Craft Apprentice Review

Craft apprentice: Daily tasks include, assembling, fault finding and testing. Daily interactions include hands on with the job and shadowing employees. Daily external responsibilities include college. Your main responsibilities are to create logs for your SVQ3 and pass your college course. Every day I come in and work except weekends.

I have achieved a PEO level 2, Currently completing a HNC in engineering systems and a SVQ level 3. Internal training such as soldering. I've learnt a assembly techniques, fault finding etc

I enjoy the apprenticeship programme the work is different and you move placements every 3 months until you get a final placement. Their is also a lot of internal and external events which you can get involved in. My expectations of the company have been met. I do enjoy working for Selex ES.

I feel very valued, Mangers and employees show their appreciation when your doing a good job. Internal and external recognition scheme allows you to be recognised for doing a good job and presented with love to shop vouchers. As an apprentice you get involved with many tasks and you can see the development of many projects around the different depts. I have been valued and I am still the company's greatest asset.

The induction is structured so you get health and safety mainly completed, other than dept health and safety that you will receive in all placements. The induction integrates the 1st years into the scheme. The training is good also as it you gain key skills going through different placements that you can use in all working environments. The support from the placements and training manager is great, meetings with them to make sure your on track to completing your svq3 and other college work. Studying for exams is fantastic as you get college time and work time to revise however you will have to do some at home in your free time. The mentor system is good allows you to have a meeting with them and they can look through your folder see what you have completed and mark it for you and give you feedback. The tasks start off as small jobs but once they have confidence in you, you start to get better and more interesting stuff. Team hierarchy are always coming into the dept I'm in to see how I'm getting on and see if their are any problems. The Apprenticeship program is well organised and great to apart of it.

You receive a lot of support from everyone in the business and you can access more through emailing your training manager or mentor. If you have a problem ask the guys your working with first unless it isn't work based you can email your collet lectures. All support is taking with a positive attitude towards you. I am grateful for the support I have received.

Mangers help you out making sure your on track and keeping up with tasks. The HR team is easily contacted if you have a internal problem. Your mentor is continuously helping you out with feedback and with tasks your doing. Support is easily accessed through emails. Problems arise you can ask anyone for help, they point you in the right direction. All employees have a positive attitude for supporting apprentices.

My current salary for a 2nd year craft is £14500, it meets all my costs of monthly expenses and leisure activates.

The company do have a lot of events and activities that you can do if you sign up. The apprentices usually run charity events that you can volunteer for and we also help the local community and we do school visits. The company does give you a free gym membership for Edinburgh leisure. .

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I think it is one of the best companies to gain an apprenticeship with especially due to the competitive salary for apprentices and the training and learning you are put through is fantastic.

The application process starts with applying then online assessment of questions. Next is an assessment day where you will have to work in a team to achieve a goal, then a one on one talk with organisers on how you think the task went. once you pass that you get invited in for an interview. If successful you get the phone call that your in.