Heavy vehicle technician Review

Item: Heavy vehicle technician at Babcock International Group
Rating: 2.8
Author: Anonymous

at Babcock International Group

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Telford

Review Submitted: April 2023

Overall Rating

2.8 /5

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2.5/5 - Overview of Role

3/5 - Skills Development

2.2/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

3/5

At the moment, I am on rotation on a section that works with land rovers, most of the work on these is general repairs and maintenance, but can involve major repairs i.e. chassis realignment. As well as this, we have been doing more preventative maintenance due to the ageing fleet having rust issues.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

2/5

I enjoy the current work that I am doing on land rovers as this is the work that I joined the company to do, but I have only got on this section on the last year of my apprenticeship. Before this, the apprenticeship was less enjoyable as
I was working on sections less relevant to my job role and qualification.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

3/5

I have learnt a number of new skills both at the workplace and at collage. These include; vehicle inspections, welding, soldering, brazing, general machining and fitment and removal of components. As well as this, I have developed my existing knowledge of general mechanics, health and safety and tooling doing collage and work.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

1/5

The programme has only recently had any real structure due to new management. The structure and organisation have been put at detriment due to poor management early on in the apprenticeship, it also does not help that we have had multiple changes in management through the coerce so had a lack of consistency.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

3/5

I have received a lot of support from my apprentice masters and section managers have been helpful and supportive when moving to different sections.

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

2/5

I feel that recently my employer has supported me in the run up to my upcoming exam at the end of my apprenticeship as they are allowing me to have revision sessions at work as well as providing me with resources I need. This was not the case for the previous years.

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

3/5

I feel that my training from the collage has been useful and helpful towards my job as it has been very relevant to understanding HGV and other vehicles, This is the main area where I have learnt the most due to multiple unrelated rotations at work not related to HGVs.

Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

2/5

In the department that I am working in now, there have been a few social events (bowling and curry nights). These have been good to get to know the members of staff better.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Babcock International Group to a friend?

Why?

I believe that the apprenticeship has been troublesome for a number of different reasons such as; non relevant rotations, poor management (until recently) and the lack of support from work towards collage (until recently). If there are major improvements then I might consider a recommendation to a friend, but if not then no.

What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Babcock International Group?

I would say to have a clear idea of what you want to do in the company and relay this to management so hopefully you can get more experience on this particular area, as well as this it would be good to build up some knowledge on the area that you want to work in.

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