engineering apprentice Review

by Unilever

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

5.8/10

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

Maintenance on a in particular line, joining in on breakdowns

7/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

abrasive wheels, work shop safety

7/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

enjoy the work place, don't enjoy the way the college base stuff is set out

5/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

College/NVQ assessment is very well organised, lot of things have been cancelled and not done. The work place structure in my factory is great, couldn't ask for better

7/10

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

The support in my factory is great from all the other engineers and my engineering manager.

10/10

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

limited, have been without a tutor for some college blocks, had a number of different assessors changing the way they do the qualification.

3/10

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

A lot of the units are taught to complete the assignments rather than to link into factory life.

6/10

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.)

1/10

9a. Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

good enjoyable place to work

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Unilever?

be honest and know the company. Want to do the job you are applying for