Trainee Engineer Review

by BT

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

10/10

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

My role is a Telecomms Engineer for Openreach. My day to day involves jointing and splicing fibre cables up ready to be commissioned for customers to order.

10/10

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

Yes I am now fully trained to cable and joint up Fibre cable ready to be commissioned for customer order.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

Very enjoyable and received valuable skills

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Programme was ran really well especially considering I did it in a global pandemic.

10/10

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

We get allocated time off everytime we need to attend an apprenticeship workshop or training course.

10/10

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

The training providers are great and assist you in anything you may need along the way in completing your apprenticeship

10/10

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

I don't think it helps me perform better necessarily. It helped me get the role but we learn a lot more skills once we are boots on the ground and getting involved in the work.

10/10

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.)

There may be but I have never looked for any

10/10

9a. Would you recommend BT to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Great place to work with various career progression opportunities should you want them

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

Don't hesitate, apply and be yourself and don't be nervous when invited to interviews