Apprentice Review
at BMW Group UK
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Automotive Engineering
Birmingham
Review Submitted: April 2025
Overall Rating
4.8 /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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.6/5
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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:
5/5
My role in my apprentership is to be a maintenance engineer at the hams hall plant and to grow my knowledge and skills in order to progress in my career. My role is also to go to college frequently to gain basic fundamental skills to use in things such as my placements etc. I am now in my 4th year and i am experiencing far greater independance and reliavbility whoch has been crucial over the last few months in developing my skills and application of those towards my destined job role.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
I enjoy my programme to the highest level. The hands on aspect of my apprentership is very involving and exciting to complete and the support that I receive from my employer is of the highest level I could have expected before my apprentership had started and this has helped me from the start to this current point.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
I have learnt a lot of new skills that I had no have been able to without my apprentership. These are things such as electrical wiring, soldering, PLC programming and numerous hand on skills that will be crucial in the engineering career that I plan on progressing in throughout my life. I have also learned a huge progression in hands on abilkty regarding using tools and tackling breakdown situations, these have not only benefitted my ability to execute a job at worl but to also perform day to day home maintenance tasks.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
My programme is organised perfectly. I am aware of the duration, follow on opportunities, different stages in my apprentership and what I need to do to succeed. The only downside to the experience has been the training provider. A lack of organisation and fluidity in management has been negative to my development however my employer and manager has always done their upmost best to resolve any issues.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
I receive any support that I ask for and more. If I need any advice or help from my employer they respond in very quick periods of time with all of the information to get me through a challenge and they also make me aware of any changes of my course to make me aware of future issues and how to work around them
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
I receive a lot of support from my training provider as I am being taught by many highly skilled people in each aspect of my engineering apprentership and they are covering all uncertain areas whilst highlighting what I thought I knew already providing a good balance of learning throughout as a whole
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
It helps me massively in my role as without being taught the knowledge and mental/hands on skills I would feel completely isolated and lost in the working environment back at plant. It helps me have the basic knowledge to build off without starting at complete scratch when moved full time to plant. My Foundation degree in controls engineering is going to help me further develop my craft and potentially open up oppurtunities to career progression in the future
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
3/5
I am unaware of this at current time but I believe there are extra curricular activities such as a company football match etc for the workforce to build a good bond over.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BMW Group UK to a friend?
Yes
Why?
BMW is one of the worlds leading companies and it is a privilege to work for them. Along with this they also have one of the best training providence platforms I have ever seen and been apart of. The professionalism and respect towards their workers is at the highest level and they have the employees in mind along with performance making you feel welcomed and needed
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BMW Group UK?
Be yourself and give them as much respect to them as they give you as this goes a long way
