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Engineers Careers Pathway update

FND Repayment & FTTP Build changes to the pathway

Date: 1st November 2021

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Repayments career pathwayUpdate 1st November 2021

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FND Repayments Engineer Pathway – key steps to progress

Gate 1

Gate 2

Gate 3

Pre-requisites

Repayments Overview appreciation WBT• Individual has completed Web Based training package to increase their knowledge on

repayments role and activities

Sign-off of buddying activities• Individual to work through the steps in the checklist and sign themselves off / self certify

as completed• Individual to consolidate the evidence of buddying on repayments activities and review

with their manager to confirm the individual believes that they are competent to carry out repayments, to trigger Gate 3

• Backdated pay uplift if completion of the activities trigger pay progression in line with the existing agreed approach i.e. it is triggered by the date the WBT is completed

Pathways Data (NASA)

Data

L&D Data (Learning Home)

Buddying Data (Checklist on

Skills Passport)

Monthly Review

Existing skills, knowledge & experience• Individual accredited with the pre-requisite skills and knowledge, N23, N26 Fibre or F20

Copper or has the relevant experience to work on repayments

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Repayments - skills progression

Engineer responsibilitiesPre buddying

• Discuss their aim to develop their repayments skills with their manager• Complete the Web Based Training (WBT) ‘Repayments appreciation’ in the week before buddying on repayments commences• Work through the buddying checklist activities with support from the buddy

During buddying• Engineer is supported through the activities by their buddy, will be further supported by their manager and can ask for access to the WBT and to

complete the buddying checklist more than once, to assist them with their upskillingPost buddying

• Consolidate the evidence of completion of the buddying activities in the checklist • Self-certify as competent to carry out repayments work• Review the evidence of buddying on repayments activities with their manager, i.e. the completed buddying checklist and self certification

Buddy responsibilities• Observe, coach and guide engineer through the completion of their buddying checklist

Manager responsibilitiesPre buddying

• Ensure that there is demand in the patch on repayments • Assign WBT learning to engineer for completion a week before the engineer commences buddying• Allocate the engineer a buddy for the next repayment scheme of work in their patch

During buddying• Continues to check in with the engineer and provides additional support if needed

Post buddying• Review that buddying activities are completed • Sign off the buddying checklist so that the person has the skill recorded on their L&D record• Authorise pay progression when they have evidence that the repayments career pathway skill requirement has been met through completion of the

buddying checklist and self-certification• Check in with engineer to ensure they are confident in picking up the next scheme

Roles and responsibilities on self certifying and signing off skills

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FTTP Build changes to FND career pathwaysUpdate 1st November 2021

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FTTP Build - New skills for Jointers, not previously in the pathway

E2E FTTP–Provisioning /

proving

Light Cabling

Exchange work (Passive /Active)

Through completion of the Exchange work courses - ORFRM001 / ORNGA112 can execute work in the exchange for our FTTP Build programme; ODF, running cables, terminating in the cable chamber (CCJ) and the ability to build ODFs as per planned job pack. To include OCR/OFR as part of legacy exchange work.

Through completion of the light cabling course – ORCBL001 able to both joint and complete all light cabling activities.

Through completion of buddying checklist can execute work in both building the FTTP network and proving service E2E. This will include fibre testing and proving / rectifying basic provision issues, providing alternative solutions where necessary but passing to specialist engineer when goes above basic provision issues. Exchange to customer, includes multiple products – L2C/FOD/LFFN

C

D

C

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Trainee EngineerAdvanced Engineer

Senior Engineer

Specialist Engineer

Simple Products

Single Product

End to End Ethernet

Fibre Newsites inc Fibre Cities build

Fibre Repair

Incremental build (Copper Ties)

Copper Newsites

Repayments Fibre Complex Alterations

Multi Product

Repayments Copper Complex Alterations

C

C

C

C

C = ComplexD = DualS = Simple

# 2 Complex and 1 Simple or 1 Complex + 1 Dual + 1 Simple

FND Engineering Career Pathway – Jointing - with additional FTTP Build skills

Exchange work (Passive /Active)

E2E FTTP–Provisioning / proving

Light Cabling

C

D

C

New Skills

S

S

S

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FND Advanced Engineer – Training Matrix - Jointing

Engineering function

Product - skill in pathway CP Level Skill description Training Courses

Jointing E2E - Ethernet CKnowledge to install the NTE/NTU for EAD Plug & Play circuits at the

same time as the fibre is provided.ORESV001

JointingRepayments Copper/Fibre

complex AlterationsC Repayments

NEW - ORLDR0346 (WBT) / Buddying

Jointing Exchange work – Passive / Active CFrames Fibre Optical Distribution Frame (ODF)

