Aircraft Maintenance Technician Review

On a day to day basis in this role it depends heavily on the stage of the course you are at. In the first year we studied the EASA modules 8:30-4 and into the second year we moved over to mechanical and electrical workshops and then eventually onto the aircraft before moving to base.

I have learnt a lot of new skills during this course as I have developed hand skills on different kind of things such as sheet metal and will be moving onto composite materials also. Book keeping has also been improved whilst I have been here as it is very important in this job.

I enjoy this programme a lot as it allows you to work on incredible aircraft and meet lots of new people. It has taught me a lot about myself and how to deal with difficult individuals. I am mostly excited about the future that this role allows you to achieve.

This course is not well organised as you do not really know what the next day will bring at the moment. The course that I am on is new and so the planning still needs work but the communication in this role is perhaps the main issue for me at the moment.

I receive a lot of support from my employer as they provide you with occupational health and 1 to 1 support if you feel that is what you need. The members of staff are very approachable and you feel that your health and wellbeing Is something that they care a lot about.

We receive a lot of support as there are many instructors that can help with any of your problems. They have all worked on the main end job on the aircraft and are very qualified in their role. We can e mail them at anytime with any issues that we may have.

The qualification is the main thing that motivates me in this role as it allows me to lead an incredibly successful career and I am able to go in to whatever job I want to in the future. The qualification is something that is very difficult to achieve and so it is widely respected.

There are a few extra curricular activities that BAE provide to the apprentices here. We are able to join the Local Apprentice Council (LAC) and national version (NAC) which makes sure that the apprentices voice's are always heard throughout the business. You can also be a STEM ambassador which means you can visit schools to tell others about your apprenticeship.

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I would recommend this apprenticeship to a friend because it has opened up a lot of opportunities for me, given me friends for life and has taught me life skills that I wouldn't have learnt otherwise. I am hopeful it will allow me to have a great career in the future.

I would suggest you prepare for the interview as much as you can, make sure that you know all you can about the business and most importantly make sure that you make a project you are proud of so that you can speak about it easily during the interview to the interviewer.