Heavy Vehicle Mechanic Review

by Babcock

Rating

5.1/10

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

I am a Tank mechanic, my daily jobs involve removing and replacing components to complete tasks and get the tanks back out into use.

5/10

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

I've learnt many skills including tool use and people skills.

7/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

At first it was very enjoyable coming to work having lots of work to do but from covid-19 until now, it hasn't been anywhere near what we expected and i know covid-19 has had a part to play in that but it still has been underwhelming.

5/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Considering we were the first year group to do this course it hasn't been great but all points considering, it has been good to be able to sort these problems out and move on with our job

5/10

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

We receive lots of support as when we try to sort a problem or have problems privately they can assist us almost every time.

7/10

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

We receive a good amount of support, as its in a larger scale though, its hard for them to provide maximum amount of support to every person as there are just to many of us but they do give us plenty

6/10

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

Our job role is quite an obscure one to have a qualification for so not really anything links other than the tool skills and some small components such as headlights or wiper motors etc.

5/10

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 none for us

1/10

9a. Would you recommend Babcock to a friend?

9b. Why?

At the moment probably not as its quite difficult to see the things being sorted to a competent level but in future years I would 100% recommend as I'm sure all problems will be fixed and it will be a brilliant course.

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

Make sure you read the job role thoroughly and if you have any contacts inside the company ask and query to them what it is like to see if its the environment for you.