Apprentice Welder Review

by Babcock

Rating

6.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Day to days we are practicing welding, to develop skills to be able to pass our weld tests

    7/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • I have developed the skill to be able to weld within many different positions such as vertical, overhead and horizontal

    8/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I enjoy it greatly as it is something that I had been wanting to do for some time

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

    • 1st year was structured well, 2nd phase year hasn’t been structured well training plan hasn’t been clear or accurate and college times for logs and knowledge questions wasn’t giving to us until we had been in phase 2 for about 4-6 months

    6/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • We receive support from our supervisor on the welding from but on logs and knowledge questions side there is very little support

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

    • When learning welding side there is plenty support from our supervisor

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

    • It will give me the knowledge to preform my work to the best a standard possible

    7/10
  • 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.)

    • I am unsure

    5/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Babcock to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Great opportunities

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

    • Just to apply and ensure that you read any questions given to you properly

Details

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Rosyth

April 2024

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