Apprentice Rolling Stock Service Technician Review
at Bombardier Rail
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Logistics and Operations, Engineering
London
Review Submitted: March 2021
Overall Rating
4.4 /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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
3.8/5
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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
Working in a Rolling Stock (Train) depot, I work alongside other service technicians gaining experience and knowledge. I get involved helping out where possible, to assist the technicians. If an assembly is disassembled by the technician or you help them disassemble the assembly so that you can watch them so that you know how to re-assemble the assembly and do it yourself with the odd bit of help, support or advice from the technician.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
No day is the same as the other and there's always something new to learn. Being a Railway enthusiast myself, I really enjoy working in the Railway industry myself as it is something I'm genuinely interested in.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
My hand-eye-co-ordination has been improving constantly since leaving school and starting this apprenticeship as it is a physically demanding job that requires the accurate and efficient use of tools. I have learnt how to interpret, understand and implement VMI's, technical bulletins, schematics, electrical drawings and other technical documents into the work I am carrying out.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
It is well organised, with a clear structure and deadlines of work that have to be completed by certain deadlines in order to meet milestone targets, in order to progress with our apprenticeship.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
Fortnightly meetings from our manager to keep in touch with each cohort of apprentices and to update us about the buissines, current affairs and to ensure we all know what milestones we need to be keeping to. A personal 1:1 monthly meeting is organised to check our progress individually and to sort out any issues there may be.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
My Training provider keeps in touch with me regularly to ensure that I am keeping on track and is constantly trying to organise professional discussions and helping with completing reflective accounts.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
The knowledge I have gained through my training provider has provided me with the background knowledge required as a building base for entering into the work place.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
There are several volunteering events to get involved in every year, which are always well organised and great for promoting the Rail Apprenticeship and great to socialise with other Rail apprentices.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Bombardier Rail to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Because of the great experience, knowledge, qualifications and most importantly the life long career that you gain out of it in the end.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Bombardier Rail?
Prepare yourself to be asked about or to be tested practically with technical activities like bench fitting and wiring plugs etc. They will also want assess your ability to work in a team with team building exercises. Team working is a vital attribute of the technician role, so ensure that you prove yourself as a good team player and as an individual. Prepare yourself for the interview, ensuring that you know what to say when they ask why you want to do an apprenticeship with Bombardier.
