Apprentice Maintenance Technician Review

Item: Apprentice Maintenance Technician at BMW Group UK
Rating: 3.1
Author: Anonymous

at BMW Group UK

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Birmingham

Review Submitted: May 2021

Overall Rating

3.1 /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!

3.5/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

2.2/5 - 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 conduct maintenance on logistics based equipment

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

3/5

The programme is fairly enjoyable but helps if you have interest in the business

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

4/5

I have learnt many new skills, most of which I cannot state as you pick up the passive skill to be able to do your job well.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

1/5

The structure of the programme is not very good. I've had no placement before and been shoved into a placement that wasn't right for me and had nothing to do with the job role.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

3/5

Adequate support

How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

2/5

Good support for NVQ and EPA however BMet college is bad with support and organisation.

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

2/5

I feel like the NVQ helped me outline how to conduct a professional report however not much to do with my working role.

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

There probably is but its not widely shown and due to covid nothing is going on at this point in time.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BMW Group UK to a friend?

Why?

I came into this business with the idea that it was going to be strict and professional. Although I don't dislike working here, I would not recommend due to the inorganization and structure of the apprenticeship