mechatronic apprentice Review

For the first year of my apprenticeship I studied at north west training council. A normal day consisted of spending time in the workshop furthering my skills and knowledge in areas such as electronics, fluid power, bench fitting, milling & turning and many more other aspects of mechatronics. On mondays I attended BTEC lessons to gain my BTEC qualification.

During my time as an apprentice, I feel I have learnt a vast amount of new skills as I had never studied these subjects before. All of the tutors were willing to put their time and effort into helping me if I got stuck when carrying out an activity in the work shop.

I thoroughly enjoy my apprenticeship especially now that I based in the factory. I feel I am learning a lot more as there are many more hands on jobs that are available to do. As well as this, all of the other engineers let me get stuck in and help out.

The college side of things was a little unorganised. However, it did not really make a difference to my year as we got around all of the work shop areas in a good amount of time. This allowed us to go back to the factory just after the first year.

whilst I was at college my manager used to come and see me every couple of months to see if there was anything I needed help with. As well as this, all of the tutors were willing to put their time and effort into helping me if I got stuck when carrying out an activity in the work shop.

All of the tutors were very willing to put their own time and effort into helping me if I got such when carrying out an activity in the work shop. As well as this, on the BTEC day if I was struggling to understand the teachers would help me out.

I feel that the qualification I am working towards will help me to perform at my best in this job role because the skills I am learning while working towards the qualification can be transferred to my working environment. I feel I will have enough knowledge to succeed and have a good understanding.

There are no official extra-curricular activities provided by my company. However, there are people who have set up their own clubs or societies such as golf. There are numerous charity events that take place to raise money and spread awareness. These events are also good for networking with colleagues and outside personnel.

Yes

Jaguar Land Rover is a great company to work for with many benefits. They provide a good work place pension where they match the payments you make. They provide on site occupational health for health issues. It is a friendly environment and everybody is good to work with. Overall they are a good employer.

If you do not want learn I do not think this apprenticeship is suited to you as it takes a lot of hard work and dedication. You will only take out what you put into this apprenticeship so you need to be willing to learn and be keen to expand your knowledge