Fleet Engineering Apprenticeship

Based at our Nottingham depot, you'll have an important role in making sure our trains are safe, well-maintained, and reliable.

We offer a 4-year programme designed to give practical on the job training in our Fleet Engineering depots, combined with classroom-based learning that will give you all the underpinning knowledge you need to be successful in your apprenticeship You'll get practical experience of Engineering, Fitting and Vehicle Building and lots of other maintenance activities that keep our trains on the right track! 

Training:

Year One

Year one will require one day a week classroom on our Derby site completing the core units of the knowledge component required for this apprenticeship. This will follow a typical academic calendar. 4 days a week you will be on the depot between 7am - 2pm. You will also be required to attend residential as part of your induction at National Training Academy for Rail (NTAR)

Year Two

During the second year you will work 5 days a week on depot, and attend 2 x 2 week blocks at NTAR Northampton to complete the specialist units of the knowledge component required of this apprenticeship. 

Year Three

Year three, is spent working full time at the depot continuing to develop your occupational competence and compiling evidence in your portfolio. During year 3 you will start working shifts on the depot. The End Point Assessment is the final part of the apprenticeship and is aligned to EngTech as specified in UKSPEC.

Year Four

Year four is a year spent working within the business consolidating all the learning of the previous three years, learning to work independently in the depot and ensuring readiness for a permanent role. The level of competence and skills you will have developed by the end of the 4-year programme is equivalent to our Senior Team Member roles.

Training Outcome:
We'll equip you with the skills to build an exciting and rewarding career in our railway family and when you complete your apprenticeship, you’ll be qualified to apply for work as a Rail Engineering Technician. Progression opportunities include; Senior Team Member, Team Leader, Shift Manager.

Employer Description:
We are proud to be One Team at East Midlands Railway (EMR). We are passionate about keeping people safe, delighting our customers, doing the right thing and putting customers at the heart of our sustainable railway for the East Midlands. With over 2,600 employees, our people are the reason we are so successful and our Apprentices make a crucial contribution to this. Eight times accredited as a Top Employer, and Gold accredited for Inclusive Employers we value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We have an exciting opportunity to join #TeamEMR Fleet Production Team as Level 3 Rail Engineering Apprentices.

Working Hours :
Year 1: Monday - Friday, 7.00am - 2.00pm. Year 2: Monday - Friday, 7.00am - 2.00pm. Year 3: Shift Work Year 4: Shift Work

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Number skills,Logical,Team working,Creative