Rating

7.4/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • I am an electrician for the Steriles Value Stream at Worthing. This means on a day to day basis I carry out fault finding on breakdowns and carry out maintenance

    9/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • I gained city and guilds level 2 and 3 in electrical installations and on top of this I am currently undertaking an HNC at Crawley college

    7/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed the programme and I feel I have gained a lot of skills in the three years.

    10/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by GSK?
  • I have been given a lot of involvement opportunities at GSK when it comes to day to day tasks.

    8/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • I feel the programme could have been a bit more well organised so that I could have made the most of my apprenticeship throughout the whole time, but I do feel that college was a good experience and was well organised.

    8/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • I receive a lot of support from my mentor.

    6/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • I feel I could probably receive a bit more support from my employer, letting me know how I am doing and if there are any areas I could improve on.

    8/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • My salary meets my costs well considering I have a mortgage.

    7/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • There aren't that many opportunities outside of work.

    4/10

  • 9. Would you recommend GSK to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • It is a good company to work for and has many benefits, such as the good pension scheme and shares.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to GSK?
  • Pay close attention to the application and enjoy the experience!


Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

South East

March 2016


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