APEP Degree Apprentice Review
at JLR
Degree Apprenticeship
Automotive Engineering
Solihull
Review Submitted: March 2024
Overall Rating
3.4 /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
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Overview of Role
4/5
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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
Assisting more experienced team members on in-house manufacturing process issues
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
Enjoy working with home team, however workload slow throughout entire team over last few months, university side has been poorly planned, with many mistakes and problems with both teaching and exams
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Critical thinking and timekeeping at work, essay writing and analysis skills at university
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
2/5
Work side has limited structure, with no training plan in place to familiarise new starters with JLRs systems. I am the first apprentice in my team for many years, so has been a learning experience for both me and my manager. University side is disorganised and feels rushed. Teaching and exam sessions are well timetabled, but the content of these has been below par.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
Plenty of support in place if needs be, regular 1 to 1 meetings held with cohort leads to gather feedback and give pastoral support if needed
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
Level of support depends on the module leader. Most offer great support on both a cohort wide and individual level, whereas some are reluctant to answer questions and overcomplicate module content.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
2/5
Very limited application of 5/6 of the modules so far, yet I can see their use to either people in other departments, or in the future. However I see almost no scenario where some module content can be applied in any engineering context. Key modules such as CAD are not taught until later years, which is poor planning and organisation in my opinion
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
Plenty to get involved with, and the best part of the apprentice so far in my opinion. JLR backed events through the "Early Careers Club" offer group activities with other apprentices and grads as cheap costs. Non JLR supported activities too such as 7 a side football etc are ran by apprentices and always looking for new participants
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend JLR to a friend?
Yes
Why?
High level qualification and 4 years work experience at a well known company while being paid a top salary for your age to do it all
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to JLR?
They are looking for personalities and not grades, so focus on what you can bring to the apprenticeship, not how qualified and clever you are. What you say in interview can also be used to determine your department, eg if you say you "enjoy problem solving" they will try to put you in a team where your work will involve that.
Industrial Operations: Manufacturing Undergraduate
at JLR
- Placement (10 Months+)
- Liverpool, Halewood.
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