Trainee engineer fibre network and delivery Review

by BT

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • My role is a trainee engineer on the fibre and network delivery side of the business. Day to day life involves different types of fibre work including splicing cabling and exchange work

    10/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Yes I've learnt how to splice fibres but still need a lot more training

    8/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • Learning new things when I have work to do

    10/10
  • 4. How valued do you feel by BT?

    • Sometimes I feel valued when i complete jobs but other times I don't feel valued and think sometimes we are forgot about

    6/10
  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Not very organised as I joined on the retro build programme which was a new thing when I joined and unfortunately it failed and after this there has not been much work to participate in so my learning has suffered by this

    5/10
  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

    • Although the training hasn't been perfect my training provider offers 100% support throughout

    10/10
  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • 100%

    10/10
  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

    • Been on the traineeship it is a good wage and I can manage my costs with it so yes it's good

    10/10
  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

    • Not sure

    10/10
  • 9. Would you recommend BT to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Because it is the best firm I've worked for and looks after its employees

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BT?

    • Come into the business open minded but definitely apply as it is a good job when everything goes right

Details

School Leaver Programme

Information Technology

Yorkshire & The Humber

May 2018

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