b'SPECIAL FEATURECityFibre Engineer Training in the first half of 2022, this however increased exponentially to 800 additional heads, 400 crews. To achieve these numbers, our training department put together a recruitment and sideoftraining plan and provided a realistic monthly theBFT,target to achieve the requirement.ineffectelim-inatingthefrictionNuneaton Training Facilitythat would otherwise slow down and stop the fibre. When the BFT has filled with air the trigger is pulled and the blowing gun pushes the fibre down the BFT until it reaches the cabi-net where there will be a catcher at that end of Modulesthe tube to make sure there is enough length to coverroute around the cabinet. The spare fibre at the internal cablinghouse end is removed from the reel and dressed and setting up theneatly within the external termination box taking ONT (Optical Networkgreat care not to bend the fibre too much as thisThefollowingpointswereconsideredtoset Termination) in the customerswould cause damage and loss of signal. achievable goals and ensure trainees have the home. Customer service is a skill webest experience at the beginning of their journey aim to develop with our trainees, and wewith Kelly Group:bring that into every aspect of the training as we feel that the customer should be involved atHow many people would have to apply for the every step of the installation procedure.roles for the numbers to be achieved?Traineesgainthestreetworksqualification,How are we going to organise the internal and signinglightingandguardingbycompletingexternal recruitment teams?apracticalassessmentattheendoftheirWhat is the maximum number we can train in CityFibre training journey. the training centres, so the new starters receive the best training experience?Fibre Blowing - anHow can the new starters be supported when The Groups Trainingthey complete the two-week training program Integral Step ofand start their buddy and New to Field period?Strategy for the 2022Aftercarefulconsideration,theGroupseta CityFibre Installsgoal to achieve the requirement by August by CityFibre Ramp-Up recruiting and training 140 new starters every The engineers have to blow a fibre from themonth, 35 each week. This is a very aggressive customer property to the distribution cabinetAt the end of 2021 we had 200 engineers 100rampup,butwearecurrentlyoverachieving located in the street, potentially some distancecrews working on the CityFibre contract. Theagainst the requirement.away. They will measure that distance using aGroup is expecting to double this requirement measuring wheel to make sure they select theView Opportunities Herecorrect length of fibre to install. The fibre reels come in twenty-five-meter increments so they will need to select the correct reel with at least the correct length including some spare fibre.The fibre is blown down the existing purple blown fibre tubing (BFT) which is also coupled to an ex-tra length of BFT the engineers bury in the gar-den. They will use a blowing gun which is attached to a generator which produces a steady stream of air that flows through the blowing gun and down the BFT towards the distribution cabinet.Training engineers for CityFibre contracts in Kelly Groups Brimsdown facilityThe air prevents the fibre from catching on the The Networker Spring 2022 29.'