Pressure, control and storage Review

by National Grid

Rating

8.3/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • I go around my patch maintaining gas pipes, adjusting pressures and carrying out checks

    8/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • I have gained more social skill because of meeting lots of new people , hand skills by completing lost of tasks like fileing, soldering and drilling . Also, I have gain independence by driving to new locations and staying away from home.

    9/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • To the extent I am wonder what task I am going to be up in the week. Every day is different

    9/10
  • 4. How valued do you feel by National Grid?

    • I feel value by national grid because they invest a lot of money in equipment and training for me to recieve.

    9/10
  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • The programme requires a timetable and I am to look at it to see what I am doing in that specific week.

    7/10
  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

    • I recieve support if I ask for support

    8/10
  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • If I need support there are people I can contact within Grid to get it.

    8/10
  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

    • My salary is good and expensives are payed for.

    9/10
  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

    • Ye , nation grid offers many opportunities through the ethanet and the patch

    8/10
  • 9. Would you recommend National Grid to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • The pay is good, the job is good and the social side is good

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to National Grid?

    • Plenty of work experience and enthusiasm

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

North West

May 2016

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