Apprentice street lighting electrician Review

by Balfour Beatty

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.9/10

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

looking after street furniture on a daily basis, either by planned maintenance reactive maintenance or third party works.

9/10

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

I have learned a lot of skills. like stripping wires, trenching cable, also improved upon skills like time keeping and communicating.

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I really enjoy my programme a lot and find it very interesting.

8/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

I think collage side and work side is very structured and I know the timeline of my course completion date and what targets I need to be hitting. maybe one point I would raise is the Brathay side clashes a lot with my college and can be frustrating. but saying that they are really helpful with changing dates if you explain.

5/10

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

I get a lot of support from my employer, from structured meetings and praise

8/10

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

My college tutors are always willing to give advice and help whenever I ask.

10/10

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

I am constantly learning new things about work through college. I think a sign of this is that my job is getting easier the longer I am in college.

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 are professional networking events I get invited too.

5/10

9a. Would you recommend Balfour Beatty to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

I think Balfour makes you feel apart of something big.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Balfour Beatty?

do a lot of research