Higher manufacturing apprentice Review

by Tata Steel

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • moving around departments and learning the process, but lack of structure leads to confusion and uncertainty is what im supposed to do day to day

    5/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • people skills and overall availability of further learning has been great but lack of on site in the areas training has been poor

    7/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • made more enjoyable over time where ive found work and pushed my own learning

    6/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • my university study was delayed for over a year, and the rotations around different departments has been handled poorly

    5/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • support when needed but when concerns raised over lack of work in areas and tasks been given they are ignored

    7/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • I am given time to do my qualification work if needed

    9/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • difficult to transfer skills as I haven't been exposed to enough on site projects or been given the guidance to do it

    7/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • lot of evens

    8/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Tata Steel to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • the qualifications on offer are great, and TATA funds any course generally but the lack of on site training is an issue many people do not have time or interest to train apprentice often they are left sitting around waiting for work to be given, id recommend TATA as a stepping stone to get qualifications then leaving for a more structured buissness

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Tata Steel?

    • the qualifications on offer are great, and TATA funds any course generally but the lack of on site training is an issue many people do not have time or interest to train apprentice often they are left sitting around waiting for work to be given, id recommend TATA as a stepping stone to get qualifications then leaving for a more structured business. Be prepared to fight for work and things to do, people wont come to you youll be let to it which can be good but can also be a bad experience

Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Engineering

Port Talbot

July 2019

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