FCO apprentice Review

by National Grid

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.7/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • First call operative apprentice this involves being on patch for approximately half the year working with engineers and training in facilities for the other half

    9/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • I have learnt gas engineering skills

    10/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I enjoy leaning new skills and doing the job on patch with the engineers

    8/10
  • 4. How valued do you feel by National Grid?

    • Yes the engineers treat me as a peer not just an aprentice as well as bt the managers

    10/10
  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • The program changes on short notice sometimes but overall is well structured and we get told about changes as soon as they know

    7/10
  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

    • The training team help us as much as they can and help us through our training

    9/10
  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • They help us if we need extra training and give us opportunities to learnnew site specific skills and real life skills

    9/10
  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

    • The pay package covers my costs

    8/10
  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

    • Yes there are

    8/10
  • 9. Would you recommend National Grid to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Because it is one of the biggest companies in England and s run very well

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to National Grid?

    • The work and job is very good and the apprentiship scheme is worth going through

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Greater London

May 2016

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