apprentice Review

Item: apprentice at BMW Group UK
Rating: 4.1
Author: Anonymous

at BMW Group UK

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Birmingham

Review Submitted: April 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!

3.5/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

4/5 - 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

The first year as an apprentice includes 5 days a week at college to become qualified to work at plant, we do BTEC one day a week and the rest is practical work. The last 3 years is one day a week at college and 4 days at plant.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

3/5

i really enjoy my program as it is a subject i enjoy and i get paid to do it, i find i can really enjoy the work i do as it includes all the things like problem solving i would do in my spare time.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

4/5

I am developing new skills through college as the lecturers are from a previous engineering background, this really helps when we encounter a problem and they have already experienced this in the real world of work, allowing us to really understand what we can expect at plant.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

4/5

it is all planed out and ready for us, all the work we do is relevant to the things we will be doing when we get out of college.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

we get loads of support and regular visits and emails from our boss which really makes us feel more involved within the company.

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

3/5

our training provider provides us with the support we need and helps push us towards the higher grades within our qualification.

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

4/5

the things we do within the apprenticeship helps us understand and appreciate the basics so we can really understand the fundamentals of the machinery we will work with.

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 was a team building exercise at the start of our apprenticeship was the only extra curricular activity we have done so far but it really helped us become better friends and understand each other.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BMW Group UK to a friend?

Yes

Why?

BMW is a really supportive company and focuses on you as a person and helps work with you to the best of your ability, they have high expectations which makes you achieve as high as you possibly can.