Aircaft engineer Review

by British Airways

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • The first year of the apprenticeship is at resource group at cotswolds airport and the second and third year working a 4 on 4 off shift pattern at heathrow to get your cat A licence

    10/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • This apprenticeship for sure improves you as a person as you improve your teamwork and handskills as an engineer, this apprenticeship also give you the university experience as you live on your own for the first year

    10/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I thorougly enjoyed the programme and would highly recommend it to anyone who love aeroplanes and engineering

    10/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • It is quite well organised

    10/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • You supported all the way through the apprenticeship by everyone to get our airside passes to our engineering licences

    10/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • The suppport from the training provider Resource Group is very very good they make the process of the theoreticall phase of our licence very enjoyable

    10/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • Very well as they tailor the teaching to what you will use in the role

    10/10
  • 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 a few charity and sports events that pop up

    8/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend British Airways to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Its a very good company to work for as there a lot of benifits to working for the company

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to British Airways?

    • I would recommend them apply as soon as possible as there arent many companies that that better to work for in England

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering

Heathrow Airport (LHR), Hounslow, UK

April 2024

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