Vocational Trainee Review

Item: Vocational Trainee at National Grid
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at National Grid

Internship (1 Month+)

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Stoke

Review Submitted: August 2024

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

Gain a greater understanding into the role of National Grid Electricity Distribution. Go out with engineers on jobs and site visits.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

The placement was initiative based, meaning that you get as much responsibility as you would like.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

People skills, communication skills, technical skills, writing skills

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

There was plenty of support available throughout the placement, with a dedicated early careers team to contact and an assigned buddy to each power academy intern.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Most people were happy to be there, with the highest employee retention, people staying 10+ years. Once people start, they rarely leave due to the way they are treated

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

5/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I greatly enjoyed my placement since I had the opportunity to do what I enjoy, and learning more content relevant to my personal life and degree in university.