Advanced apprentice in network engineering Review

My job titles is an advanced apprentice. My daily tasks at the moment can vary depending on what team I'm on but currently I am working on the WBC team doing pre integration work. I have to interact with various other people in the WBC team every day In order to complete my work correctly.

I have become much more technical working with various different computer programs. Also my knowledge of telecommunications and networks has increased a lot due to training on and off site and also training on the job.

I really enjoy the apprentice programme that I am on. in fact I have regularly recommended it to friends and family because of how much I do enjoy it. I would say the most enjoyable part is learning new pieces of work and knowing that you can work independently on that particular project.

I feel like I am a valued member within BT, my manager regularly has meetings with me to ask about my progression and to see if there is anything I need. Also I have been given many responsibility's in various different projects since I have been at BT.

in the first year it had little to no structure but since we have had a new manager who was an apprentice himself it has become a lot more well organised. this includes apprentice's rotating every 6 months to allow them to see various different teams and projects.

we have regular 12 week reviews to see how we are performing in out job role, NVQ work and how offsite training was going. this is useful because your assessor can help you with any NVQ you may be stuck on and also advise you on anything to do with work.

well if you say my employer is my manager then a lot of support because he regularly has meetings with me. Also my assessor with have meetings with me every 12 weeks and regular email conversations.

I feel the salary for a young apprentice is adequate but that is only because as a 19 year old I have very little financial commitment. I think once we assimilate onto a c3 wage this is when ill be in a position to have a house of my own and judge the salary better then.

yes we regularly get emails inviting us down to see various different BT sites. we also get the opportunity to go out on team building days that have been organised by our line manager.

Yes

I feel it is a great place to work with loads of different things for an employee to learn. I would definitely recommend BT.

be confident, do research about the company before hand so you have a good knowledge on what BT are involved in and if you get the opportunity before the interview to come in and sit with members of staff to see what they do, definitely take it.