Fabricator Review

Item: Fabricator at Babcock International Group
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Babcock International Group

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Plymouth

Review Submitted: March 2022

Overall Rating

5 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

5/5

I am a fabricator within the Devonport Royal Dockyard in which my typical day to day role involves the fabrication, assembly, fitting and manufacturing of various steel components for warships. This can vary a great variety to the fitting of exhausts or vent systems to the fabrication of walkways and handrail dependent on the stage of the refit.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

5/5

On the whole I enjoy my role massively due to the ever changing nature of the work which continuously challenges me with various problems. This allows me to draw on my previous experience or knowledge of a slightly different area to think of a solution that will be fitting for the issue at hand.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

5/5

During my time in this apprenticeship I have built on my previous experience in terms of my old job role as a plastic fabricator at another company as well as developing some new skills. A good example of this is the new welding techniques that I use regularly to tack weld pieces together.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

5/5

I am very happy with the way in which the apprenticeship is structured due to the fact that their is a clear timeline to follow with targets that detail what steps need to be completed in order to progress through the stages of the apprenticeship and receive the benefits of completing each phase.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

My employer is very supportive in the fact that there is always a contact available should you have any issues, whether this be a personal or work related issue. I have experienced this support directly as I suffered some impactful family issues and my employer was extremely understanding and helpful getting me through that time.