general construction operative Review

by JN Bentley

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Rating

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

    • my job requires me to do various tasks from grouting, concreting, digging, bolting and de-bolting pipe work and many other jobs, as an apprentice I'm still fairly new to the construction business so I tend to learn whilst being hands on doing the job, so from day to day I can do a variety of different jobs.

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

    • yes I have done a fair amount of practical work which gives me the hands on experience and helps me learn a lot quicker as I see first hand how it is to be done and done correctly, however the work I am doing on site is very repetitive and after a while can get a bit frustrating when hearing what some of the other apprentices are doing, also when I do my theory days I have a more In depth lesson on whatever it is I'm doing on site.

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

    • I enjoy the work on site and on my theory days, the people I work with try to help me as much as they can my theory tutor is a big help to me and the other students in the class and he will always make sure we fully understand the work we do before we upload it to be marked.

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

    • the apprenticeship on a hole is very good lots of help and support especially when doing our modules and our tests, but like I said previously the work on site does get repetitive after a while.

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

    • we are made known from the start that at any point we can contact either are gang leader or Bentley's HR and approach then for help or guidance, also on a theory day steve is a big help and gives us a lot of guidance.

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

    • a lot! is a big big help to me and other students goes above and beyond when helping us ensuring that the work we are doing it to the highest standard some of us take longer to get our heads around it as some of the work is harder but it always gets done.

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

    • the theory gives me a better idea of what I'm doing on site a more in depth view of the work, which gives me a greater chance of getting the work done correctly and more efficiently.

    10/10
  • 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.)

    • there is but a lot of the gangs don't get a chance to go as they tend to be about 5:30pm and we don't leave site till around that time and also the drive back to telford from where ever we are would mean we don't get back till around 6:30 - 6:45 and that's just an hour sometimes we are over an hour and a half away.

    10/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend JN Bentley to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • because its a friendly environment and its a professional business with good standards.

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

    • be confident

Details

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Telford

May 2019

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