“BT is going through a period of exciting and far reaching
change. The apprentices get three years of work experience
together with a Foundation Degree. In return BT gets talented
people who bring fresh ideas and new ways of thinking.”
Dave Walsh, Head of BT Apprenticeships, BT
Apprenticeships For many employers, Apprenticeships offer a cost
We have continued to develop and promote
effective solution to recruitment and development.
Apprenticeships across the sector, with increasing
e-skills UK works closely with employers of all
uptake over the last five years. The offer of a
sizes – from SMEs to large companies such as
work-based structured development programme
BT, Orange, O2, Fujitsu and EDS – to design
has proved very appealing to learners, and our
and support implementation of Apprenticeship
sector has one of the best completion rates of all
frameworks. Together, we make sure the
Apprenticeships, with 74% of starters continuing to
programmes continue to meet the changing
the end of their programme.
needs of both employers and individuals.
The Higher Apprenticeships programme provides
e-skills UK is proud to support Awards which
additional choice for people interested in a career in
recognise outstanding achievements of Apprentices.
IT, enabling the Apprentice to achieve a Foundation
Our sector is well represented, for example, with BT
Degree while working in an IT job role.
winning both the ‘ICT Advanced Apprentice of the
Year’ and the ‘National Apprenticeship Employer of
the Year’ awards in 2007.
MMore information is available at www.e-skills.com/
aapprenticeships
Michelle Grandon
BT Openr
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Michelle started work with BT Openr
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She is now a fully trained telecoms engineer
wwe wouldn’t have met through our traditional
installing and r
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networks. She is also qualified to support and
assess other Appr
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In 2007, Michelle won the ICT Sector Advanced
Appr
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Engineering Appr
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Michelle said: “My Appr
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to develop not just technical skills, but essential
life skills which, I hope, make me a r
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my employer
."
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