From Military to Apprentice to Qualified Technical Engineer with British Gas
Dan's story
He saw the British Gas apprentice position advertised and although the starting salary meant quite a drop in earnings, he felt that it would be an excellent opportunity to develop his skills and build a great future with a great company.
Dan notes similarities between British Gas and the Army, in terms of the company’s professionalism; on his first day of training he was especially impressed by the facilities in the training academy.
Dan enjoys many aspects of his role, including working with and learning from other qualified engineers and meeting British Gas customers. Dan has also enjoyed learning new skills every day and the camaraderie with colleagues. Now that he is fully qualified he visits customers in his van, representing British Gas, and enjoys being responsible for his own planning and time management along with building important customer relationships.
Dan was asked how different this role was to the one he had in the services: “It’s a strange thing to say but the roles are similar, but different. The Army was obviously a lot more physically challenging with lots of cross county runs and strict fitness regimes but the training aspects are very similar. They both include well structured training plans, and require use of your own initiative along with being a good team player in order to do the role well.”
Dan is a valued member of the team and one of many ex services personnel that have joined British Gas in a various roles.