Cabling Apprentice
Telehouse Europe
London (E14 2AA)
Closes in 21 days (Friday 5 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 14 May 2026
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Summary
A Cabling Apprentice will support our Cabling Installations team while undertaking a structured apprenticeship programme with the industry-leading provider. This is a great opportunity to gain the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to become a successful Copper & Fibre Optic Cabling Engineer within the Data Centre industry.
- Wage
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£19,747 a year
- Training course
- Network cable installer (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 July 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- To learn and apply company standards, installation methods, and quality requirements through shadowing, hands-on practice, and formal assessments.
- To attend all required training, team meetings, and site briefings to support continuous learning and integration into the team.
- To assist Cabling Engineers with the installation, splicing, and testing of singlemode and multimode fibre optic cabling under direct supervision.
- To assist with the installation, termination, and testing of copper cabling systems, including Category 6 UTP and STP cabling, coaxial cables, in line with training modules and work instructions.
- To support the testing and labelling of installations, accurately recording results for review and approval by a qualified Cabling Engineer or Supervisor.
- To undertake any other reasonable duties aligned with the learning objectives of the apprenticeship and the needs of the business.
Where you'll work
Coriander Avenue
London
E14 2AA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CNET TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Network cable installer (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Install copper cabling components for Local Area Networking (LAN). Carry out maintenance tasks on copper cable networks. Identify, locate and repair common faults.
- Install fibre optic cabling components for Local Area Networking LAN and Wide Area Network WAN infrastructure. Identify, locate and repair common faults.
- Conduct testing on copper cabling in accordance with equipment manufacturer's procedures, compliant to industry standards, interpret results and rectify failures.
- Carry out testing of fibre optic cabling using an optical loss test set, Tier 1 and fibre inspection tool in accordance with equipment manufacturer’s procedures, and compliant to industry standards.
- Analyse copper and fibre test results and provides certification to the customer.
- Prepare, constructs and installs telecommunications equipment cabinets, either pre-built or from flat-pack. Arrange and install fixtures and fittings for the intended use. Selects network equipment components for installation into cabinets, differentiating between switches and routers.
- Work at height in a safe manner.
- Work in confined spaces by implementing health and safety procedures, using and maintaining personal protective equipment.
- Apply health and safety working practices to keep themselves and others safe.
- Analyse plans, make decisions about equipment types and quantity, and predict time frames.
- Assess the requirements for cable containment by type and size to build a pathway suitable for routing data cables. Install containment systems, using tools and methods for cutting, shaping and mounting tray, basket trunking and conduit.
- Install end-point equipment using fixings and media.
- Interpret the customer statement of requirements to determine the quantity and quality of components to be used in the cable network.
- Quantify equipment requirements and timelines for tasks to be carried out.
- Communicate with key stakeholders in the customer's organisation including the customer, the construction design and management CDM co-ordinator, the project manager and the information technology IT security officer.
- Maintain cyber security, applying processes and procedures aimed at protecting data confidentiality.
- Install copper cabling components for Local Area Networking (LAN). Carry out maintenance tasks on copper cable networks. Identify, locate and repair common faults.
- Install fibre optic cabling components for Local Area Networking LAN and Wide Area Network WAN infrastructure. Identify, locate and repair common faults.
- Conduct testing on copper cabling in accordance with equipment manufacturer's procedures, compliant to industry standards, interpret results and rectify failures.
- Carry out testing of fibre optic cabling using an optical loss test set, Tier 1 and fibre inspection tool in accordance with equipment manufacturer’s procedures, and compliant to industry standards.
- Analyse copper and fibre test results and provides certification to the customer.
- Prepare, constructs and installs telecommunications equipment cabinets, either pre-built or from flat-pack. Arrange and install fixtures and fittings for the intended use. Selects network equipment components for installation into cabinets, differentiating between switches and routers.
- Work at height in a safe manner.
- Work in confined spaces by implementing health and safety procedures, using and maintaining personal protective equipment.
- Apply health and safety working practices to keep themselves and others safe.
- Analyse plans, make decisions about equipment types and quantity, and predict time frames.
- Assess the requirements for cable containment by type and size to build a pathway suitable for routing data cables. Install containment systems, using tools and methods for cutting, shaping and mounting tray, basket trunking and conduit.
- Install end-point equipment using fixings and media.
- Interpret the customer statement of requirements to determine the quantity and quality of components to be used in the cable network.
- Quantify equipment requirements and timelines for tasks to be carried out.
- Communicate with key stakeholders in the customer's organisation including the customer, the construction design and management CDM co-ordinator, the project manager and the information technology IT security officer.
- Maintain cyber security, applying processes and procedures aimed at protecting data confidentiality.
Training schedule
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A* - C)
- Maths (grade A* - C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
Other requirements
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
About this employer
The Company is the pioneering data centre colocation provider, an owner operator of Tier III data centres, connectivity and managed ICT solutions to over 2000 market leading corporations around the world. In the UK our Docklands data centre campus facilitates the majority of the London Internet Exchange’s (LINX) capacity, meaning that we support a huge proportion of all UK internet traffic, making our Docklands campus a globally important internet hub.
https://www.telehouse.net/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Travel allowance
- Pension
- Private Health Insurance
- Cycle to Work Scheme
After this apprenticeship
Copper & Fibre Optic Cabling Engineer within the Data Centre industry.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Telehouse Europe
Aleksandra Szymanska
Aleksandra.Szymanska@uk.telehouse.net
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000031828.
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Closes in 21 days (Friday 5 June 2026 at 11:59pm)