Engineering apprentice Review
at Gatwick Airport
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Engineering
Crawley, West Sussex
Review Submitted: May 2024
Overall Rating
3.7 /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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
3.2/5
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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:
3/5
Go to college and go to classes
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I enjoy it since you’re using actively using your brain all the time, at my last job all you had to do was stack shelves and it was a rinse and repeat. Learning new things and putting it to practice is refreshing and doesn’t allow you to feel bored
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Practical skills, electrical hand fitting. We’ve learned how to successfully connect wires in ring and radial formations (and from ring back into radial). And learning how to do it safely
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
2/5
On Gatwick’s side it’s very structured but college isn’t the best when it comes to its structure. When it comes to some lecturers not being the best at teaching or certain lessons not giving us assignments and then they pile it on near the end of the year.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
if you ask you’ll receive support and we’re always told if we need help they’re more than happy to give it.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
A decent amount
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
most of our classes do help to further understand how and why the things at our workplace work. Like our three phase or PLC systems class. And our electrical hand fitting class helps us too for the future
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
Outward bounds is a week long team building trip in the Lake District that apprentices do every year for the 4 years
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Gatwick Airport to a friend?
Yes
Why?
great atmosphere, when you come to Gatwick the techs are more than happy to help and teach you.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Gatwick Airport?
be confident and passionate about what you’re pursuing
Engineering Apprentice
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
- London Gatwick Airport (LGW), Horley, Gatwick RH6 0NP, UK
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4.2
