Telecoms Technician Apprentice Review
at Network Rail
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
London
Review Submitted: April 2025
Overall Rating
4.1 /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!
4.5/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
3.6/5
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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
The role involves coming into the depot and working on any flagged faults trackside and maintaining various machines and systems. Overall, it consists of lots of learning, practical and theoretical—some in-person and some online—and learning many new skills every day. The day-to-day work is quite relaxed, but as long as you want to learn new things, there's always work to be done!
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
I enjoy it very much, because of the line of work; the environment;the people; and the countless benefits we get.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
At the minite ive mostly developed existing skills, due to my backrunf in engineering - but I'm sure I will develop many new skills as the apprenticeship progresses.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
It's organised very well; you get informed for courses and such very early on and have time to adjust / prepare if needed.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
Tons of support about everything all the time
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
Same here, tons of support and opportunities to get it right!
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
The things we learn are relevant to our line of work, so the training definitely helps me perform better at the workplace
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 at the minute
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Network Rail to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Its an amazing company to work for - one for life, and it takes care of its employees
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Network Rail?
Be keen to learn and show it
