engineering apprentice Review

Meet with fellow engineers at the start of the day and organise a plan of what needs to be accomplished. Depending on the job, I will then shadow an experienced engineer for the day learning the correct way to deal with breakdowns and planned maintenance in a safe and efficient way

I have learnt the ability to work well in a team, using tools in a controlled and safe manor to ensure that the tools are well maintained and will last a time. I have learnt the importance of efficiency in a production situation to ensure that targets are always met.

I am enjoying the learning environment and working with people from different sites within the tulip group. The downside to the apprenticeship is the long travel from Cornwall to Birmingham for the 6 week learning block, but the qualification will be worth the small sacrifice at the end of the course.

The programme seems to be quite well organised as this type of programme in the college is still relatively new. There are occasions when things don't seem as organised as they should be, but I think that these things will improve in the years to come but so far so good

My employer allows time for college work in the working day when back on site, they also hire a car for the travelling as well as fuel costs covered, a hotel room is proved with a food allowance for breakfast and the evening meal, no complaints with this service. Excellent

All of the tutors seem very helpful and are always available if there are any questions, where this be through email or face to face conversation. Learning material is shared on one drive and this allows the apprentice to learn from home or at work ensuring that work can be completed even when not attending college.

This qualification will allow me to gain the knowledge in both mechanical and electrical skills that I then be able to use in the working environment to assist others in completion of breakdowns more efficient and affectively. I will also gain the confidence to assist others that may not have the experience that I have gained.

My work doesn't have any extra curricular activities as such but we do enjoy meeting out of work for birthdays and Christmas occasions, the factory environment is not always the easiest to arrange social events due to the large variety of people and different family environment that everyone has.

Yes

I have worked at tulip for a long time and as a company they are always available to help and give advice on anything that I need. The company are investing a lot of time and money in this apprenticeship and it make me feel like my skills and knowledge are valuable.

Tulip is a good local employer and provides good rates of pay for a wide selection of skills, a lot of people complain about tulip but when have looked for other jobs have seen that tulip are not as bad as they thought and that there are a lot worse company's to work for.