craftsperson Review

by National Grid

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

5.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Craftsperson Maintenance of HV equipment within a substation Paperwork

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

    • Various different course- first aid, harness training, MEWP operation, filing and drilling

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

    • time at site is enjoyable when doing work information is not explained properly to us by managers at the training centre

    7/10
  • 4. How valued do you feel by National Grid?

    • other intakes from the same year us mine have been treated differently and given different perks

    3/10
  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • things are cancelled last minute and we are given unrealistic expectations

    3/10
  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

    • colleagues at site are very helpful and provide plenty of information. training centre is very impersonal and very slow to relay information.

    5/10
  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • access to information such as impartial advice is easy

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

    • people in London get extra towards expensive living and the south east does not even though it is the second most expensive place in the UK to live

    4/10
  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

    • Christmas do

    3/10
  • 9. Would you recommend National Grid to a friend?

    • No

  • 9b. Why?

    • it depends where in the country they want to live and at what point in their career they are

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

    • don't panic

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

South East

April 2018

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