train maintenance apprentice Review

day to day basis includes going to college and studying for three days and going to work and learning about my job for the other two days. At college we learn about engineering and partake assessments in order to get qualified. whilst at work we get hands on experience for the job role.

since starting the apprenticeship scheme I have developed quite a few skills. This has included being able to identify key components on a train, as well as knowing what day to day tasks need to be done in order to maintain the train. I have also developed skills on working safely and working in a team.

overall I really enjoy my programme. I find it entertaining as well as challenging and fun which keeps me motivated when in the work place. I feel that everyone I work with are friendly and helpful and also try the best to share their knowledge and help me as an apprentice.

If I am completely honest my programme is not very well organised. I feel like it could be planned out a lot better. For example the plan has changed more than once which has included me working towards assignments that are not relevant to my qualification. I have also found it a little bit disjointed with a few teachers leaving the college I attend.

Regarding my employer I receive outstanding amounts of support. Managers always help with finding tasks and team members always help with showing us what to do and how to do it. I know where I can go if I need any help and the company make you feel welcome and confident with being able to approach people for support or advice.

When working towards my qualifications I receive a lot of support. This includes regular progression meetings which check how well I am getting on and although the programme has not always gone to plan the training provider have done their best to get it back on track and help me out.

I feel that my training provider helps me perform better in my role as they set targets and help me focus on achieving them. I feel they also push me to doing well and regularly check how much I have achieved. this makes me perform better as having someone looking over your work makes sure your hard work doesn't go in-noticed.

As I am not yet assigned to a shift there aren't many extra-curricular activities to get involved in at work as teams usually do things together with their shifts. however when on shift all of the shifts tend to partake in social activities together such as watching rugby games or go karting.

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I would recommend Hitachi to a friend because it is a great place to work. Everybody is friendly and we all help each other out. I also feel that the company is progressing well and has good long term plans for the future which is always important when looking for a long term career.

In order to do well at Hitachi I feel that you need to be hard working and self motivated to do well. I would suggest when applying writing a good CV and practicing for the basic engineering test they give in their recruitment process. I would also encourage you to be polite and also have your reasons why you want to join the company prepared for your interview.