Rating

6.4/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Now I’m at a later stage of my apprenticeship my day consists more or less the same as a qualified electrician with a variety of tasks around site

    7/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Having no experience in the electrical sector, I’ve learned how to become an electrician and how many aspects of the electrical trade are carried out safely and correctly

    7/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • It’s good work with SSE and a variety that is carried out throughout the country on many different sites. The variation of jobs helps, as work doesn’t become repetitive and new challenges come about

    6/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by SSE?
  • The company itself is huge so it’s is easy for work you personally do to go unnoticed, but on a site for example through supervisors or engineers it is easier to feel valued in this case

    3/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • I would say as a whole it is quite well organised especially college and training. I’d have to say work wise in the past sometimes everything is quite unorganised at times and last minute

    5/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • Support is available whenever I feel it is needed. But if this is not available someone else in the workplace can help or point you in the right direction

    8/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • Same as above really, whenever support is needed it can be found easily and always have the backing of those people

    6/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • For the stage of life I’m at my salary is good enough for me to live an enjoyable life away from work, but more money is always welcome

    8/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • Outside of work there are plenty of opportunities the world is your oyster

    8/10

  • 9. Would you recommend SSE to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • Because they are a big company and offer many benefits when working for them


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to SSE?
  • Conduct yourself well in an interview and make sure you are confident in yourself


Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Engineering

Scotland

January 2018


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