Engineer Review

by BT

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9/10

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

Working in the copper network for telecoms company Openreach. Providing, fault finding, restoring service to end users in regard to telephone and broadband services.

9/10

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

Learned lots of new skills, have learned telecoms engineering from scratch. Climbing Poles, Working in confined spaces, Working and developing communication skills with the public.

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I have come to really enjoy and look forward to the job and what the job brings. The NVQ was structured well, categorised well.

9/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Programme was well structured. However got off to a slow start due to staff change and new allocation of my assessor. My new assessor was very good and approachable and always got back to me.

9/10

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

Lots of support once my new assessor was allocated to me.

9/10

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

Lots of support, happy.

9/10

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

Lots of transferable skills have been gained and the training really helped set me up in the real world examples.

9/10

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.)

Yes theres some sports teams, like a rugby group, and some fund raising events etc.

9/10

9a. Would you recommend BT to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

New skills, company pay to be skilled up, lots of perks, great salary, vehicle and tools and clothing provided, lots of help and support from management.

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

Be yourself, be totally honest, you will have to be ok with heights, dogs, pets, confined spaces, spiders!