Rating

4.1/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • OLE Technician, maintain the overhead lines, clearing structure, painting bases, patrolling, internal interaction are among your working team and management, no external interactions unless on nights working with different disciplines,

    7/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • I have developed my communication skills and listening skills, the qualifications I have gained are a b-Tec and an NVQ in rail engineering, no external training courses or internal as the company don't allow this

    2/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I enjoy the program as the work is good and the company is good to work for but the apprenticeship is run poorly

    4/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by Network Rail?
  • the depot managers make me feel valued but the teams do not and the apprenticeship management don't care.

    4/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • poorly organised but the structure would be good if the management of the scheme was better

    1/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • on the job specific training I fell is very supportive but the training for the NVQ and V-Tec is poor

    5/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • the support from all areas of the employer are good in relation to depot but other areas such as the scheme itself is poor

    6/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • it is above the minimum required by the government but considering the roles we do are equivalent to those who are fully employed I feel that the salary is low and should be half that of a level 2 technician in which I will go as soon as I finish the apprenticeship

    5/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • no

    3/10

  • 9. Would you recommend Network Rail to a friend?
  • No


  • 9b. Why?
  • the scheme is run poorly and I feel the would be better of just applying for the job I will end up in as no qualifications are required and is a much better way to achieve the same goal


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Network Rail?
  • that it is a very team based organisation and that is what they are looking for most. also I would like to have been told more about what the different roles in tale before having to pick a discipline


Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

West Midlands

February 2018


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