Apprentice engineer Review
at BMW Group UK
Degree Apprenticeship
Manufacturing
Westhampnett
Review Submitted: April 2026
Overall Rating
3.5 /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!
4.5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
2.8/5
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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
Defect analysis, quality testing to internal BMW standards.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
Enjoy work a lot and find it very rewarding, strongly dislike university programme. Quality of teaching is poor, not relevant to my role either
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Learnt a lot of new skills and developed new knowledge
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
Reasonably well structured, has improved whilst I have been here. Work aspect of the job is more organised than the academic side. For example some of the study providers are far away, there is a lot of different providers. Personally for me my course is not atall relevant to my role.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
Good amount of support, it is more that it is available if needed in my opinion rather than proactive
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
1/5
My training provider is very poor, quality of teaching is bad and lecturers are disorganised
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
1/5
Not atall
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
Plenty of sport activities to get involved with, these could be communicated to a wider audience though as currently it is just if you know someone who is already involved then it is easy to get involved but you may not be aware of them otherwise
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BMW Group UK to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Great opportunity to make a strong start to your career. Develop a load of new skills and knowledge whilst getting paid and building strong, evidence based experience on your CV. Great opportunities to work abroad in the future and very strong benefits such as strong pension, car scheme etc.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BMW Group UK?
Learn as much as you can about the company and specific role. Look at the key values of the company and prepare examples of where you have demonstrated these values in your personal life in preperation for the interview stage.
