Multi-craft apprenticeship Review
at SSE
Level 2 Apprenticeship
Engineering
Kirkwall
Review Submitted: April 2022
Overall Rating
4.7 /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
5/5
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Skills Development
4.2/5
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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
I’m a multi crafts apprentice at sse. Day to day we learn new skills when working with overhead lines and underground cables.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
It’s a very enjoyable programme and you meet lots of new people across Scotland
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
With this apprenticeship you learn a lot of hands on skills, with the overhead lines you learn how to use spikes as well as the harness.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
The course is very well organised with training courses and college planned well in advance.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
As an apprentice we receive a lot of support with periodic reviews with our managers to ensure everything is going as planned
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
In this apprenticeship they give us a lot of support by giving us the required time off to ensure we are able to make sure all of our college assignments are completed and in on time
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
Overall it helps us perform better as we are learning on the job a lot of the time as well as learning alot at training school and college as well.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
There is always a end of year night out with all of the colleagues as well as yearly work days out where there is lots of activities to do
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend SSE to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Sse is a multinational company with lots of benefits and the training within sse is excellent
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to SSE?
Try your hardest to get in as it is a great company to work for with lots of benefits!
