Apprentice technical engineer Review

by British Gas

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8/10

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

I am a service and repair engineer. I do boiler services making sure the heating system of a house is working safely and efficently. Also i do repairs for boiler breakdowns to replace parts and get it working again.

8/10

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

Ive learned gas knowlege.. health and safety .. new tools.to.use and skills such as electrical wiring .. gas performance testing .

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

Very good but only problem was covid pandemic having to learn at home for 6 months using tablet and lots of theory rather than practical experience.

8/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Fairly well but covid pandemic scrambled the timetable which was unhelpful.

9/10

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

Lots through emails and newsletter and yammee

8/10

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

Fairly enough but due to pandemic too much home learning . Id rathee more face to face and centre learning.

8/10

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

On the outside patch work experience i learn alot of problem solving and customer care and boiler repairs with the parts and tools.

8/10

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.)

None that i know of but i already events.

7/10

9a. Would you recommend British Gas to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Its a great company to work great benefits and good pension options

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

Do apply a great career to begin