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Maintenance Technician Apprentice Review

at BMW Group UK

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Coleshill, Warwickshire

Review Submitted: July 2020

Overall Rating

4.1 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4.5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
3.4/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
I have multiple placements around the machining side of the factory, in these placements i work with the maintenance teams and gain experience on the different machines and gain more skills from the different teams.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
I very much enjoy the programme that i am on as i have been able to gain a healthy work relation with all of the technicians that i have worked with.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
I have been able to learn multiple new skills along with developing multiple more of my skills further.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
It isn't as well structured as it could be as there is much that isn't explained to us. This being about our placements and contact we have with what is happening around us. However the college support we have is very good
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
There is a decent amount of support that we have with our employer
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
We get all the support we need from them
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
In many cases the stuff learnt isn't very relatable to what we do when working, a lot of the stuff doesn't link up with what my job role entails too, however it is still good to know
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
3/5
To what i know, there is a yearly mountain climb challenge that goes on each year, aside from this i don't know about any other group activities that go on.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BMW Group UK to a friend?
Yes
Why?
The pay is very good for an apprentice with regular increases, also the pension plan is very good. Also working for the company comes with many great future opportunities.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BMW Group UK?
Ensure that you thoroughly read through all the requirements needed for each stage.
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