Virgin Media O2 is to create more than 200 new apprenticeship roles across the UK.
The roles will support Virgin Media O2 as it continues to deploy gigabit broadband and 5G mobile services. There are currently 100 apprenticeship roles available in engineering, including in-home installations, alongside digital marketing and project management.
The apprenticeship roles are based nationwide and are offered on a permanent contract with a minimum starting salary of £19,000 – well above the UK’s average for an apprenticeship scheme.
Philipp Wohland, Chief People and Transformation Officer, Virgin Media O2, said: “We’re building a future-proof workforce which has the skills we need to upgrade the UK with the first-class connectivity the country needs now and for the future.
“Our apprenticeships offer fantastic on-the-job training where people can earn while they learn on a permanent contract, and they are supported every step of the way.”
Virgin Media O2 committed to creating 1,000 apprenticeship roles when it became a single company last summer.
In addition to the apprenticeship roles, Virgin Media O2 is also hiring around 280 roles nationwide.