Telecom technician | The activities, training and job opportunities

What exactly are the activities of a telecom technician? What training do you need to take for this? And what does it mean to do this work as a freelancer? In this article, we'll answer these questions!

The activities of a telecom technician

As a telecom technician, you carry out various activities. At the customer's home or you work outside on the infrastructure. You install and resolve faults with the internet, digital television and/or telephony. The Netherlands has 3 providers with a mobile network: T-Mobile, KPN, and Vodafone. Guidion works primarily for VodafoneZiggo and T-Mobile. Telecom engineers who work for Guidion therefore work with coax, fiber and DSL networks.

The training to become a telecom technician

The training to become a mechanic varies from mobile network to mobile network. The overarching, minimum certificates that must be obtained are; VCA VOL and NEN3140. This is supplemented with diplomas that match the specific network. After obtaining the right certificates, it is important to put the theory into practice. The duration of training varies by provider. At Guidion, an average period of 4 weeks applies to the role of telecom technician.

Telecom technician job opportunities

At the moment, the job opportunities for telecom technicians are very good. The demand for technical people is very high. Indeed, research by Randstad shows that, in addition to ICT, education and healthcare, technology are the sectors where the most vacancies are structurally open. So if you are interested in a job as a technical technician, the chances of getting a job are considerable!

Working as a self-employed person

Telecom engineers can choose to work for a boss or work for themselves. Independently without staff (self-employed) or independently with staff. Guidion works exclusively with freelance technicians. These can be technicians who already have a lot of experience or not at all. This is because it is possible to be trained via Guidion. And once you get started? Then we will help you find jobs. So nice!