Maintenance technician apprentice Review

by EDF

Rating

7.2/10

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

To carry out maintenance on existing pieces of plant machinery and instruments. The first two years are spent doing classroom based study at college. Learning about the power station and specific knowledge needed to do my job when I go back on site to work full time.

7/10

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

Yeah, learning new technical skills/knowledge and a lot of new knowledge about health and safety/ site regulations

7/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

8/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

The program is new so I think there’s been a few teething problems, but it’s improved a lot over the last year

5/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

As much support as there can be at this time because there’s a lot of uncertainty so not much can be done

9/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

They provide the majority of the teaching and reviews

9/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

It gives you a basic knowledge which you can apply to your learning when you get back on site. This should aid us when learning how to correctly perform maintenance

7/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

At college there are plenty. Haven’t worked long enough at site to know what’s available yet

6/10

9a. Would you recommend EDF to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

The opportunity to progress Is there and a lot of people who work in the power station have come from apprenticeships. They’ve got stations based all over the country so the opportunity to move around would be possible.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to EDF?

If you’re apply for the same role as me then prepare for the interview and know that you’ll have to move away from home for atleast 2 years. Overwise, take advantage of everything that they offer and learn from the people working with you