Rating

7.5/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • After the first 6 Months residential training In Westwood. I went to my assigned depot and now I work in a Faulting and Maintenance Team and do placements around the company

    8/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • The training is excellent! I have learned so many new skills that are railway specific while developing existing skills.

    10/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I've really enjoyed my time on the program so far and made some good friends!!

    8/10

  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • It's well structured but sometimes with the return to training and NVQ reports it can seem unorganised

    6/10

  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • Support from the apprenticeship team is just an email away with my team and Line manager being next to me at work to ask for support.

    8/10

  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
  • A guidance book is given but it can be quite vague and open to interpretation,

    5/10

  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
  • My qualification has trained me in all of the health and safety and communication aspects of the job role

    9/10

  • 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.)
  • There are Christmas Do's to get involved in and many railway networking events

    6/10

  • 9a. Would you recommend Network Rail to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • It's a great company to work for and is a career for life


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Network Rail?
  • Be yourself during the application process and when they ask if you are able to work in all weathers they mean it!


Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Bristol

February 2020


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