Maintenance Technician Apprentice Review

by BMW Group

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.2/10

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

I have multiple placements around the machining side of the factory, in these placements i work with the maintenance teams and gain experience on the different machines and gain more skills from the different teams.

9/10

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

I have been able to learn multiple new skills along with developing multiple more of my skills further.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I very much enjoy the programme that i am on as i have been able to gain a healthy work relation with all of the technicians that i have worked with.

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

It isn't as well structured as it could be as there is much that isn't explained to us. This being about our placements and contact we have with what is happening around us. However the college support we have is very good

6/10

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

There is a decent amount of support that we have with our employer

8/10

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

We get all the support we need from them

9/10

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

In many cases the stuff learnt isn't very relatable to what we do when working, a lot of the stuff doesn't link up with what my job role entails too, however it is still good to know

7/10

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.)

To what i know, there is a yearly mountain climb challenge that goes on each year, aside from this i don't know about any other group activities that go on.

7/10

9a. Would you recommend BMW Group to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

The pay is very good for an apprentice with regular increases, also the pension plan is very good. Also working for the company comes with many great future opportunities.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BMW Group?

Ensure that you thoroughly read through all the requirements needed for each stage.