Apprentice Network Engineer Review

at this moment in time i am only 5 months in, so it is still early days. However, the team has been friendly and welcoming as well as helpful in my learning. I am currently responsible for review of network syslogs and managing faults as they happen.

I came into this course only knowing basic IT skills nothing network based. thanks to the team and the role I am filling in as well as the learning provider, i now have a better understanding of how things work, and am looking forward to learning more skill. it is a bit stressful but that was expected.

like i said previously, the job and learning is stressful but they have not expected anything unreasonable from me. overall i would say that i am enjoying the learning experiance.

there is a clear progression within the college aspect, and the courses that you will be taking are discussed before starting. within the team, it all depends on what projects/faults are currently being dealt with. i spent the first month just studying with the college, which helped a lot, as the team were otherwise engaged with a project.

i have not had any issues that i cant approach someone with, either my team or a designated apprenticeship liaison

we only have 1 session a month which lasts a day and we only have 2 ongoing assignments at one time. we are able to message the lecturers, however due to them teaching at the college as well, they are not always available, but when they are, they are always helpful.

as I have said before, i am only 5 months in so I have not completed the course or received the Qualification.

They run charity events that you can take part in and take days off for. they also offer some extra meetings that you can attend if not too busy which go over opportunities and events within Vodafone.

Yes

good employer with great benefits. friendly teams and you are able to make lasting connections.

make sure that you are prepared to work and learn at the same time, and try and not get too stressed, there is plenty of support.