GDEP Trainee Review
at National Grid
School Leaver Programme
Engineering
Belper
Review Submitted: May 2022
Overall Rating
2.3 /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!
2.5/5
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
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:
1/5
repairing and maintaining high pressure gas pipelines, under pressure drilling, stoppling, recompression, in line inspection, preparing for jobs. write-ups, training courses, progress reports. helping out in the depot with what different departments are doing. lots of driving, staying overnight.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
when the apprenticeship takes a backseat, the job is great
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
3/5
lots of skills with tools, machinery, hands, van driving.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
1/5
Absolutely abysmal. no communication from the people working for grid running the programme. none whatsoever. nothing to us, nothing to mentors, nothing to depots. its been 18 months on this programme and i still dont know what they actually do. reviews that we have with them have nothing to with the job AT ALL, and are only about progressive, political stuff, radicalisation, inclusion and diversity , bullying and harassment. Zero mention of gas or site work
How much support do you receive from your employer?
2/5
Loads from the depot. central training department couldnt care less. they ask you if theres any problems, you say yes, they tell you to sort it without helping, they move on. Again, the depot/ line manager support is great.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
genuinely dont know. i dont go to college for my programme
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
the course is only frustration, its awful, but i need the qualification to tick a box so i can do the job that is great. the job and the programme are VERY seperate
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
no
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend National Grid to a friend?
Yes
Why?
the job, the money, the longevity. not the course. definitely not the course.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to National Grid?
avoid the current training programme
