Maintenance technician Review

As a first year apprentice our normal week would be 5 days at college. This is where you get taught different components of your qualification. So we have covered Hand fitting skills, Electrics , and now we are covering Cad, Machining and manual handling. Our college day normally is 9-5 and we have 4 periods a day with breaks in between. In the morning you may machining in the work shop and In afternoon it may be theory in the computer rooms where you may do Cad

As I went straight from sixth form , doing the standard subjects, I never was exposed to construction or engineering. So I have learnt new skills including using my hands in many various aspects. So now I have knowledge on hand fitting skills, electrics , machining including how to use the lathes where you learn how to do turning and facing . Mainly also working as a team and being more organised is also what I have developed

I enjoy the programme a lot as it gives you a chance to meet people who have similar interest as you and you all are learning to become workers in the same industry. It is a good laugh and also I enjoy the programme as it isn’t as pressuring as university as you have coursework and a person who wasn’t a exam based person it gives you more of a chance to stay on top of your work

Our programme is well organised as they have split the terms into different components of the course. They set you deadlines which able you to complete work without them just giving it all to you at the end of the course which is helpful as not only are they on top of the work it means you are less likely to fall behind.

Your employer should give you as much support as they can. Our employer is very good at supporting us because when we are unsure and we need to know something , normally you would have a line manager who attends to your needs and when we do have queries , they are quick to reply.

When we are with our training supporters they do offer great in depth help and support to our course and when we are at college they normally visit every 6-8 months so they can track our progress and offer any support. Also if we do have problems we have the option to email the training provider and they will get back to us

I feel that this qualification is vital to my role as in the job role I gave is what my course is helping me to become . All the components to my course will benefit me in the future and give me qualification to do the job role in the future. They supply us with the training and also with the knowledge of health and safety this allows us to take it into our jobs

As we are at college at the moment we do not have any extra activities. We are in a class full of rail way companies but we do create and set up our own. This could be go karting and football after college. Our company does have activities available but when we do qualify fully this will be easier to access .

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Hitachi, is a well established brand and have some of the best trains. They created the bullet train in Japan which is known all round the world. They offer fair wages and as an apprenticeship you could be getting a low wage but they offer support and provide necessary training for the future. They commit to you as they invest a lot of money for you to become who you will be.

When applying to Hitachi . There will be no doubt over hundreds will be applying so , your CV has to stand out, it has to look eye catching and professional and if you have been involved with extra activities which you have gone in to your own time to do so like charity, Duke of Edinburgh or NCS then add it to your CV