GTAM mecanical tecnician Review

On a day to day basis I go to west cheshire collage to work towards a level 3 BTEC. When I am not working towards the level 3 BTEC I go to national grids academy to complete specialist training on some of the areas that I would be working when i finish the aprentership.

While on the apprentership I have been able to improve my bench fitting skills as well as my mechanical and electrical and knowledge. As well as that I was able to learn how to set and maintain gas equipment and gas pipes that relates to the role that I will be filling when I finish the apprentership.

I enjoy most of the days in the apprentership as the courses are involved and challenging making them enjoyable as everyone is involved in the courses. some of the courses are a few weeks long so they can become boring as the subject is covered in so much depth that most parts can become repetitive.

I feel highly valued by national grid mainly because of all of the training courses that are supplied to insure that we have all of the qualifications that we need to move on.

The program is well structured once it has been finalised as trainers turn up on time and the courses normally run without a problem. But programs can take a few attempts to get to the final program so holidays can be difficult to book if they are booked too far in advance.

When help is required you can ask the trainer and you can get as much help as you need this can either be half hour after class to explain how to complete the task or another training course can be booked to go over the issue again.

National Grid gives me as much support as I need allowing me to move training courses so that I can go to dentist appointments and events when I need to.

The salary more than meets the costs as National grid pays for hotels food and transport while I am on training so the salary is just for personal items.

National Grid gives their apprentices lots of opportunities to go to events outside of work as well as allowing time off of work to attend the events.

Yes

It is a great apprentership that gives some of the best training that I have seen as well as giving every apprentice to move up the company and improve their knowledge while in the company.

Before applying insure that you have a good background in engineering and ensure that you enjoy engineering.