Vocational Trainee Review
by National Grid
Rating
5/5
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at National Grid
- 7. Would you recommend National Grid to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to National Grid
Overview
With the engineering design team at NGED Cardiff. This involves the designing of substations with voltages ranging between 132kV and 11kV in South Wales. Work includes designing the schematics for the wiring diagrams and switchroom layout.
Skills
I now have a greater understanding of electrical protection.
5/5
5/5
5/5
5/5
Responsibilities
I was assigned an existing job and conducted it under the supervision of an experienced member of the team.
5/5
Support & Guidance
Plenty.
5/5
5/5
Culture
Very warm and welcoming.
5/5
5/5
5/5
5/5
Your Impressions
I learnt as much as I could and have met great people. I have really enjoyed my placement at NGED.
5/5
5/5
5/5
Yes
Go for it.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Wales
August 2024
