Mech Elec Fitter Review

I am a mechelec fitter on small boats. My day consists of refitting rhibs for the royal navy. This includes servicing and refitting the mechanical systems such as the engine and the water jet. I also service and change any electrical parts on the vessel. I am also responsible for ensuring the boat is worthy for sea after all work has been completed.

During my apprentice i have not only developed many new skills but i have also gained lots of "on the job" experience. With skills and experience combined together i feel confident in my own ability to tackle any aspect of refit. This includes challenging tasks such as fault finding mechanically and electrically on my own.

I enjoy my program as i have been given the freedom to make mistakes and learn in a world wide manufacturing company. I would recommend this program to anyone who has similar interest as me in engineering. There are places the apprenticeship can improve on but all in all i enjoy it.

I feel the organisation of this program can be improved massively. On the bookwork side, we finished everything so early before we went out on placement and found ourselves doing pointless tasks or even nothing for a large portion of the first year. On top of this, they added loads onto our apprenticeship when they realised we weren't going to make specification.

i do receive a good mount of support from my employer. I feel like i can go to my boss for anything either bookwork related or work related and he will always try and help me solve the issue i am facing. We have regular meeting where we discuss any issues.

I receive enough support from my trainer in order to pass my qualification. I could always go to him for help and he would help me through the specification so i would have a better idea of what i could write. All in all i am happy with the support received,

the electrical training i received from my training provider was completely pointless. I am working on small boats and the training i was given was on domestic circuits and PAT testing. i have yet to use something i have learnt from that course in my day today job on small boats.

unfortunately there are no extra curricular activities organised my my boss where i work. it is a real shame because we have a great team where everyone gets along so i think some social activities or sports would go down really well. I was very disappointed to find out there wasn't even a 5aside team at small boats.

Yes

I have learnt lots of new skills, been working on boats in the workshop and at sea. i have earned a nice wage at the same time with other benefits such as shares and a good pension. I have made lots of friends i also see a future here with a career path.

Make sure you can prove you like working with your hands. A small home project or school project. Show an interest in the company, learnt the products we produce and be able to talk about them. Make sure you have maths and english and revise for the tests if you need to ,