeks working then during the 2 years at uni! Although some things are tough to grasp at first, I'm finding there are plenty opportunities to practice and everyone is more then happy to help out in any way they can.
Another thing I am really enjoying about my placement is having afternoons and weekends off. I have had a part time job since I was in grade 10 so I haven't had entire weekends off in a long time. It is also quite nice to have afternoons without having to worry about assignments, lab reports, portfolio's or project work.
Just being around the office I have had discussions with a lot of the other engineers and have found that a lot of them did their degree at CQU. It's good to be able to talk to them about and learn from their placements and experiences.
Well, that's the latest.
Until next time.
