Power Academy Student Review

Item: Power Academy Student at National Grid
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at National Grid

Internship (1 Month+)

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Warwick

Review Submitted: November 2022

Overall Rating

5 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

After being introduced to the project, performed voltage compliance studies using DIgSILENTPower Factory software, discussed findings with other engineers within the team and and presented them in form of a report. Attended large team meetings and site visits.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

During the placement I was given a lot of responsibility as the results of my studies were used to determine some of the future investments of NG. Although, I had constant support by other engineers in my team when needed.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Consolidated general electrical engineering knowledge, and learned about processes and different approaches used by current engineers in the field to solve problems.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

During my placement there was a lot of support available from my team manager as well as all the members of my team, always available to answer any of my questions.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

National Grid is a very inclusive company, with a number of different events being organised. Everyone in the company was keen to help me gain further knowledge about the business

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

5/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

The placement was very enjoyable as it allowed exposure to different sides of the company and personally rewarding given the impact that my work had on the business.