Technical Trainee Review
at Thames Water
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Engineering
Beckton
Review Submitted: February 2022
Overall Rating
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!
4.5/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
3.4/5
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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 day involves following round the maintenance team, fault finding on instrumentation to work out the issue and then resolve this issue to keep the instrumentation working
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
I enjoy this apprenticeship program a lot, this is because I am learning a lot of information about the job I will be doing once I have finished as well as working with helpful and interesting colleagues
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
I have gained qualifications in engineering, completed manual handling courses and working towards low voltage electrical qualifications also
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
The program at work is well structured and I know when my meetings are and when I need to hand in my work. However, the college side of the program has been a shambles, partly due to the pandemic, and partly due to the colleges incompetence and unpreparedness
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
I receive support as and when I need it, it is not a continuous stream of help but when I ask for help, I will usually get it quickly
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
I receive plenty of support from my training provider
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
My qualification helps me perform better as I think about this jobs I am carrying out more in depth so that I can complete for informative write ups
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 a couple but not many recently due to the pandemic
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Thames Water to a friend?
Yes
Why?
I have found that Thames Water is a great place to work, it is an interesting job as well as a great work life balance
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Thames Water?
I would say that it is worth applying no matter what, I applied on the off chance I would get the opportunity to work for Thames and I got the job, you don't always need an engineering background, just a good interest and willingness to learn