Frames Fibre Optical Consolidation Rack (OCR) and Optical Flexibility Rack (OFR)

ORFRM001ORNGA112

Jointing E2E FTTP Provisioning / proving CProvisioning and proving multi product – L2C/T2R/FOD/LFFN – full

E2E – exchange build to provide.Buddying checklist /

self certification

Jointing FTTP repair C Use of a OTDR to identify and remedy faults in the fibre network OROTDR05

Cabling Light Cabling D Cabling Underground Foundation ORCBL001

Additional skills to add to the pathway highlighted in Green

# 2 Complex and 1 Simple or 1 Complex, 1 Dual and 1 Simple

C = Complex / D = Dual

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FTTP Build - New skills for Cablers, not previously in the pathway

Soft Dig

Heavy Cabling

To enable people who have previously been trained on using the Compact Cabling Vehicle to safely use the Medium Cabling Vehicle and its associated equipment to carry out heavy cabling tasks. Heavy upskill - ACLT to ACHT, Conversion to Seven Tonne Cabling Vehicle (SCV)

The use of a hand held shovel to remove soft ground. Be proficient in the use of track and locate, obtain the necessary permissions, be trained in soft dig and execute the task in a safe fashion. This gained after completing an externally delivered course that covers excavation and full reinstatement in the highway.

C

C

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Trainee EngineerAdvanced Engineer

Senior Engineer

Specialist Engineer

Single skilledSingle skilled

Basic Fibre or Copper Jointing

Fibre Cabling

Overblow Techniques

Centre Blowing and subsequent blowing of

COF

Copper Cabling

Civils Avoidance - Desilt

Multi skilled

C

C

C

D

# 3 Complex and 1 Simple or 2 Complex, 1 Dual & 1 Simple

FND Engineering Career Pathway – Cabling (Hybrid Route) – with additional FTTP Build skills

Soft Dig

C

C

Heavy Cabling C

C = ComplexD = DualS = Simple

New Skills

S

S

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FND Advanced Engineer Proposal – Training Matrix - Cabling

Engineering function

Product - skill in pathway CP Level Skill description Training Courses

Cabling Overblow Techniques C Centre blowing, tandem blow and overblow ORCBL014

Cabling Civils avoidance CTo be commercially and technically competent in the use of civil

avoidance techniques; duct camera, desilter and the latest innovations.

Desilter Course (externally delivered)

orORREN501

Cabling Fibre jointing D Jointing Fibre for FTTP Foundation - FTTPC OROFN001

Cabling Soft Dig CNRSWA Excavation and Reinstatement for Operatives (Certificates LA,

01, 02, 03, 04 and 05)ORDIG123

Cabling Heavy Cabling CHeavy upskill - ACLT to ACHT, Conversion to Seven Tonne Cabling

Vehicle (MCV)

ORCBL002 (MCV/OCV)

ORCBL003 (SCV)

Additional skills to add to the pathway highlighted in green

C = Complex / D = Dual

# 3 Complex and 1 Simple or 2 Complex, 1 Dual & 1 Simple

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Trainee EngineerAdvanced Engineer

Senior Engineer

Specialist Engineer

Single skilledSingle skilled

Basic Fibre Jointing

Pole erection

OH Copper Cabling

Civils excavation (Pole to JB)

OH Fibre Cabling

Aerial Cabling Skill

Multi skilled

C

D

# 4 simple products and either 1 Complex and 1 Dual or 2 Dual skill

Platform Skill

Basic Copper Jointing D

Engineering Career Pathway – Overhead (Hybrid Route) – no change

Engineering functionSimple/complex/

dualProduct - skill in

pathwaySkill description

Primary skills

OH & Poling SIncremental Build

(Copper Ties)Overhead Poling

ManualT157319

OH & Poling SOverhead Copper

CablingOverhead

DropwiringORDWM001

OH & Poling S Overhead Fibre CablingOverhead

Dropwiring FibreORFDC001

OH & Poling S Aerial Cabling skillsOverhead

Dropwiring Aerial Cable

T157396

OH & Poling S Platform SkillsPermit to Use MEWP Static

ORMWP005

OH & Poling D Basic Copper jointingCopper Jointing for

D Side2ORWUG100

OH & Poling D Basic Fibre JointingFibre Jointing

Splicing1OROFN001

OH & Poling CCivils Excavations (Pole

to JB)Excavation

T157319 & ORWUG100

C = ComplexD = DualS = Simple

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