Engineering Apprentice Review

by Defence Equipment & Support

Rating

1.1/10

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

Engineering practice is thrown out and document review is all key, all skills needed to pass NVQ stages of your apprenticeship are not available at DE&S due to this.

1/10

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

I learnt engineering from the educational provider, but none from the apprenticeship programme

1/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

Bullying and harassment is and everyday occurance

1/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Arguments and insults are the only structure to this employer

1/10

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

Some individuals are involved in seeing some growth but give up when the apprenticeship team 'helps out' and ultimately removes you from learning

2/10

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

Removal of learning opportunities and expectation to do work rather than learn new skills.

1/10

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

None provision of betterment was experienced from DE&S apprenticeship

1/10

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.)

None, no activities or social occasions were ever organised by DE&S

1/10

9a. Would you recommend Defence Equipment & Support to a friend?

9b. Why?

Expect to be bullied, expect to be forced to write nice things about the scheme under threat of job loss. Expect to be threatened at work, expect to be underpaid from your expected salary.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Defence Equipment & Support?

Don't, go private