Chief engineer fibre jointer 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:

Fibre jointer, building and maintaining the fibre infrastructure in the telecommunications network.

10/10

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

Many - I’ve been placed on a career pathway to learn multiple new skills and advance knowledge as best as possible

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

My experience of the programme has been fantastic. My assessor was informative, and very reliable and helpful through the whole process which has landed me with a distinction.

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Very well - the whole apprenticeship team do a fantastic job.

10/10

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

Loads of support is available. I was given extra study days to catch up when needed and to revise before exams.

10/10

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

Again - so much support is available. Management are flexible and do as much as possible to help you through your end point assessments.

10/10

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

It helped massively in understanding more angles of the industry I work in.

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.)

Not really.

10/10

9a. Would you recommend BT to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

I’ve had so much support, and so many opportunities thrown my way and it’s such a fair working environment. The apprenticeship has been fantastic and I’ve achieved an amazing grade while working and learning so many new skills.

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

Do it - learn everything you can and don’t be afraid to get stuck in!