Apprentice technical engineer Review

Day to day what I do is learn the basics of gas servicing and repairs. At the centre what we do is practical work on boilers, Central heating systems which includes electrical work, re piping, soldering. And use of basic construction hand tools, power tools and any sort of equiptment

Yes I have learned how to use basic hand tools, power tools and other equipment including ladders and any use of ppe for a variety of situations. I have also learned how to solder, clean and install copper pipes in a variety of ways and for different uses such as gas and water

I enjoy learning new skills, and adapting to a large amount of different situations. It can be difficult at times due to covid, but most people try their best in making it a more enjoyable experience for us. When we are out with an engineer I enjoy meeting/dealing with customers

It is not structured in the best way, especially at the beginning when we first started. The way things have chopped and changed have not been the best but the program itself is Good. We have fell behind at times partially due to the poor structure of the apprenticeship program

I receive plenty of support from my manager, apprenticeship colleagues and and my trainer. But centrica/british gas higher ups have really poor support and communication to our lower down employees such as the engineers and us apprentices. But like I said the support from my immediate colleagues has been great

I don't receive loads of support as it is classed as a self led course but when needed there is a Good amount of people willing to help and support us as apprenticeship in developing our knowledge and experience base in learning a brand new job role and company

The qualification itself has helped to improve and prepare us for our job role as I previously had no experience in a similar job role. So when I get this training from the trainers in there it will be Good for helping me perform better in my new job role

There are zero extra curricular activities In this role, no social activities, no sports teams to take part in, and there isn't even any professional networking events to help socialise in the aspect of meeting all the other colleagues including all the other engineers and apprentices that I work with

No

Due to current situation it is a very difficult job role to learn from scratch. And also with the new terms and conditions it has made the job role less reliable. In the future I see the job becoming alot better and slot more enjoyable in more aspects like it was

I would advise them that although it may be worth it in the future right now it is a very difficult new job role to learn and although I myself wouldn't do it differently it is a very big decision to make to commit yourself to the company so.