Apprentice Mechanic Review

I am currently a year 2 mechanic apprentice for the Babcock land sector based at Bovington working on military tracked vehicles, my daily role changes in many ways as the job requires a wide variety of skills and elements to meet the contract requirements. one day I could be on the main building line assembling the vehicle to meet deadlines to other days working on the power pack section repairing and diagnosing engines preparing to be collected by the military.

I have learnt many new skills and gained allot of knowledge since working for Babcock, before i started the job i had very minimal mechanical experience and struggled using certain tools but two years into the apprenticeship i am confident enough to use any tool i am required to use to carry out certain jobs as training and familiarisation training is second to none here at Babcock

I really enjoy the job and would like to work for Babcock until retirement, although there are issues with the job mainly not having the training resources availble to help me gain experience for example im doing a HGV qualification and my work site does not house any HGVs

The course is well organised apart from the HGV issue stated above, Also covid has disrupted a big part of the structure having to change and delayed allot of training.

100% support available

Babcock = 100% Warwickshire College = 40%

A good high standard of training.

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Yes

The job is very good and helps you gain knowledge in and out of the workplace. Babcock management are very good at what they do and support you with any issues you have with the training course. If you have any issues with the job you can approach management very easily and explain the issues your facing and they will do there best to help solve these issues. You make great friends and build good relationships with other workers as you are part of a unique skilled team striving to meet deadlines.

Be confident and honest. I was honest in my job interview and explained I had very minimal mechanical experience but my interviewer's could see I was very keen to learn and was interested in the job. The job requires a practical skills assessment interview where you will be asked to demonstrate certain skills during the interview this could range from identifying certain materials to doing a wire diagram and you will be assessed and supported through the whole thing.