Trainer Assessor Review

Training new and existing train drivers or part of train services in train driver/shunter/shunt driver rules. I also facilitate driver instructor courses as well as enhancement days for qualified drivers.

I never had much experience with training in a classroom before, so I have gained massive skills in being able to teach up to classes of 12 at a time, assessing, teaching and coaching (all 3 I now have a qualification in, too)

I do enjoy the apprenticeship as I'm learning new things on an almost bi-weekly basis. What I don't enjoy is some of the tasks which are given all at one time, some are extremely wordy - with work also being done at the same time is hard.

Very well structured and organised, yes.

My line manager supports me greatly, it's purely the workload I'm having to sometimes deal with on my day job as well as an apprenticeship which is sometimes challenging.

Enough yes.

I do feel that once I have completed the workshops and gained the qualification and had experience from my line manager, that I will definitely perform to a higher standard.

I'm involved with CIRO, (chartered institute of railway organisations), there are some company groups I'm a part of now, too. WIRE (women in rail empowerment) as well as a mental health group.

Yes

Fantastic place to work, where it doesn't matter what your school qualifications show, as long as you're hardworking and professional, you have a career for life.

Safety before anything else, customer service second, then everything else follows. If you have that mentality throughout, you'll be fine.