Control Engineer Apprentice Review

by JLR

Rating

5.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Control engineer, Systems analysis and fault diagnosis. Day to day work is mainly irrelevant at the moment with more a electrical based maintenance role but adds to my learning

    5/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • When considering what I have gained it is quite a lot since I began my apprenticeship

    7/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • Sometimes can get frustrating when given irrelevant work

    5/10
  • 4. How valued do you feel by JLR?

    • Not given many jobs that require responsibility

    5/10
  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • As we were the first year to have this 'higher' apprenticeship, and the job role wasn't originally meant to be on the program it hasn't been organised very well.

    3/10
  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

    • Originally quite a lot but it has been less and less now that he has other people to work with that have started. Problems can go unsolved.

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

    • In the paintshop I do receive the support I need when I ask.

    8/10
  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

    • Good pay

    8/10
  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

    • There is the ELS scheme which allows you to do a training course once a year.

    6/10
  • 9. Would you recommend JLR to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Most job roles I have heard are quite well orginised and the pay is good trhoughout. good place to work

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

    • Make sure you are prepared and present yourself well at interviews and testing events.

Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Engineering

West Midlands

June 2015

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