electronics engineer Review

by BT

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.5/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • fibre conectivity to cusotmer and internal equipment. Fault solving on switch and transmission equipment

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

    • Yes, I am now in a possition where I can work on various build and fault jobs without supervision, and I can solve harder faults with some guidence

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

    • I enjoy my job role and the tasks envolved

    8/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • the structure has been confusing, as our job roles seems to be changing, and since covid the training has been limited

    6/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • At the begining I recieved lots of support from my manager, however as I am more independent now, I dont require as much support

    8/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • whilst working with firebrand, my mentor was a good help and was always avaliable when needed

    8/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • The firbre brand training did not really help me with my job role, although some of the projects where to write up some of the jobs we did, which at the time helped me better understand my role

    5/10
  • 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 that I am aware of, but would like more of this. There are some volunteering opertunities

    3/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend BT to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • I like my job role. Although not everything has been smooth with my apprenticeship, I do belive I have a good future here

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

    • get involved, speak to people and build a network of connections

Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Milton Keynes

May 2023

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