Assembly Apprentice Review

As an assembly apprentice you are required to learn as many stations in your designated area as you can to progress yourself and your abilities as quickly as possible. You are also required to cover any absences on the line when necessary, this takes priority over any other work you are required to do.

During the external training with Chichester College there are many new skills that are learnt or can be built upon if the skills are already known. Skills such as welding, turning, soldering and many form of motor mechanics are taught on the program. The welding program teaches you multiple forms of welding such as TIG MIG MAD and ARC.

The Team you work with is very easy to get on with and they can make the work very enjoyable. The joy is somewhat removed though when the actual content of the apprenticeship is introduced and we were left on our own to figure it out. The lack of direction given to apprentices can cause motivation to drop and can make everyday feel sluggish.

The apprenticeship, during my time, has been heavily disorganized as the lack of communication between departments and manager means information is often mixed-up, forgotten or just never communicated. However recently the team in charge of apprentices has changed and communication has grown a lot better with signs of improvement throughout.

Support was a rare resource during the start of the apprenticeship, with no clear person there to provide support for us. Now however there is a team in charge of providing support to the apprentices and they are very good. Support is now available when necessary and the team replies very quickly when they are approached.

Support is readily available in Chichester college from all members of staff on possibly anything you could need. The staff can assist with time management, course content or even things such as access to a computer. The staff are, in my experience, very keen to help and have a very positive attitude towards helping you.

Our college course has no relation to the jobs we complete at work.

There are many activities but they are not advertised.

No

My friends are not interested.

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