Control Engineer Review
at BMW Group UK
Degree 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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
3.6/5
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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
Line maintenance & Repairs, Shadowing, training sessions
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I enjoy being within the workplace, I feel accepted and am taught regularly, the degree is less interesting but it's very important.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Yes, everything I've learnt through engineering has been from experience in my degree or the workpalce
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
It didn't start off the most organised but after Covid it's got significantly better.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
I receive everything I have expected to, which is enough.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
I get complete days off for study if necessary and any problems we are facing are communicated to the uni
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
I'd say the qualification has allowed a basis for knowledge, however there is not a lot of specific application
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 have been possibilities to go to network events in the past, in terms of extra curricular activities there are none that I am aware of.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BMW Group UK to a friend?
Yes
Why?
High level experience, well paid, friendly atmosphere, offer a wide variety of training programs
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BMW Group UK?
There is not an importance on what you know now, instead it's how you learn and if you have the required technical cognitive ability
