maufacturing apprentice Review
at Leonardo
Level 2 Apprenticeship
Engineering
Edinburgh
Review Submitted: May 2022
Overall Rating
3.7 /5
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3.5/5
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
3.4/5
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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
my roles on a day to day basis normally do conrain work that is both hands on theoretical, the theoretical work is mainly based on on line and has to do with writing logs and looking at engineering drawring, there is alo alot of email. the hands on work is mainly on machines and tools
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
i very much so enjoy my apprenticship programme as it lets me develop new skills and gain valuble experiance with in a business this lets me have a goood idea and understanding of the career that i wish to undertake, the college aspect of the programme is also enjoyable to complete
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
3/5
yes i have learned a lot of new skills and developed existing ones. i have became more efficent at reading mesuring devices such as a micrometer i have also gained a better feeel for using tools and looking at problems, i have eveloped many personal skills such as my time keeping
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
the programme that i am a part of is very well organised / structured qasthe organisers seem to know how to effectivly run the programme and obtain the highest performace from the candidates that are involved. it has a straight forward progression and is effcent with the time frame that it sets out
How much support do you receive from your employer?
3/5
with in the apprentiship programme i receive an adiquite amount of support from the employer, this comes in mny diffrent form such as the monthly meeting that they have this lets you bring up any issues that any apprentice is having and it allows any other apprentice to hear it if they are also having a similar issue
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
i receive plenty of support when working towards my qualifications from my training provider as they always offer support if they feel that someone is falling behind there is also many other people within the company that are avalible and happy to help with any issues that may have occured with the qualifications
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
i fell that the qualifications that are being undertaken help a lot within the role as they give a good begining knowledge for all of the tasks that are asked of youy with in the company the qualifications also give confidnce and a reason to want to progress within the company
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
although that covid has stopped most extra curricular they are begining to be reintoduced and incurged there are many sporting activites such as football or walks that are sponsered and there are alot of other activities such as presenting leonardo at fairs and school to premote the brand in a positive light
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Leonardo to a friend?
Yes
Why?
i would recomend leonardo to a friend as leonado apprentiship allows you to train on the job gaining vauable workplace skills it it allows you to gain qualifications which help to further your career in a proative direction and it pays a competitive wage with a stong union that looks out for the workers.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Leonardo?
my tips and advice for someone applying to leonardo is to ensure that you spend alot of time on the initail application and ensure that is good , then ensure that for the project presentation you know everything about it and are prepaired to answer any quesion that could come up this lets u feel more confident and sure of yourself in th interview
