Street Lighting Apprentice Review

by E.ON

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.2/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Street lighting apprentice installing and maintaining Staffordshire's highway electrical equipment. I work as a two man team installing mainly I have on the job training courses and I am working towards level 3 highways electrical qualification.

    8/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • I have developed my team work and communication skills. I have gained MEWP, lorry loader, jointers mate, NRSWA and public speaking promoting apprenticeship at schools across the Midlands

    9/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I enjoy my on the job training greatly but my college side of the apprenticeship isn't as organised as I would like it to be.

    6/10
  • 4. How valued do you feel by E.ON?

    • Extremely valued there is a lot of investment in apprentices at E-on.

    9/10
  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • On the job training is very organised. College side isn't organised.

    5/10
  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

    • We do not have a training provider at E.on. It's internal training. Fantastic in house training.

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

    • A lot of support from supervisors and managers and colleagues.

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

    • Meets my costs comfortably.

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

    • Yes such as mentoring at a nearby school.

    9/10
  • 9. Would you recommend E.ON to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Good company to work for and pays well. Opportunity to progress.

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to E.ON?

    • Look out for application days and take time answering the questions. Look professional at interview and remain calm at practical assessment.

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

West Midlands

March 2018

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