Multiskilled Engineering Apprentice Review
at AstraZeneca
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Engineering
Macclesfield
Review Submitted: April 2024
Overall Rating
3.6 /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!
4/5
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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:
4/5
Maintaining pharmaceutical machines, doing mechanical, instrumental and electrical engineering.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Started from no engineering experience, learn loads of new skills in the first 6 months
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
Work is really well organised. College is not.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
Lots of support available and via lots of different channels
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
2/5
Not enough. One lecturer is really good, the other terrible.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
2/5
Not much relevance to my work.
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
Yes, there are loads available.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend AstraZeneca to a friend?
Yes
Why?
A company that really looks after you, and puts your learning as the top priority.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to AstraZeneca?
Be yourself, they care more about you as a person and your values
