Welder Review

For my apprenticeship I am training to be a welder for the defence contractor babcock, my day to day consists of starting college at 7:30am and finishing at 3:45 during this we get hands on training on all the welding processes and 1 day a week we have a theory day where we learn the science behind the processes.

I feel my apprenticeship programme is extremely well structured, with realistic time schedule and completion dates of tasks, an achievable apprenticeship completion date, and appropriately scheduled progress tests. Everybody knows what needs to be achieved and by when with ample support to help you achieve your targets on time be it practical or theory.

We reserve huge amounts of support and guidance from Babcock, from helping is this our apprenticeships gain from practical and theory, the correct advice and roots we should take if you wish to progress through managerial rolls. Babcock are also extremely helpful when it come to supporting your mental and physical health by constantly checking there employees and have dedicated staff who you can talk to.

Again we reserve an extraordinary amount of help from out training provider, being City College Plymouth. They are constantly reassuring every single apprentice in their care and no matter what you are struggling with they are always willing to go over and above to help you achieve your targets and goals.

The skills and qualifications I and gaining from my training provided (city college plymouth) will most definitely help me perform better in my role as a welder at Babcock as they are giving me the basic skills and knowledge required, so that Babcock and build on them in my second year to my fourth, so that I can before a fully qualified and respected welder.

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I would recommend Babcock to everybody as they are an amazing company to work for, as the really do care for the staff and their opinions. There is endless opportunities with the company from training, promotions, wages, and you even relocate around the world with them if you wish to. And for an apprenticeship the money is extremely good as you are paid to lean and it only get better.