apprentice Review

by Network Rail

Rating

3.7/10

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

work as a apprentice in maintenance teams. doing different maintenance each day

3/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

learnt a lot of new skills to do with railway signalling that I will need to progress in my career

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

first year was hard living away from home, the food was and accommodation wasn't at a very good standard and the pay wasn't as good as other apprenticeships

2/10

4. How valued do you feel by Network Rail?

not very my manager took a disliking to me and moved me to another depot after the first 6 months. although at my new depot It is nice my time as an apprentice wasn't very enjoyable. my manager didn't really care about how I progressed as long as I didn't cause him any trouble

2/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

the programme changed exam board half way through the second year so we had to change all the work we was doing. my courses in sultan changed dates everytime they was set

2/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

the training is good they teach you a lot

9/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

my manager didn't really support me he just didn't want me bothering him,

2/10

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

not very good, in the first year we was paid 650 a month which didn't really go very far.

2/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

none that I am aware of