Mechanical Apprentice Review

by Babcock

Rating

8.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Heavily involved with working in the marine industry and working on submarines, doing overhauls and general maintenance on specialist equipment

    9/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Since some the work is specialist and marine basic my skills have improved greatly

    9/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I enjoy this program a lot and rate it highly

    8/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Programme is well structured and always room for improvement

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

    • Help from employer is great and worthwhile, definitely help me if I am struggling in any way shape or form

    9/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • When working towards my qualifications I can’t ask for greater help than my employer as they offer me great academic challenges and opportunities above the minimum level

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

    • My qualification helps me greatly as it will help me gain my full experience when working through my different sections, again rated very highly for help and experience

    10/10
  • 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.)

    • Social activities are planned every so often for team building and communication development

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

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • The company take great care and attention to help individuals obtain there dream career and the company benefits are outstanding therefor I suggest this is one of the best schemes to exist

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

    • The need to apply yourself and be interested, if the candidate is not they will struggle hard through there apprenticeship as they value the work output highly, candidate should be very willing to try hard and apply themselves when given the opportunity

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Glasgow

March 2022

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