case study: alexander dodman

case study

Alexander Dodman, ‘Airbus Virtual Work Experience Programme’

I applied for the Airbus Virtual Work Experience Programme to gain a wider insight into this extensive industry, and to be able to consider different potential career pathways and opportunities.

The five-day course was run virtually trough webinars. Each day covered different sectors:

Day 1: Commercial Day 2: Space & defence Day 3: Sustainability Day 4: An ‘Academic aircraft lesson’ Day 5: Recruitment process

Each day a practical assignment had to be submitted for evaluation.

I am considering becoming a pilot; there are many pathways to this role but I applied for this work experience programme to gain a wider insight into this extensive industry, and to be able to consider different potential career pathways and opportunities.

I enjoyed the work experience as it gave me an insight into the different sectors of the company, allowing me to gain a wellinformed first impression of the type of work they conduct. I found the webinars engaging, as I could apply my combined knowledge gained from the webinars, and my subjects that I am currently studying/ previously studied to the practical assignments I was set. Overall, the work experience helped develop my knowledge. To anyone considering this programme, apply for it, it’s a no-brainer! Before this programme, I knew a bare minimum about the practical applications of aerospace engineering since it wasn’t my greatest interest to pursue a practical engineering career path. In hindsight, I gained the knowledge I wanted surrounding the different sectors of this industry from Europe’s largest aircraft manufacturer.

“I gained the knowledge I wanted surrounding the different sectors of this industry from Europe’s largest Aircraft manufacturer.”