apprentice Review
at Forterra
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Mechanical Engineering
Birmingham
Review Submitted: April 2026
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!
3.5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
3.4/5
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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
apprentice in engineering, level 3 mechatronics course at make uk
on site at accrington working alongside maintenance on jobs learning
learning and btec at make uk college
on site at accrington working alongside maintenance on jobs learning
learning and btec at make uk college
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
yes learnt new skills within different parts of engineering
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
1/5
wouldnt want to get involved in any
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Forterra to a friend?
Yes
Why?
good company to work for with plenty of benefits, good support and skilled engineers to learn from
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Forterra?
get some background knowledge of what the site your joining produces and how it produces it
work hard
work hard
