Fitting apprentice Review

I do a week of college and then 2 weeks of shift work on shop floor building aeroplane engines. During this time I do Btecs and an NVQ. Whilst on shop floor I have shifts instead of days. The shifts are either morning or afternoon. At college I we have a number of different classes and they all have a different topic. The classes are all engineer associated, including maths, science, health and safety, project...

At the start of the apprenticeship I was extremely introverted and quiet. During the process I have become a better person in general. I am much more outgoing and I am always looking to improve myself. My weaknesses have turned to strengths. I am also learning new things daily that help with dad yo day life. Working with so many new people in unfamiliar environments has boosted my confidence massively. Overall the apprenticeship has helped me hugely in terms of social skills and interactions.

I would say overall the program is very good however with all positives there are also some negatives. The positives to the apprenticeship are that it has helped me gain qualifications and confidence. It has also helped me understand the working world a lot better as I am just out of school. However the negatives are that sometimes it can be hard to get a hold of people and actually get work done due to technical difficulties or other unforeseen circumstance. Some of these could be avoidable but some (such as coronavirus) is not.

The program is over all poorly organised. It has had absolutely huge areas where apprentices are left without any work due to poor organisation. It also takes weeks to months to get work back that has been submitted. Getting work whilst on shop floor can also be a pain as sometimes parts are missing or late and work has been stopped. Situations like this are common and can sometimes last longer than a shift and even up to a week.

I personally have received a lot of support. My employer has helped me in many ways mentally and physically. They have helped me by getting me tested for dyslexia and also helped me overcome some mental barriers but have arrived during the apprenticeship. Overall the support I get from my employer is amazing and personally I couldn’t ask for more support. I would say that the only downside is that sometimes with there being a long chain of command that it can take a long time to get support.

Rolls-Royce I’m quite good at supporting the trainees as they provide lots of extra classes for those who require more help in specific areas. And they also provide recapped lessons for anybody who may have missed any lessons, or if they are missed small parts of the lessons. During the coronavirus support has been given to us in the shape of online classes that are recorded and then we can rewatch the lessons so that we can recap on anything that we missed.

Rolls-Royce have provided a qualification that perfectly fits in the job role but also in other job roles that revolve around engineering in general. This is really good for anybody who feels that they would be better in a different environment but still want to hold onto the qualifications that they have gained whilst working on the apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce. Overall I would say that the provider has picked very good qualifications as they relate to what we do in the business but also what will happen in other environments.

Rolls-Royce have a social club in that play rugby and I think also football. There are also lots of different networks and groups that people can join to meet more people but also to have fun. As an apprentice I’m not entirely sure of all of the current extra curricular activities that are available and that we can join. I’m sure there are plenty more however at this moment in time I don’t know anymore.

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Rolls-Royce are overall a good company to work for. They provide a good salary and also good experience in the workplace. The experience and friends/colleagues that can be made are something that only a good company would be able to provide. They provide a good salary and also good experience in the workplace. Overall experience is phenomenal and I would recommend it even if you didn’t like engineering as the other options whilst working at Rolls-Royce.

If I could give you some pieces of advice to somebody about to have an interview is to read up on any Pieces of information about Rolls-Royce but you can find and also do some research into the company‘s history and background as they will ask you questions about this in the interview. I would also recommend reading and researching into any information that they have sent you prior to the interview as this will help you also.