Apprentice S&R engineer Review

by Centrica

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Learning the role and technical abilities of a Service and Repair engineer.

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

    • Yes, more than I can list here. Very technical job, loads to learn.

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

    • It's good, hard work but hopefully worth it.

    8/10
  • 4. How valued do you feel by Centrica?

    • Fairly.

    8/10
  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Seems well organised but I haven't done anything compatible so it's hard to say.

    8/10
  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

    • Lots.

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

    • As much as can be expected I suppose.

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

    • It's pretty hard getting by on the apprentice wage. £10500 is less than half the salary I was on before getting this position.

    4/10
  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

    • Not sure what your asking here.

    1/10
  • 9. Would you recommend Centrica to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Great career and perks once qualified.

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

    • Have a good grounding in use of tools.

Details

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Yorkshire & The Humber

March 2017

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