Broadcast Engineer Apprentice Review

Day to day we operate within a number of different jobs roles. Our year of uni is condesed down into 6 months (a split between uni and private study weeks) to give way for 2x 3 month placements which could be a range of things with many flavours of broadcast engineering.

Absolutely! The apprenticeship is still a degree course, so you gain academic knowledge provided by the university - which is great to give you a background knowledge. Then we're also sent for BBC's internal training to give you hands on, relevant training. While also learning a lot of experience on placements where you're put into a job role.

Great! The teams you get placed in work with you. They are very supportive of you, while they expect you to have a good work ethic, they support you development as they know you are still learning. They arrange extra training course for you to go on, but also include you in team activities.

Our course is well organised. You can ask your manager/coordinator if you have a preference of placements, if not they will do their best to give you a well balenced experience on your course. Placements are always well organised as they have a range of tasks for you to do.

A lot, like I say, the number one thing is always the degree. If we need extra time while on placement, it's not a problem at all. Likewise if we have training on placements, they'll ensure it's put in the calendar with cover arranged. It's all good!

A lot, like I say, the number one thing is always the degree. If we need extra time while on placement, it's not a problem at all. Our managers have regular meetings with us first to find out our experience with modules, and then have follow up meetings with the uni to make sure our points are raised.

Having the degree is great in this industry, our degree course is guided/designed by staff across the BBC to ensure that upto date, relevant topics are included. This ensures that we are the best we can possibly be, while also being what the industry needs at this point in time.

Yeah there's a lot! We have a BBC club where a number of teams will go for drinks after work, while also connecting you to like minded people (club active, club alive etc) Our scheme also places us at a number of networking events both internally and externally where you get to meet and discuss anything you want.

Yes

It's a great employer caring for you, while also your manager is responsible for you... placements managers look out for you and regularly discuss and provide you with feedback. The teams you get placed in also look out for you and treat you as one of the team even though you are only there for a short time.

Keep at it! The application takes a while.... but keep your motivation there. While there's not much room to add photos/videos, come to the meeting prepared for a compentancy based interview - there is details on the BBC website on how to prepare for these. But essential describe what you have done.