Data Assistant Review

by Network Rail

Rating

6.2/10

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

Website maintenance, customer engagement, report building, actioning customer requests

8/10

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

Yes

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I find studying difficult to enjoy so a 6 is a good score

6/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Not great, assignments dumped in a website with too much work in the and deadlines given fairly arbitrarily. Coaches are sometimes somewhat difficult to get hold of.

4/10

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

Manager was excellent in supporting me and giving me all i needed to acheive my programme

10/10

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

Regular workshops once every 6 weeks or so which was helpful and regular calls with skills coach. A little more openness to interactions and clarity with some of the course structure and also perhaps helpful documentation required.

7/10

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

Currently I have picked up technical skills that are somewhat helpful but I will mainly be using my qualification to become a Data Analyst so the skills will be more impactful later on.

5/10

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 really, and disappointingly low amount given the size of the company

2/10

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

Yes

9b. Why?

A lot of great perks and people and the culture is great. A strong emphasis on staff wellbeing.

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

It's a comfortable place to work with a lot of opportunities