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Babcock International Group

Apprentice Support Engineer Review

at Babcock International Group

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Plymouth

Review Submitted: April 2025

Overall Rating

2.1 /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!

2.5/5 - Overview of Role
2/5 - Skills Development
1.6/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
2/5
My job as a support engineer, all depends on what project I am working with and what job needs to be done. the main benefit to working this job is your collaboration with your peers, they can help to teach you how to do the required tasks and most of them help you to be able to become independent workers.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
i would say i enjoy certain aspects, but would definitely say that the support engineer program needs some changes.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
2/5
yes

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
1/5
needs changes
How much support do you receive from your employer?
1/5
the support is alright definitely could be made better, room for improvement
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
1/5
there is support just not in a way that it benefits me.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
1/5
not much at all really
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
yes there is, the company host 5 a side football competitions and many projects do running events.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Babcock International Group to a friend?
No
Why?
Because my friends are not as patient as me
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Babcock International Group?
get in the signing up process as early as possible so you can actually have a job you want
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