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A Planning Problem

Discover how planners balance skills, demand, and daily capacity—then take on a genuine planning scenario where every decision shapes the customer experience.

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Age range

Students aged 13+ are welcome to apply

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You can start, pause, and continue this experience at any time

Programme overview

This Sprint walks you into the world of CityFibre’s operational planning, where you’ll take on a real planning challenge based on genuine industry scenarios. You’ll explore how planners balance skills, demand, and daily capacity to keep installation dates on track and deliver a smooth experience for customers, even when unexpected changes occur.

What's included

Throughout the Sprint, you’ll be supported with insight from CityFibre expert Daniel, a detailed activity brief, and a small planning data pack to help you build your solution. You’ll work with information such as productivity rates, demand forecasts, and constraints. You’ll also be able to review a model answer and a full debrief that walks you through how a professional would approach this kind of logical, capacity-based planning problem.

Programme overview

This Sprint walks you into the world of CityFibre’s operational planning, where you’ll take on a real planning challenge based on genuine industry scenarios. You’ll explore how planners balance skills, demand, and daily capacity to keep installation dates on track and deliver a smooth experience for customers, even when unexpected changes occur.

What's included

Throughout the Sprint, you’ll be supported with insight from CityFibre expert Daniel, a detailed activity brief, and a small planning data pack to help you build your solution. You’ll work with information such as productivity rates, demand forecasts, and constraints. You’ll also be able to review a model answer and a full debrief that walks you through how a professional would approach this kind of logical, capacity-based planning problem.

Meet the Mentor

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Activity Brief

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Activity Debrief

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Programme overview

This Sprint walks you into the world of CityFibre’s operational planning, where you’ll take on a real planning challenge based on genuine industry scenarios. You’ll explore how planners balance skills, demand, and daily capacity to keep installation dates on track and deliver a smooth experience for customers, even when unexpected changes occur.

What's included

Throughout the Sprint, you’ll be supported with insight from CityFibre expert Daniel, a detailed activity brief, and a small planning data pack to help you build your solution. You’ll work with information such as productivity rates, demand forecasts, and constraints. You’ll also be able to review a model answer and a full debrief that walks you through how a professional would approach this kind of logical, capacity-based planning problem.

Programme overview

This Sprint walks you into the world of CityFibre’s operational planning, where you’ll take on a real planning challenge based on genuine industry scenarios. You’ll explore how planners balance skills, demand, and daily capacity to keep installation dates on track and deliver a smooth experience for customers, even when unexpected changes occur.

What's included

Throughout the Sprint, you’ll be supported with insight from CityFibre expert Daniel, a detailed activity brief, and a small planning data pack to help you build your solution. You’ll work with information such as productivity rates, demand forecasts, and constraints. You’ll also be able to review a model answer and a full debrief that walks you through how a professional would approach this kind of logical, capacity-based planning problem.

Meet the Mentor

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Activity Brief

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Activity Debrief

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What are the benefits of this virtual work experience?

Stand out to employers

Gain real-world experience with CityFibre, boosting your CV and university applications.

Build key skills

Develop industry-specific and transferable skills through hands-on tasks designed by CityFibre.

Connect with CityFibre

Access insights and advice with industry experts, helping shape your future career path.

FAQs

Here we can answer any questions about the experiences you may have. If your question isn’t on the list - please contact support here.

When will I hear back if I have been successful with my application?

Once you have applied for your programme, you will receive a confirmation email. You will be notified about the outcome of your application via email at least 3 days before the programme start date. Good luck!

Can I apply to multiple programmes?

Yes, you can sign up to multiple programmes with us.

Who can take part in the programme?

Most of our programmes require students to be in school/college. Some programmes require students to be based in specific regions of the UK, this is stipulated by the organisations themselves, and is not defined by Springpod.

However, the ages mentioned on our programmes are more of a guideline than a strict limit. As such, we more than welcome older students to apply as well!

Will I receive a certificate on completion of the programme?

You will receive a certificate on completion of your programme. It will be made available to download whenever your programme is marked as complete.

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