BT Power Technician Apprenticeship
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With BT you can earn AND learn on the job with this technical apprenticeship. See how to become an apprentice power technician with BT.
What you’ll be doing as part of this BT apprenticeship
Do you enjoy being busy, have the energy and flexibility to deal with a wide variety of different circumstances? If the answer is yes, then you might just be one of our future Apprentice Power Technicians.
Apprentice Power Technicians are part of our amazing Engineering Services team. They’re the ones that maintain power to our critical equipment within our telephone exchanges and radio sites across the UK, as well as our data centres – basically the ones that allow us to keep doing what we do best, providing telecoms services to the world. As an apprentice, you’ll learn maintain and resolve problems with all the power based kit we need to keep these going.
Throughout your apprenticeship, you’ll gain lots of invaluable experience. From day one you’ll join a team of experienced engineers who will support and teach you the skills you need to support our internal power network. We’ll teach you the ins and outs of the systems that run our large network, and how to operate them safely and effectively, as well as basic engineering concepts and principles. But you’ll also learn how to work efficiently on your own, or as part of a team. You’ll learn how to prioritise issues and make sure you’re solving any critical issues first. And when you complete your apprenticeship, you’ll know how to be an amazing engineer!
This job is available in the Technology part of our business.
How does studying for this BT apprenticeship work?
As an Apprentice Power Technician, you’ll study for a Level 3 apprenticeship. Depending on where you’re based will affect the exact apprenticeship you’ll study for will vary:
- In England, you’ll follow Maintenance & Operations Engineering Technician Level 3.
- In Scotland and Wales, you’ll follow Engineering Manufacture Framework Level 3.
- Your apprenticeship scheme will last for three years.
- You’ll spend a minimum of 20% of your time learning and studying.
