Apprentice Review

by Network Rail

Rating

8.6/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • i work for Netwrok Rail at Bedford DU in Bedfordshire as an S&T Apprentice. i work in a 4 man team with the main role of providing maintenance to the area to keep the railway running as smooth as we can possibly do so that we can keep coonsumers happy

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

    • I have learnt so many new skills, too many to count, that is for sure. i have learnt about diagrams and the reading of said diagrams, i have learnt many maintenance routines, different methods of faulting in the job along with the extra work that goes on behind the scenes of the job.

    8/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy 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]

    10/10
  • 4. 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]

    9/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • i get lots ::and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots lots and lots lots and lots lots and lots lots and lots lots and lots lots and lots lots and lotslots and lots lots and lots of::: support from my employer

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

    • i get lots [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] support from my training provider

    8/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • i feel that is has helped me perform better in my job because it just has. that is exactly why and i it has lgihtened my life and brought joy to it also. i love my job and i could not see any better opportunity that the job i have now.

    8/10
  • 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.)

    • not that i want to take part in no. there are apprentice events that include briefing potential apprentices of the highs and lows of being an apprentice but that is left down to the apprentices who want to sit in the course providers pockets and not be their own person

    8/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Network Rail to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • this job is fantastic. you will never be bored and you will feel fulfilled. i get paid to do something i thoroughly love and enjoy and that is all i can ask for in this stupid crazy world so by all means apply to network rail. not only would i recooment it, but i have done so and several people have got jobs since me.

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

    • this job is fantastic. you will never be bored and you will feel fulfilled. i get paid to do something i thoroughly love and enjoy and that is all i can ask for in this stupid crazy world so by all means apply to network rail. not only would i recooment it, but i have done so and several people have got jobs since me.

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

East of England

March 2019

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