Maintenance Fitter Review
at SSE
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Portsmouth
Review Submitted: April 2025
Overall Rating
3.9 /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
3.2/5
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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
My role involves manipulating the electrical network and making it safe to work on, then taking apart mechanical switchgear to then repair or maintain the electrical equipment ensuring people maintain a consistent power supply
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
I enjoy it a lot
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Lots of electrical understanding as well as the hand skills required in this job role as well as other skills involved in maiing the network safe to work on such as High Voltage Switching and Issuing safety Documents
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
There are areas that could do with improvements and the submission of written work could be altered to help those with issues with writing etc for better forms of evidence submission such as videos or audio logs in interview formats.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
3/5
The team I directly work with have been great, the management can be really helpful, there could be more clarity from the assessment side of things.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
It is mainly support from my NLTM or the team I directly work with not the assessor
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
It improves my understanding a lot.
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 are lots advertised for the whole company and also some that we organise socially as a team.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend SSE to a friend?
Yes
Why?
The job is there for life and the progression is always available to those who want it. with lots of other benefits, such as share schemes and SSE Advantage discounts.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to SSE?
Ensure you focus on learning as much as you can and there is no shame in asking questions as no one will know everything and no point pretending to as everyone is always learning.
