Maintenance technician apprentice Review

My role as a first year apprentice involves being trained in a workshop in different units, This includes Welding, Fluid Dynamics, Mechanical, Hand fitting, Milling and Turning, Electronics, PLC, and Electrical. I also spend one day a week doing more theoretic work in classrooms, including Mathmatics, Mechanical Principles, and Communications.

I have learnt many skill. All practical work that I have done has been new content. Most of the theory has also been new.

I enjoy the practical work. It is easy to relate what is done in the workshop to real world scenarios and the skill are useful in day to day life. The theory work is less exciting but in not overly dull.

The individual elements of the apprenticeship is well organised but there is a large disconnect between them and they often interfere with each other.

My employer conducts regular progress reviews and has an interest in our progress but most of the support is from the training provider not the employer.

My employer conducts regular progress reviews and has an interest in our progress but most of the support is from the training provider not the employer.

There are very few links between the qualification and the job role. The qualification is far more generalised and I feel it required knowledge that is not used in the job role.

There is a group of apprentices that play a weekly football game.

Yes

It provides a comprehensive education with good pay and a broad spectrum of different oppurtunities after the apprenticeship.

I would say that the most important thing is that you must show an interest in engineering and that you enjoy the hands on work.