Fabricator Review

My role can variey day to day, sometimes I am working on hot works fabrication for example repairing an insert on a ships bulkhead or doing spanner work on the ships mess decks. My role as a fabricator is mostly assembling and dissembling components to be installed on the ship.

I have learnt a lot of me skills which I do on a day to day basis. These being how to operate machinery, fabricate, assemble and dissemble components. Basic hand skills when it comes to working within the dockyard and new skills I have learnt since the start of my apprenticeship.

I really enjoy my programme. The apprenticeship has taught me a lot since day one. From basic hand skills in my first year at city college Plymouth. To now working on war ships within the dockyard. I would recommend this apprenticeship to anyone who is looking to better them selfs.

My programme is very well structured. From the city and guilds perspective of each module being broken down into a year planner. To the physical side of the job. On each ship I am located a flm where they allocate me to work on and be trained on different equipment.

I receive constant support from My employer. Weekly Phone calls and constant text messaging and meeting up within their offices to speak about my progress, how I’m getting on and how far I am on my onefile assessments. With also speaking to me about my future within the company.

I receive weekly help with my city and guilds tutors at the Plymouth city college. They are very helpful with all of my exam revision abs if I am needing extra revision work they will happily send me more so I am ready to take my exams when July comes around.

My qualification helps me tremendously to perform better in my job role. This happens on a day to day basis. The relevant information I have learnt and am still learning helps me a lot. For example being taught how to use a grinder for hot works working on large inserts on war ships.

Yes there any many to get involved in. Just to mention a couple of things are: football clubs, Social clubs, running and cycling clubs. Babcock really strive to push there work force to become one large family and attend different events together. Babcock fairs are also very common and extremely helpful.

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I would recommend Babcock to anyone who wants to simply better them selfs whether it be a new career or just wants to move onto something different. I have only been working with Babcock for the last 2 years and these two years I have learnt more about myself than my whole life.

I would say to anyone just to be them selfs as Babcock do not discriminate between anyone’s differences that’s just one of the many great things about the company. They work closely with you and guide you along your engineering career. So overall I would say approach Babcock with a clear mind and expect great things.