Workshop Technician Apprentice Review

Each day can vary based on what's going on within the workshop or whether I am at college. The engines that come into the workshop can be very different so I learn lots of new things about different engines, and college helps to build other skills like bench fitting or working with electrics.

I have learnt multiple new skills, such as building an engine, although I am not able to build one by myself yet, I am confident with the majority of the parts uses and where they would go. I have developed my team working skills by working alongside the other apprentices and colleagues.

I am really enjoying my course, learning new things regularly and working with great people. Going to college has allowed me to make some good friends. I have always enjoyed working on engines and having little projects of my own, and what we do at work fits perfectly with what i enjoy to do.

My typical working work would consist of 3 days at college and 2 days at work. This works very well as the course I am studying is Mechatronics which is a very intensive course, so spending more time at college in the first year develops my skills and allows more time to work on college work to get it to a greater standard.

My employer is understanding that the course is very heavy especially in the first year so if we need any extra time to complete college work we can. The apprentices including myself have a catch up where we discuss any issues that we are having and if there is anything that they can do to help.

At college, when we get set work, our tutor would go through the questions explaining different aspects of the topic. We would also do practical tasks regarding the topic which helps as you can explain what you done and if there was any issues. Also, if we are at college our tutors are always around somewhere so if we have any questions we can ask.

At college we learn multiple skills including, Electrics, Bench Fitting, Welding and Mechanical Maintenance. These different subjects help me to perform better in my role as if there is issues at work I can understand what is causing them and how to over come them. For example, if there was a bracket where the weld had broke, I would be able to correct it through my learning of welding at college.

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When I joined Cummins I was welcomed into the team straight away and got along with everybody here. If I have any issues there is plenty of support around the workshop to help me out. There are plenty of opportunities to communicate your ideas with everyone and lots of opportunity to develop your career.

Contact Cummins regarding a job role that you are interested and just be yourself. Everybody at Cummins is welcoming, so don't shy away from people. Explain why the job role is perfect for you, and also if you would like to progress your career Cummins will help out and develop your career.