Network Rail Apprenticeship

What depots have you all got I’m at Carlisle

Reply 61

I'm at London Euston, wanted to do signalling but track is still cool.

Reply 62

I’m at gravesend. Wanted signalling too but got track

Reply 63

Jack2000a

Yeah I think most of the apprenticeships must be track based on what they said at my assessment day. Buzzing to get started, did NR say anything about an open day at your interviews?

Reply 64

Original post by Jack2000a

Yeah I think most of the apprenticeships must be track based on what they said at my assessment day. Buzzing to get started, did NR say anything about an open day at your interviews?

I don't think so, it would have been cool for everyone to meet before. We arrive on the 29th, but I think we'll have an induction and they'll take time to show us around and probably ease us into the routine.

Reply 65

Original post by Jack2000a

Yeah I think most of the apprenticeships must be track based on what they said at my assessment day. Buzzing to get started, did NR say anything about an open day at your interviews?

No they didn’t. Did they say something at yours?

Reply 66

Original post by Student47392

They did at mine they said we will have the opportunity to look around before we start and come with our parents and have the opportunity to meet the other apprentices ahead of time but I haven’t heard of it being mentioned to anyone else so I’m not sure if it’s going to happen it would be nice if it did though

Yeah, it'll be really cool. Have you guys read your contract and chosen your pension scheme?

Reply 67

Yeah that would be nice if they did that

Reply 68

Original post by MereMortal

Yeah, it'll be really cool. Have you guys read your contract and chosen your pension scheme?

No I haven’t :/ I feel like it’s such a big decision I’m worried I’ll make the wrong one that won’t be good enough for me down the line. Have you

Reply 69

Original post by jadesxx

No I haven’t :/ I feel like it’s such a big decision I’m worried I’ll make the wrong one that won’t be good enough for me down the line. Have you

I've read everything except for the pension scheme. My uncle is an accountant, so I'm gonna have him go through it with me, but I'm pretty sure it's not a fixed thing, so if you wish to make amendments later down the line, you should be able to resubmit a form.

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Reply 70

Original post by MereMortal

I've read everything except for the pension scheme. My uncle is an accountant, so I'm gonna have him go through it with me, but I'm pretty sure it's not a fixed thing, so if you wish to make amendments later down the line, you should be able to resubmit a form.

Yeah I thought that would be the case. I’m gonna have a sit down after work tonight and have a little read through. Did everyone get the depot they wanted as well? I didn’t. Mine was changed as well. Lost out on the inner London allowance because of the change

Reply 71

Yeah, I'll be at Euston, that's a great location for me. That's a shame, but you can still get the outer London allowance, right?

Reply 72

Original post by MereMortal

Yeah, I'll be at Euston, that's a great location for me. That's a shame, but you can still get the outer London allowance, right?

I’d have preferred being central to in the sticks as they’ve put me. I still get outer London but I have to pay toll charge everyday as well now to get to work which is a pain but during the 3 years you switch depots a few times to get experience. I just hope they don’t push me out any further😂

Reply 73

I did mine on the computer then emailed it back, I was originally going to print and scan it back but my dad showed me how to do it

Reply 74

Original post by jadesxx

I’d have preferred being central to in the sticks as they’ve put me. I still get outer London but I have to pay toll charge everyday as well now to get to work which is a pain but during the 3 years you switch depots a few times to get experience. I just hope they don’t push me out any further😂

I knew we'd be moving about, but I forgot it'll be depots too, that's cool.

Reply 75

Student47392

Original post by jadesxx

I did mine on the computer then emailed it back, I was originally going to print and scan it back but my dad showed me how to do it

Okay thanks☺️ I’ll try that then and if not I’ll scan it

Reply 76

Original post by jadesxx

I did mine on the computer then emailed it back, I was originally going to print and scan it back but my dad showed me how to do it

I'm also doing this.

Reply 77

Original post by MereMortal

I knew we'd be moving about, but I forgot it'll be depots too, that's cool.

I think it’ll be good for us to get experience to see how different places do things and meeting new people. I don’t think it’s much, just 2 or 3 times throughout the apprenticeship

Reply 78

Student47392

Do you know if the movements to different depots is temporary and then you go back? Just I’m planning on renting a flat closer to my depot as I’m almost an hour away but I’m worried about moving about

Reply 79