Charlie Cassie highlights the latest recruitment trends that fibre network providers, owners and operators need to think about if they are looking to hire great telecoms talent
L-R – Alexander Fitzgerald, CEO, Cuckoo; Jarlath Finnegan, CEO, Giganet; Tommy Toner, Co-Founder, VP Product and Brand; Dan McClure, Co-Founder, VP Technology
The move is part of the providers’ missions to deliver faster, future-proof broadband across the UK.
The alternative-network (altnet) provider is offering more than 30 jobs across the east of England.
While supply chain issues have dominated the mainstream news over the past few years, the shortage of skilled staff throughout the supply chain continues to present challenges to the telecoms industry.
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New UK ISP and network builder, Upp has invested in a software solution to help tackle the shortage of fibre network designers in the UK.
Fareham College in the UK has partnered with ISP, Giganet to train, upskill and develop the next generation of fibre installation engineers.
This webinar focuses on how the telecoms sector is addressing the skills issue, looking at the accredited training available and how apprenticeship schemes are valuable to operators, installers and ISPs.
UK ISP, Giganet has opened a full fibre training centre in Whiteley, Hampshire.
While chip shortages and supply chain issues have been big news over the past two years, one of the other major challenges affecting telecoms is the shortage of skilled staff throughout the supply chain.
In its recent report, Future of Work: The Global Talent Crunch, consulting firm Korn Ferry forecasts that by 2030 the deficit of skilled workers in the global technology, media, and telecommunications sector will reach 4.3 million workers.
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