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Babcock International Group

Support engineer apprentice Review

at Babcock International Group

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Plymouth

Review Submitted: April 2025

Overall Rating

3.1 /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!

3/5 - Overview of Role
4/5 - Skills Development
2.4/5 - 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
Planning, working on planning refits for a submarine.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
Good

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
how to use excel, using multiple government programmes.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
Goodish.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
Alot
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
2/5
Depends on placement.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
1/5
Lots of irrelevant content that don't relate to my job role whatsoever. For example, learning how to wire a electrical box isn't relevant to my job role but a excel course would be much more useful however wasn't part of the course.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
2/5
nope

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Babcock International Group to a friend?
No
Why?
the company yes, the apprenticeship programme i think needs some tweaking then i would recommend it.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Babcock International Group?
Talk lots in the interview.
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