Recruitment

The demand for skilled workers continues to grow as altnets scale up their operations, but the limited labour market means attracting and retaining talent has become an industry wide issue.  

County Broadband will create 100 new jobs by the end of the year as it extends its network to 500,000 rural premises.

O’Connor Utilities (OCU) is opening its first training facility in Sheffield with the help of Cityfibre to skill up those looking to begin a career in digital infrastructure construction in South Yorkshire.

Trooli has moved into a new office in Kings Hill in Kent in preparation of an expected 40% rise in headcount by the end of the year.

Giganet is working with Fareham College to train, upskill and develop the next generation of Fibre Technology Installation Engineers. 

With plans to create over 200 jobs in the regions they operate, Giganet has opened its full fibre Training Centre in Whiteley.

Quickline Communications has doubled its headcount in the last six months and has hired its 100th employee.

Fibrus has pledged that 50% of its new recruits will be women by 2028.

Openreach will create and fill over 4,000 jobs during 2022 including 3,000 apprenticeships. This represents the company’s largest ever recruitment drive.

Telent is looking for 40 new apprentices and an additional 38 people join its latest graduate programme.