Engineering Degree Apprentice - Powertrain Review

by JLR

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

4.6/10

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

5/10

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

7/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

4/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

4/10

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

4/10

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

3/10

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

3/10

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.)

7/10

9a. Would you recommend JLR to a friend?

9b. Why?

The only good thing is the pay, and if you want that, do the advanced apprenticeship. It's much easier and the benefits you get are better (equal or higher pay, better contract Ts&Cs, and don't let anyone tell you your progression opportunities are better doing the degree because they are not), plus you don't have to deal with Warwick Uni. You'll get no thanks for doing the enormous amount of extra work to get the degree - our thanks is exhaustion, stress and being specifically singled out for exclusion from pay increases.

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

Speak to as many different people, of different grades, in different areas and roles in the business as you can about their roles and the routes they took to get there. Try to speak to current apprentices doing each type of apprenticeship and find out what their end salary is and compare that to the experience they're having. Consider how much academic work you want to do and whether you can maintain that alongside a full-time job, because Warwick will not be sympathetic if you struggle. If you weigh all of that up and think you'll be OK, good luck - it is possible to excel, it'll just be very hard. Being clever is not enough. Being passionate is not enough. The number one skill you'll need to develop is the ability to carry on in the face of absolute exhaustion. If you've got that, go for it.