Rating

7.1/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Learning and practicing mechanical skills on a variety of military vehicles.

    5/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Having little previous mechanical experience I have learnt a variety of new skills.

    10/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I enjoy all the new things that I learn and being able to work on a variety of vehicles keeps the job interesting.

    7/10

  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • We are able to work in a variety of departments by working in rotations so that we can have more experience.

    6/10

  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • We have constant support from our supervisors on the shop floor, our workplace managers and those that are in the apprenticeship scheme.

    8/10

  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
  • Our employers try to provide us with the best possible opportunities to succeed within the business and with gaining our qualifications.

    9/10

  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
  • We are able to learn and practice basic hand tool skills through our qualification that help us in our job role.

    6/10

  • 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.)
  • There are many organisations set up within the organisation to represent equality and diversity within the workplace.

    6/10

  • 9a. Would you recommend Babcock to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • It is a good opportunity to experience a completely varied job, all the while working towards gaining a qualification.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Babcock?
  • It is important to have an interest in military vehicles and be adaptable to learning a variety of new things.


Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Bovington Camp

April 2023


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