HGV Mechanic Apprentice Review

by Babcock

Rating

4.6/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Assisting fully skilled mechanics and learning about vehicles, writing job cards on jobs i have done, general housekeeping, collecting spares from stores, attending college once a week

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

    • developed my interest and understanding of mechanics

    6/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • its a good and interesting opportunity to learn about specific vehicle types and work with various different people taking on varying degrees of work.

    5/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • 3/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • 5/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • 5/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • 3/10
  • 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.)

    • no

    5/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Babcock to a friend?

    • No

  • 9b. Why?

    • Various reasons, the main being that the communication and organisation of apprentices needs to be better

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

    • Allow plenty of time when applying, security checks etc. When you first start you are shown what you need and what is expected of you. Lots of chances to work on very specialist kit/equipment that not everyone else will get the chance to work on.

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Warminster

April 2021

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