Quality Management Review
at Balfour Beatty
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Engineering
Whitehaven, Cumbria
Review Submitted: February 2023
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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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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:
5/5
Checking delivery against design, testing fabricated items, ensuring the correctness and completeness of records and Auditing.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
Thoroughly! Having historically attended university I would recommend this path instead on every level.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Definitely! Gained NVQ4, HND Mech Eng, CSCS Black Site Manager and More importantly worked on the tools so understand the work I am assuring the compliance of.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
Extremely! The Academic quals and subject matter matched the site based NVQ completion brilliantly.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
Buckets full! An experienced world class team always ready to give advice and all the time and approval I could ask for in terms of management.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
Gen2 are first rate! The facilities and lecturers gave me ample support and provided excellent subject matter to test me and insure I had the tools necessary for a career in Engineering going foreword.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
My Qualifications have given me one of the most impressive CV's of all my peers and that gives me mountains of confidence when faced with daily challenges.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
Works dinners, charity fund raising summer BBQ's you name it.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Balfour Beatty to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Because its the UK's biggest and longest standing Construction Company for good reason. The central Hub and quality of support services make it an excellent place for any new starter to work. As does the standard of colleague you will meat at a Balfours job.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Balfour Beatty?
Work hard, listen to the wealth of experience around you. it's a golden opportunity.
