Power Engineer Review

by BT

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.6/10

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

Maintaining the network Power distribution and cooling

10/10

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

Learnt new skills in both electrics and mechanics

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

A lot

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Fairly well, few issues here and there as to be expected in a large company

8/10

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

Great support network from my team college and manager, not the best support from my NVQ assessor as it seems they are overworked

7/10

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

Great support network from my team college and manager, not the best support from my NVQ assessor as it seems they are overworked

7/10

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

The training courses are mostly on the job based, the college qualification can go off track at times. Also the NVQ questioning is poor for what we do, very generic and not tailored to what you do, questions are repetitive and not thought through very well at all unfortunately n.

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.)

I don't personally get involved in anything

10/10

9a. Would you recommend BT to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Because it is a great company to work for, good pay good care for staff and good job security

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

Good luck you wont look back