Mechanical fitter Review

Item: Mechanical fitter at Babcock International Group
Rating: 4.1
Author: Anonymous

at Babcock International Group

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Engineering

Faslane, Helensburgh G84 0EH, UK

Review Submitted: March 2022

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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

3.6/5 - 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

Provide maintenance to systems that support- either indirectly or directly- the UK's navy.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

4/5

I enjoy my role very much, the opportunity to work on systems that many people are never likely to is one I find enjoyable. The culture within babcock and the friendliness of my colleagues also adds to my overall enjoyment of my job.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

5/5

I have learned plenty of practical skills within my role, advanced knowledge I already had and have improved across my interpersonal and team working skills immensely through my apprenticeship.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

4/5

With the first year being entirely within the west college Scotland campus I feel that it was the perfect start to the apprenticeship, as it allowed for the development of core skills. The monthly review structure is also well done

How much support do you receive from your employer?

3/5

Babcock as a whole are nothing but helpful, the help and aid from our training officers are brilliant as well.

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

4/5

Through our qualifications most of the support is given through our lecturers but additionally time and space to do additional work is always provided if needed

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

4/5

I feel the qualifications we've undertaken within the apprenticeship are linked well to our role within the company. With all coursework feeling relevant and beneficial to development on the whole

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 are opportunities to be STEM ambassadors through our workplace

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Babcock International Group to a friend?

Yes

Why?

It provides an interesting job, through a reputable apprenticeship, and babcock as a company have been good to me. So I would see it as a no-brainer to recommend babcock to a friend.