power network craftsperson Review
at National Grid
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Engineering
Staffordshire
Review Submitted: April 2021
Overall Rating
4.4 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4.4/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
My job role will involve maintaining, repairing and fitting assets on various substations around the Staffordshire area.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I very much enjoy the course content however covid 19 has restricted are ability to put our knowledge to practical use
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
I've learned a lot about the equipment I will be working on and health and safety in the workplace. I have also developed my engineering knowlege.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
extremely well organised even with the constant changes due to the pandemic
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
It allows us to understand each asset much better giving us a much better understanding of our job as a whole
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
2/5
there are networking events but very little social activities for employees very much self facilitated in that respect even when away training it is very restricted
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend National Grid to a friend?
Yes
Why?
a very interesting and reliable job with such a vast amount of benefits.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to National Grid?
Be open minded with everything and work hard
