Level 3 Machinist Technician Apprentice Review

As a machinist technician, we will run the machines in the Machining line, and ensure that the machines are working correctly. Currently, in our first year, we are at full time college, five days a week, every day being dedicated to a full day's worth of a specific subject.

The programme I am involved in is structed very well, but isn't very well efficient in carrying out their plans. The college we are with struggles to organise the teachers well, though the fault mainly lies with the lack of teachers in engineering. The company I am with is much more proficient in organisation, always ensuring that we have tasks to do when we have to come into plant during the college closure days.

I receive a thorough amount of support from my employer, as they encourage us to speak to them when we struggle and need help, consistently reminding all of us that if there are any issues, that we should reach out and speak to them. We have regular meetings with our manager where we can speak about our issues with anything they can help with.

My training provider supports us plenty in our endeavour to complete our qualifications, as the tutors themselves are always eager to support us and help when we are struggling. The managers and directors of the college are always there to lend a hand if we have questions with our programme. Whilst there is always room for improvement, they consistently show support.

The qualification that I am achieving through our training provider is very active in my knowledge when at work and therefore in my role. It allows me to understand how exactly the machines I will work on function, and therefore how I can maintain and run them. When I spend days at work, I can see on a walk through the machining line components I wouldn't have understood without this qualification. As such, without the qualification, I wouldn't be able to function in my role to my highest performance.

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BMW Group has been very helpful to me, supporting me in the very beginning of my career, allowing me to get a head start and a foot in the door that I don't believe I would have got anywhere else. I have met many people, and come so far from the person that I was at the very start of the apprenticeship, and I cannot wait for how I continue to develop from the apprenticeship in the next three years with BMW Group. I fully support anyone who wants to join BMW Group, and would recommend this apprenticeship programme with no hesitation to those who ask.