When you receive the offer e mail what does it say you need to do next?

Hoss

yes it says:

Please let us know if you are still interested in a career with Openreach by replying to this e-mail by Monday 6th March and we will be in touch with you to tell you more about the offer and to sort out suitable training dates for you.

Replied yes, now hoping for a call asap with a start date

keeping fingers for you

Cheers!bit of a long week end but still keeping positive.congrats to you and other guys

On the back of the email, it would be nice to know more about the qualification you receive after the year. Does any of you guys know more about this or queried this before I do? It's not going to change my mind but just a nice to know

All I know is if we don't pass we don't get kept on as a fully fledged open reach engineer so gotta pass lol!
I'm thinking it must be an NVQ or something? Should find out when the training team ring

If you take a look at the BT apprenticeship website (eg this page for Openreach engineers, or this page for Wholesale work), you can see that they have 3 different programmes: Advanced, Higher and Degree.

These have entry criteria as:

For our advanced programme you will need to have achieved or are predicted 4 GCSEs at grade C or above including English Language and Maths.

For our higher programme you will need to achieve (or have achieved) 2 A-Level qualifications with a minimum of CC grade by September 2017 (or equivalent qualifications). In addition you will need to have a minimum of 4 GCSE's at grade C or above including English Language and Maths.

For our full degree programme you will need to achieve (or have achieved) 3 A-Level qualifications with a minimum of BCC grade by September 2017 (or equivalent qualifications). In addition you will need to have a minimum of 4 GCSE's at grade C or above including English Language and Maths.

The "What is an apprenticeship" page then tells you:

ADVANCED

You'll work towards a Level 2 or 3 NVQ through work-based learning whilst also achieving functional skills, which are supported by a knowledge based qualification such as a BTEC.

HIGHER

You'll work towards Level 4 through work-based learning which is consolidated by the achievement of a foundation degree.

FULL DEGREE

You'll work towards our work-based learning degree qualification.

It looks like BT have set up a very structured apprenticeship scheme ... and it wouldn't surprise me if you slotted into that structure in some way.

if thats the case that would soo much be a waste of my last 8 years in uni

In reply to a post by mckeo5514:

if thats the case that would soo much be a waste of my last 8 years in uni

You've got a BEng in Telecoms?

Why aren't you applying for one of these?
http://www.btgraduates.com/our-programmes/uk-graduat...

Otherwise, there's no problem starting "on the factory floor". I assume your education will alter your future trajectory through Openreach.

Im soon to have an MPhil too. Ive applied for loads of different positions but to no avail. Its my complete lack of UCAS points that stop my applications for graduate stuff as i had to do a uncertifiepd foundation year.

Gutting. But a couple of years in, and it probably won't matter any more.