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Shout out to the trainer. However, considering that not everyone has an electrical background, it was information overload to absorb all information in one day. 80 odd slides in 5 hours is a bit of a stretch. I think the course can be completed instead in 2 days so that information is retained.
good communication by trainer, course materials lacking slightly. i have experience in testing and inspection but others had not, there were no 'example' situations to explain the often weird fittings and materials encountered when inspecting and this would be helpful to all.
Response: Hi David Thank you for your feedback. I take on board your comments regarding presenting some additional example situations and components and look to introducing some more examples. If you have any of your own you would like to send me i'd be happy to incorporate them into the training where relevant. Kind Regards steve
This wouldn't be suitable for new starters as there is no practical element of how to prove dead, its 2 days of telling you where to find information. This isnt against PTT but the course thats been provided.
Joga the instructor was brilliant throughout.
Course was too easy and the answers were laid out in a direct order of the book which made it easy considering the next question answer was in the next page / section...
Overall this course was excellent,but I have marked the course as 3 star not 5 star due to the fact that the length of the training is to short. I would think a 5 day course would be better to allow a better grasp of the subject. I also only gave 4 Star's to equipment as some parts of the tooling are a little bit worn out but this is understandable due to the amount of use. But with this in mind the staff at PTT are are all so willing to help and understand and are 10 Star .
I thought this was supposed to be Rack maintenance nit 18th edition qualified engineers the exam was ridiculous to the pre existing course considered that we are only cat1 engineers.
Response: Dear Stirling, Thank you for your comments. In response to your point about the 18th Edition. The wiring regulations are fundamental to any fixed wiring installation including DC telecoms systems. I appreciate that Racks are not considered part of the fixed installation but there are many similarities in the requirements in terms of methods of protection, equipment selection, inspection and testing. It is also important to understand the interfaces between the installation and the rack supplies, i.e. earthing and bonding etc. We also have trainees that attend these courses that work on the fixed wire DC installations. The content is primarily to ensure that Cat 1 engineers have an appreciation of the installations to the Racks as well as an appreciation of the internals to the rack equipment so that you are able to 'carry out prescribed electrical activities on ELV DC and LV AC systems'. I hope that helps clarify the content and objectives of this course for you.
In the Vodafone CAT1 Webinar there was to many references to Cable & Wireless, the two companies have been joined together for number of years now so there should be no reference to Cable & Wireless. The course seems to be just teaching about Fixed line Networks site, there is no reference to Mobile MTX sites or equipment. The Field team now support both Fixed and Mobile equipment.
Response: Dear Allaister Thank you for your comments. Your remarks about C&W are noted and the trainer will avoid references to C&W in future. This course is primarily aimed at engineers performing rack maintenance. The recently launched EAL Level 3 DC Power in telecoms which we run looks at a variety of installation types including mobile. It is the intention for Vodafone to send Cat 2 personnel on this course in future.