Multi-Skilled Engineer Review

At the moment i am currently in my first year and are therefore based at my training providers site, South West Durham Training. In a normal week we begin with a full day in our Performing Engineering Operations (PEO) in electrical engineering. During our Tuesday we spend an extended day completing our BTEC in Engineering Operations and Maintenance , Wednesday consists of more PEO in Electrical engineering during the morning, and Milling and turning during the afternoon, this continues for the rest of the week.

I have developed a multitude of new skills and developed an increased understanding on many different aspects of engineering so far. There hasn't been a day gone where i haven't learnt something new, in either college, in the well taught and structured lessons, or from site emails and meetings.

I extremely enjoy my apprenticeship program for many different reasons, for example the staff, and support provided from GSK are incredible and always available to contact whenever required meaning no questions are left unanswered and they are all extremely friendly making it a great working environment. As well as this GSK have already taken us on a range of trips to increase our social and resiliance skills with other fellow apprentices from different GSK sites.

The Program consists of many different areas ranging from practical working skills in the workplace, to educational, in depth classroom work to increase our range of knowledge for when we arrive at site next year. I feel the apprenticeship program has an extremely good layout currently and cannot wait to arrive on site and experience working in the different areas of our local site.

My employer supports me in many different ways all the time, from providing access to private support areas to talk about personal issues, to being able to openly answer any question I have regarding the program and my time at GSK, making it really easy to talk to my managers about any queries i have and there hasn't been a time where an issue i have had hasn't been resolved.

My training provider and tutors support me in all aspects similar to how GSK do. Any queries are always answered within a suitable period and it is extremely easy to contact the college via email and phone if required making it comfortably easy to sort any problems and ask any questions about my courses and work.

I am learning something new every day at SWDT during my course, the tutors are extremely good at delivering information during lessons to allow me to understand and extra support is always available. There hasn't been a single thing i have done so far where i have been unsure on an activity or task.

Yes, loads of extra curricular activities take place at GSK and an invite is always sent out from our managers. For example GSK social teams help plan nights out and events, the orange days allow workers to take a day off to support local volunteering, and there are also events such as outward bound trips and resilience events to help increase your range of skills outside of the workplace.

Yes

The program and support provided by GSK alone is a good enough reason to want to be part of the GSK family. There hasn't been a day where i haven't enjoyed working with GSK and i think anyone else who works with the company would agree with me.

To not feel pressured or anxious about any of the process, to ask questions about anything you are unsure about, to not worry or be scared about interviews and tests, and to be transparent and open to people, and most importantly to be your self, and just enjoy the application process.