Rail Engineering Technician Apprenticeship

Your first two years will be spent between your TrainCare Centre and Myerscough College in Preston where accommodation is arranged and provided through Northern Here you will work on your engineering skills in a classroom-based environment You’ll be mentored and supported throughout the process. When you’re not at college, you’ll be at your respective TrainCare Centre, following a guided learning path with your Apprentice Trainer The following year you will have a number of placements in different departments at your Home Depot and during this time you'll learn all about engineering and other key elements of the business  Your role will be to: fault find, fix and repair defects on trains whilst also routine maintenance on many of our trains which could be both electrical and mechanical You will embed all the information you've learnt, whilst expanding your knowledge and skillset by learning extra modules in electrics, fault diagnoses and more

Training:

Rail Engineering Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

Your apprenticeship training will take place at Northern, Myerscough College and NTAR (National Training Academy for Rail) On successful completion you will be gaining a Level 3 Rail Engineering qualification in Traction and Rolling Stock Your first two years learning will be split between learning at Myerscough College in Preston (accommodation will be provided) where you start with a qualification at L2 & L3 Traction and Rolling Stock qualification and at your home Depot Year 3 will be spent at your depot building your knowledge, gaining experience and in your final year you'll be putting the theory and knowledge you have learnt into practice

In this last year, you will be continuing learning at the depot and expanding knowledge with further modules:

Level 3 Rail Engineering (Competence)  Level 3 Rail Engineering (Technical Knowledge) 

Training Outcome:
Starting as a Rail Engineering Technician Apprentice you will have the opportunity to follow a range of different career paths Once qualified, you can apply to work within Northern, perhaps within the production teams employed as a Maintenance Engineer with potential to then move on to be a Team Leader or Technical Engineer Alternatively, you could move around - from production to safety for example

Employer Description:
At Northern, we play a vital role across the North by providing a reliable and friendly train service that helps thousands of people to go do their thing. That's over 2,000 services every day, travelling to over 500 destinations. We're here to make a positive impact for the North and that means building a different kind of workplace. One that values individuality and celebrates differences. Somewhere we can work together, have fun, and do whatever it takes to make our customers’ lives easier. A place that encourages everyone to learn, grow and develop so we can all be our best every single day.

Working Hours :
At the start whilst learning at College it will be Mon- Fri (hours tbc) and at TrainCare Centre. Once competent you will be working shifts including weekends and evenings, details of which will be provided.

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