apprentice Review

by Network Rail

Rating

5.2/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • on track maintenance, 3 weeks night shift 1 week dayshift, ensuring the safe running of trains on the infrastructure

    6/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • a new manual skillset

    7/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • it is a means to an end and has taught me new skills

    5/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • to an extent it is fairly well structured

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

    • in different terms there are various levels of support

    5/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • after the initial 5 months the training provider had no input

    6/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • it helped lay groundwork to build more information upon

    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.)

    • not that I have found

    2/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Network Rail to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • for a secure job future

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

    • knuckle down and don't allow yourself to become swamped by the workload, get used to nightshift and don't allow it to bury you

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Inverkeithing

February 2020

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