Rating

4/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Signalling Maintenance Apprenticeship.

    5/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Learnt Skills, in railways signalling equipment, how to diagnose and fault find as well as maintain, replace or repair equipment.

    7/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • the other apprentices are lovely, they make the experience enjoyable. however the teaching method and delivery needs a whole new facelift.

    5/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by Network Rail?
  • Not valued at all, just feel like another number in the company and not an individual person.

    3/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • [This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the RateMyApprenticeship Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions] It isn't!

    1/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • Enough to do the modules and that's it.

    4/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • The structure of the programme is very poor so the support seems somewhat non-existent!

    2/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • It doesn't, the apprentice salary for the first year is one of the lowest i've seen! Considering how huge the company is, you'd expect more. however i knew this before joining, so it's a sacrifice I've accepted.

    4/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • 5/10

  • 9. Would you recommend Network Rail to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • The benefits are great assuming they implement a new scheme.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Network Rail?
  • Be yourself, its not a difficult apprenticeship, work hard and you will succeed.


Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Central London & City

June 2017


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