Mechanical Engineering Apprentice Review

2nd year Mechanical engineering apprentice, turning and milling in the workshop, CAD lessons including 3D modelling, PEO tasks and write ups. interactions with tutors and colleagues on a daily basis, meetings with other managers of various departments and other areas of the business frequently and lots of extra training provided by the company if you require it or think it may be beneficial to your career progress. paid for by the company.

Functional skills in English, Maths and ICT. Employee Rights and Responsibilities. (ERR) Personal Learning and Thinking Skills. (PLTS) Performing Engineering Operations. (PEO) (Practical and theoretical) (201,202,711,712,323,324) Technical Certificate (Tech Cert) Working with Explosives ( level 1 and 2) Safe use of industrial Gases IOSHH (Managing safely) Gantry Crane training Pedestrian stacker training Dignity and diversity Manual Handling Fire Training

It was hard to imagine what the training environment would be like before I started, but I was pleasantly surprised. The courses are taught well by knowledgeable tutors, there is always something engaging to be involved in, and you are always encouraged to get involved in as many projects as possible, which I thrive on. The company culture is to recruit from the very best available and to continue to train people throughout their career in the company thus keeping staff up to date with their knowledge of new and developing technologies. Having not known much about the company before I began I am very impressed with the way they do things and look forward to a career within the company.

Having been task with a design and build project already, so soon into my apprenticeship, and from the huge amount of positive feedback I've received I feel that my contributions are valued very much and look forward to the next project.

The structure of the course seems to change from year to year, I know this from speaking to previous years' students. This, I believe is to benefit the upcoming students from the new intakes, however I cant help feeling like a guinea pig. Also students work at different paces so when some students have finished their necessary work there is not a lot to keep them occupied and more time seems to be spent chasing up those who are behind than providing extra work for those who want/need it.

Extra help will always be given to those who ask for it.

As you can see from above, the training and opportunities available to us by our employer are fantastic. support from the line manager is very good and they are always fighting our corner and giving help when its required.

Travelling is my biggest issue, however I was prepared for this and studied my budget very closely before accepting a position. I believe the salary falls within the legal requirement bracket.

STEM activities are just one of the many outside work activities. sports and social events are run throughout the year to keep people engaged and strengthen links between departments, as well as promoting a good working environment and team building skills.

Yes

I believe it is a very good company which deals with projects that you would never know existed, or have the opportunity to work with equipment that you would not get the chance to if you were not in the company.

Be honest about yourself, be prepared to work hard and network as much as you can, the more people that know you, the more opportunities will be available to you.