Electrical and ICA Technician Review

by Thames Water

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9/10

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

I assist my mentor and other skilled individuals in carrying out repairs, installations and replacements of various plant equipment in order to support the THP process, this can vary greatly from day to day.

10/10

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

I have gained a lot of accuracy when it comes to developing plans and actions to support the repair and replacement process of equipment. I have gained key instrumentation and electrical understanding beyond the level I had previously understood, particularly the understanding of electricity.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I understand a lot more about the function of electricity in components and the larger overall goal of automation, the day to day challenges that arise and the variety of work is highly rewarding and provides a constant, steady learning curve.

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

In the beginning at several points there has been a lack of information, or sometimes a direct contradiction of information provided. This has created some stopping and starting during the learning and workflow however as I reached midway point mostly everything has been resolved.

7/10

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

Support has been excellent and never any question in my mind.

10/10

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

The support has been good, but sometimes I felt that the information provided was slightly contradictory however the overall level of support was Okay throughout.

6/10

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

It provided a general overview to most future technology items I am likely to encounter, I found this to be very re-assuring as I encountered new faults and issues during my role. There were certain things that I felt could have been emphasised more and other things that were not so relevant.

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 have been plenty of opportunities for all of the above.

10/10

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

Yes

9b. Why?

It has provided the bases for my furthered education and the work environment is excellent, it is one of the best places I have worked for.

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

Be honest about your skills and hobbies and you will put the in the right direction towards improving them, as the apprenticeship has shown me repeatedly.