Technical Trainee Review

by Thames Water

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8/10

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

My day involves following round the maintenance team, fault finding on instrumentation to work out the issue and then resolve this issue to keep the instrumentation working

9/10

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

I have gained qualifications in engineering, completed manual handling courses and working towards low voltage electrical qualifications also

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I enjoy this apprenticeship program a lot, this is because I am learning a lot of information about the job I will be doing once I have finished as well as working with helpful and interesting colleagues

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

The program at work is well structured and I know when my meetings are and when I need to hand in my work. However, the college side of the program has been a shambles, partly due to the pandemic, and partly due to the colleges incompetence and unpreparedness

6/10

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

I receive support as and when I need it, it is not a continuous stream of help but when I ask for help, I will usually get it quickly

8/10

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

I receive plenty of support from my training provider

9/10

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

My qualification helps me perform better as I think about this jobs I am carrying out more in depth so that I can complete for informative write ups

9/10

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.)

There are a couple but not many recently due to the pandemic

4/10

9a. Would you recommend Thames Water to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

I have found that Thames Water is a great place to work, it is an interesting job as well as a great work life balance

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

I would say that it is worth applying no matter what, I applied on the off chance I would get the opportunity to work for Thames and I got the job, you don't always need an engineering background, just a good interest and willingness to learn