Apprentice Review

by GE Aerospace

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.9/10

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

helping with production of units like power systems and digital displays.

8/10

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

understanding drawings to build units, understanding instructions, developing teamwork and communication skills.

7/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I enjoy my program because I find it interesting how the units that get put into an aircraft are built and how there built.

7/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

the program is structured well because it gives the apprentices an overview of most of the sight and the different operations that happen within different departments. there's 3 rotations every 8 months so you should know a lot about each department within 8 months.

10/10

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

we do receive a lot of support when we ask.

8/10

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

we are given a bit of support when working towards the qualification.

6/10

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

The things we have learnt at college hasn't helped me in work at all except from soldering which is the only thing that has helped me so far in work. The math's hasn't helped with any of my work that I'm doing neither has electrical principles.

2/10

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.)

yes there is like hosting a charity football match after work, organizing tours to other sites and volunteering work.

7/10

9a. Would you recommend GE Aerospace to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

it is a good and well respected company to work for.

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

make sure you can work in a team and have good communication