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Highway Maintenance Review

at Vinci

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Construction

Colchester

Review Submitted: April 2025

Overall Rating

2 /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!

1/5 - Overview of Role
1/5 - Skills Development
2.2/5 - 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
Litter picking a lot , I fill pot holes sometimes, digging up grass on hard standing while being very close to main road, taking vehicles to get them fixed, spraying down gritters, washing vans that already clean, cleaning signs, sitting in yard a lot
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
1/5
Don't enjoy it as It has not actually expanded my knowledge and experience as I haven't done stuff i will do in my epa so it will make it difficult

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
1/5
I learnt how to litter pick at work, i learnt setting up traffic management, i learnt health and safety importance, i learnt cat and jenny, did a air lock ticket course

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
1/5
College is organised fine but maybe we should be going college more if we are not doing what we need to learn at our work place to help us pass the course as at work we don't do it
How much support do you receive from your employer?
3/5
I feel like its good
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
They help if i needed to understand something more so i think its good.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
2/5
I dont really do the stuff at work that i learn at college so I cant really use much of what i learn.
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 but i dont care about that stuff

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Vinci to a friend?
Yes
Why?
vinci is fine as a whole considering it is biggest construction company in earth but just my work at the moment aint what i need it to be
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Vinci?
dont have any advice if im being honest just do you
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