Data Assistant Review
at Network Rail
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Data Analysis
Milton Keynes
Review Submitted: April 2024
Overall Rating
3.1 /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!
3.5/5
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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
Website maintenance, customer engagement, report building, actioning customer requests
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
I find studying difficult to enjoy so a 6 is a good score
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Yes
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
2/5
Not great, assignments dumped in a website with too much work in the and deadlines given fairly arbitrarily. Coaches are sometimes somewhat difficult to get hold of.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
Manager was excellent in supporting me and giving me all i needed to acheive my programme
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
Regular workshops once every 6 weeks or so which was helpful and regular calls with skills coach. A little more openness to interactions and clarity with some of the course structure and also perhaps helpful documentation required.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
2/5
Currently I have picked up technical skills that are somewhat helpful but I will mainly be using my qualification to become a Data Analyst so the skills will be more impactful later on.
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 really, and disappointingly low amount given the size of the company
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Network Rail to a friend?
Yes
Why?
A lot of great perks and people and the culture is great. A strong emphasis on staff wellbeing.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Network Rail?
It's a comfortable place to work with a lot of opportunities
