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Who are we?
Broadband careers is an independent privately owned training company est. in 2001 with an innovative approach to the learning market that allows us to deliver top quality training courses at very affordable prices, making learning accessible to almost everyone.
Broadbandcareers is owned by its principle trainer Kevin Ward.
Kevin has over 20 years training experience with training qualifications in training and continuing education awarded by the University of Southampton and NUI Maynooth Ireland.
Kevin has many technical qualifications, which are too great to list. Kevin has qualifications as diverse as being a military qualified Telecommunications Engineer to city and guilds qualified Fibre splicer and wind turbine installation engineer. Including holding University qualifications in Management and supervision.
Kevin is registered on the FAS National Register of Trainers Provider Number 903904 also listed on the FAS 2nd Provider Register.
Kevin is registered On the UK National Register of trainers provider number is UKPRN:10025297.
Kevin is a FETAC registered provider Centre code 38474k
Kevin is a member of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers.
What brought us to where we are now?
I along with trainers I work with. Have many years of experience working within the communications and Security industries. And at one time or another have worked for most of the major communications companies who are providing services in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Such as Virgin Media, NTL, BT, Eircom
We also have many years experience of course development and training. But most important of all, we have first hand experiences of the skills needed particularly within the Communications industry and Security Industries.
The desperate need for Contextual training has brought us to where we are today. Before I became a training provider. I had to stand by and watch as colleges and well healed training providers churned out generic training. That was (and in some cases still is) heavy in outdated theory, not relevant to how cable, aerial, communication and satellite installation companies deploy and work with technologies today. You will Never! find us working out of hotel rooms around Ireland while claiming to provide practical training
When it came to the processes and systems companies use, these where seldom if ever integrated into the training. Resulting in too many trainees being non the wiser as to how to do the job in the context of where they where expected to work. But I have aimed to change all that.
Our Values and what we are about
I realised that with my knowledge and experience I could make a difference, and provide the contextual training that I knew from working in the industry is desperately needed. In practice this means we provide relevant training programmes which meet on-going, real world needs for business by:-
- Building our training programmes on an analysis of the knowledge and skills required for real world job roles within the cable, Aerial, Satellite, Broadband and Fibre Installation and Service businesses. Meaningless theory is totally discarded.
- Develop well structured, clear, workplace skills based training programmes, to meet the industry’s current and anticipated future needs
- Support relevant industry recognised qualifications that meet “International” standards
- Use modern, professional training methods and techniques.
- Provide support so organisations put the training into practice
- Work with our clients to provide customised or new training solutions for those customers working at the limits of, or on newly awarded projects.
- We employ full time trainers and develop our own course materials. We are not training brokers.
Don't get me wrong we are a business and we have to generate an income to pay the bills too. But by providing quality training, that ensures a trainee can do the job at the end of the programme. We ensure the future viability of our company. Because businesses and individuals continually return to use our services. They see our focus on results based training, not the quantity of trainees through the door.
Key Facts
Kevin Ward
- Wrote the installation Processes, procedures and Mandatory installation specifications for cablelink Ireland now used by UPC, NTL and Virgin Media
- Developed and delivered the FAS (Ireland's training and education authority) Telecommunications Technical Operator traineeship FETAC level 6 qualification, for cable, mmds installation and service technicians Ireland.
- Provides subject matter expertise and support to FAS when required
- Provided consultancy and training for UPC Ireland’s contractors working on the cable network upgrade project throughout Ireland.
- Developed and delivered Network Activation Technician, and leakage detection and management programmes.
- Developed training for digital cable and Modem installers throughout Ireland.
- In conjunction with Emtelle provide training for overhead blown fibre installers within the republic of Ireland project
Who are you
Our customers range from international organisations dealing with upgrading and managing complex cable communications networks, companies engineering new projects, through to individuals looking to change their career or update and extend their skills.
Whichever you are, you are all important to us. In a dynamic industry, organisations need new and existing staff to be enthusiastic about learning new skills and keeping up-to-date, so we find that our different customers are also important to each other.
Training
Courses include:
- Air Blown Fibre Installation course both Overhead and Underground
- Hands-on practical skills courses designed for installers.
- Short introductory courses.
- Fibre splicing
- Cable Connectorisation such as Corning Cabelcon
- Soft skills for customer facing staff
- Health and Safety
- Intensive technology up-dates on specific new issues.
- Support workshops for learning providers
Niche new projects.
kward Reg No 903904 Approved Training Programmes and Trainers have been placed on the FAS/EI National Register of Trainers
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