Apprentice Turbine Technician Review

by Siemens

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.4/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Turbine tech, working offshore, fixing and maintaining 6.3MW WTG

    9/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • The training at SGRE has been amazing, especially the training centre in Hull

    9/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • Best decision I've ever made

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

    • I believe the first year could of been more organised, whilst at college I felt a little isolated from the company.

    7/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Whenever you need support they will provide it in abundance, but they don't proactively provide support.

    8/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • We have used Tyne Metropolitan College and HETA and in terms of support they have both been great.

    9/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • The college qualification in very broad, the work we do is quite specialised therefore I'd like the course to be more tailored to turbines.

    6/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • Siemens are great in creating a team morale, for example we have just had a TT Opex, I chance for techs to get together and discuss ideas.

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

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Great company, booming industry.

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

    • Just go for it!

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Yorkshire & The Humber

February 2019

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