Wind turbine maintenance tech Review

by Siemens

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:

    • Maintenance of wind turbines. Currently working offshore from barrow in Furness.

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

    • Yes. Mechanical, electrical and use of specalist tools.

    8/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I enjoy the program as I have learnt a lot.

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

    • I feel somewhat valued.

    6/10
  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • It's become a lot more structured in the last few years as lessons have been learnt as it is a relatively new apprenticeship.

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

    • One file system means I can contact my assessor easily.

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

    • My manager is always pushing us and asking us for progress updates and giving us advise on how we can improve.

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

    • Greatl

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

    • There are a few charity fund raisers we can help out with and extra training we can put ourselves through,

    7/10
  • 9. Would you recommend Siemens to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • I've enjoyed my time throughout this apprenticeship.

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

    • If successful to do the work early on and don't put it off

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

February 2017

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