Electrical/ICA technician Review
at Thames Water
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Engineering
Camberley
Review Submitted: April 2022
Overall Rating
3.4 /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
2.6/5
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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
Carry out maintenance on pumping stations across the waste region, and carry out reactive work fixing issues
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I enjoy it, my colleges and peers are great and I like the work hours 7:30-15:36
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Learnt a lot from college, health and safety, advanced maths, electrical, then learnt job specific bits like how pumping stations and the waste networks work
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
1/5
The first year was not great due to an awful college Guilford activate, but no it's better at Basingstoke college, work is getting better structured due to gaps in management which have now been filled
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
Alot of support with regular reviews and meetings, an issues I feel I can easily raise
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
Enough support this year at BCOT last year at Guildford was poor
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
2/5
Mixed, some units we study are pointless I don't think we would ever use them but some are good like electrical and health and safety units
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
1/5
Not that I know of
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Thames Water to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Because it's a good place to work in terms of enjoyment and good levels of support. Also you learn enough for good personal development
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Thames Water?
Don't apply if you don't like sewage as it can be a dirty job, apart from that go for it, it's such a big company so there is opportunity to move and progress
