Just had the same email on Friday!
I’m absolutely over the moon, just waiting for the phonecall with my start date!
Hopefully won’t be too long a stretch - can’t wait to get away from my current job!

Anyone else on here from Yorkshire?

Hi , I got the same email, but still haven't had a phone call or another email telling me when I start ? Have you had the phone call asking if you were interested in working nights ? It's been over a month since I heard I'd passed the assessment center , but still waiting !!

Hello.
I applied at the beginning of March and passed the assessment centre mid May.
I am still waiting for a start date but haven't had an indication of when this might be.
I am aching to start.
I am in the East of England. I would think there would be quite a need for trainees in my area due to all the residential building going on.

Where in the East are you? I’m Cambridgeshire/Suffolk border, video interviewed early February and still waiting to hear if I’m invited to assessment. I spoke to them a couple of weeks back and it’s still in a queue to be marked apparently....

Hiya.
Thanks for the reply.
I am from Colchester. Attended the assessment in Bedford.
Took several weeks between doing the online video interview and getting invited to the assessment.
I have been told I have passed the assessment but a bit disheartening not to have more information or timescale.

Thanks for the reply , I've been waiting since the end of April so a month now and no more contact to say when I start !! Just hope I've got a job at the end of it , as like you , I'm Keen to get going .

Feels like torture.
Would be nice to have some timescale so I can plan around it.
For example, I haven't had a family holiday this year yet and can't take any time off in the first 12 weeks of Openreach training. Not having a start date means I am a bit in a limbo, as I don't want to miss a start date when eventually offered.
Would be helpful for a lot of people here to know how long people have had to wait for a start date to get an idea as well as which area they are in as it seems to vary.

Applied back end of 2018
Assessment 20th March 2019
Email confirming pass on 22nd March
Provisional offer email 26th March & advising start date of October 14th...
Contract to be sent out 6 weeks prior to start date.

Also follow up email mid may to confirm provisional offer still valid subject to contract etc...

Edited by choppersrock (Wed 29-May-19 20:12:03)

Wow Choppersrock. Offer in March for October start?
Really hope I can start sooner.
Which area are you from?

Yeap a long wait... I was told the first available training course was October yet I see others with early start dates after recent assessment passes etc. I did ask about that but was advised this was not able to be changed etc due to business requirements blah blah lol..

I am southwest, Somerset area..