Mechatronics engineering apprentices Review

by Gatwick Airport

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

10/10

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

At the moment I am in my first year of the apprenticeship which means I am full time at college learning new skills such as welding and maintenance activities to prepare us for when we work in the departments around the airport in our second year.

10/10

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

Yes this apprenticeship is about learning whilst working this means that while we are in college we are learning lots of new skills to prepare us for our second year.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I very much enjoy the apprenticeship as everyday is very different as we are continuing to learn new engineering systems constantly and how to maintain the equipment

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

The apprenticeship is very structured we have a company email which we are able to talk to our manager and the company is able to communicate over changes to us. We even every couple of weeks arrange to talk to our manager through phone

10/10

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

We receive lots of support from the company like I mentioned before we have email which we are able to receive updates from the company and it has really helped having emails sent across

10/10

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

From the start of my apprenticeship I have been able to talk to the other apprentices for help on college work which has really helped at times to understand what we do at the company and also talk about it in the work

10/10

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

Being in college has been really helpful because it has given me a better understanding of engineering as what we are learning is very technical it also helps me to see what I need to improve on or see what my potential is

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.)

Every year the apprentices go to outward bound, I have herd many fun stories about the activities and can’t wait to go in 2022 with the company

10/10

9a. Would you recommend Gatwick Airport to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

This apprenticeship has really opened my eyes to the working world and it is a great company to put across to others who don’t want to go to university. There so much flexibility and many departments we will be working in and I can’t wait to go round all of them and experience engineering in the real world.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Gatwick Airport?

Be yourself and also show your passion towards engineering is the biggest tip I can give, show yourself off and tell the company why you are in engineering and that you are invested in working for the company.