Fibre Jointer Review
at BT Group
Level 2 Apprenticeship
Engineering
Manchester
Review Submitted: February 2023
Overall Rating
4.6 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4.5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.2/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
Jointing Fiberoptic cables to provide faster internet. Generally involves installing telecommunications equipment, splicing Fibers in nodes, installing cbts which feed customer houses (although not connecting directly to the house another team does that), testing the site to ensure everything works and checking the site for auditing. Occasionally we go out fault finding when a site doesn’t work
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
I very much enjoy the program, it’s been great fun and I love that the learning approach has been very hands on. I did the first 9 weeks or so training in a good environment to learn in (not in the real network) but after that all my learning has come from physically doing the job.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
I’ve learnt plenty of skills, mostly the trade of telecommunications and fiber jointing specifically. But also many other transferable skills such as using power tools and driving a heavy vehicle. I also hold my rust card so am allowed on construction sites and have completed training in NRSWA so can set up a full temporary traffic lights system.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
The apprenticeship is very well organised. At any point I have always known what I should be doing to progress and who I should be speaking to if I needed help. The only thing is that this person changed many times throughout the apprenticeship so I couldn’t build a good rapport with my helper.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
All the support I need. I haven’t had a question unanswered and the tasks I needed to have been doing to complete my portfolio of evidence have been very clear to me from the start. Although I haven’t felt like I needed to ask for too much support so I can’t speak for people who maybe needed more
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
I have had 10 workshop days in which my assessor has been filling us in on what we need to be doing to pass the apprenticeship with a distinction grade. They were very helpful and were always available, even outside of these workshop days if I ever needed any assistance
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
Everything covered in the qualification is relevant to my job, so everything I have had to learn to complete my job corresponds to a question or task that I would have to do to pass the end point assessment. It has been very obvious what I needed to learn to succeed.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
I have not had the chance yet for any extra curricular activities through work, although I know there are a lot in place. There is a staff party every year, although i couldn’t make it this year I felt welcome even as a newcomer. I usually just work as much overtime as I can so don’t have time for workplace extra curriculum
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BT Group to a friend?
Yes
Why?
The apprenticeship has been great, I’ve learnt a lot and I really feel looked after. The pay is also good considering it is an apprenticeship, it has allowed me to be able to learn a new trade whilst being able to fund myself through the process, and not rely on loans.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BT Group?
Make sure you get stuck in as early as possible,m. The more you learn early on the faster you will progress through your apprenticeship and the higher potential you have for promotions when you push up to advanced engineer or even tj a senior position. Also everyone is willing to help if you need it, just ask.
