Apprentice street lighting electrician Review
at Balfour Beatty
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Electrician
South Shields
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
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
3.4/5
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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
looking after street furniture on a daily basis, either by planned maintenance reactive maintenance or third party works.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I really enjoy my programme a lot and find it very interesting.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
I have learned a lot of skills. like stripping wires, trenching cable, also improved upon skills like time keeping and communicating.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
2/5
I think collage side and work side is very structured and I know the timeline of my course completion date and what targets I need to be hitting. maybe one point I would raise is the Brathay side clashes a lot with my college and can be frustrating. but saying that they are really helpful with changing dates if you explain.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
I get a lot of support from my employer, from structured meetings and praise
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
My college tutors are always willing to give advice and help whenever I ask.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
I am constantly learning new things about work through college. I think a sign of this is that my job is getting easier the longer I am in college.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
2/5
There are professional networking events I get invited too.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Balfour Beatty to a friend?
Yes
Why?
I think Balfour makes you feel apart of something big.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Balfour Beatty?
do a lot of research
