Trainee telecom engineer Review

by BT

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.2/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Fitting fibre cable from exchange to premises

    7/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Yes Fibre jointing

    7/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • Could be better, training is reliant on level of buddies who have just completed apprentice themselves

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

    • Poor Lack of information and timetable

    5/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Little

    6/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • At present none 6 months in 13 weeks initially training them left until class room

    6/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • For new to work yes Old retrain or return to work Only paper

    7/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • Self organised

    6/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend BT to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Out in the open My experience is down to ageism and attitude to a older person coming into this job

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

    • Do it before you reach 45+

Details

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Engineering

South East

March 2019

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