Mechanical engineer apprentice Review

by Thames Water

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.2/10

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

accompanying, my mentor on jobs around site.

7/10

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

pretty much every day there is something new to learn

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

the most enjoyable aspect for myself is being on site out and about doing jobs

8/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

The structure and organization, sometimes appears to be rather poor especially the communication from apprenticeship management.

4/10

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

little support from apprenticeship leadership a lot of questions are met with answers that often don't massively help or don't give a definitive answer. however support from fellow employees and mentors and site management is excellent they are happy to help and advice with anything

5/10

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

the college, i feel does what it needs to do lessons are given with a good structure and the tutors clearly know what they are teaching.

9/10

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

the things learnt at college dont always translate to work but that is due to college teaching mostly the theory, where as at work not much theory is really involved at least in mechanical

6/10

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.)

yes my site team have social events which are a good laugh and always fun

10/10

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

Yes

9b. Why?

overall it is an enjoyable opportunity and experience, just some times you may feel you need more support or answers from higher up

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

Be prepared to put in time and be ready to not necessarily get al the support from apprentice management you may feel you need, a thick skin helps to deal with some of the lack help and undefinitive answers. but alot of the answers can be provided by people on site alot of my questions have been answered that way.