Rail Signalling Higher Apprenticeship (level 4) - Manchester

About the role

Ready to kickstart a career that moves millions? 🚀 Join us and dive into hands-on experience combined with awesome structured development. Through technical training, cool apprenticeship days, and dedicated mentoring, you'll level up your skills working on projects that actually matter. You'll team up with other apprentices across the business, showcase your wins, and deliver an Apprentice Excellence Project by proposing a game-changing update to a business process. 💡 You'll be linked to a business role from day one, giving you a clear path for growth and a permanent gig waiting for you once you nail your apprenticeship! ✅

As an Apprentice, you'll be working towards a LEVEL 4 Rail Engineering Advanced Technician apprenticeship standard. This epic journey is expected to take around 48 months, with a hybrid delivery model and NTAR as your training provider. 🚂

You'll Make A Difference By:

• Building your engineering superpowers by learning how signalling and control systems are designed, tested, installed, and maintained. 🛠️
• Gaining epic real-world experience on live projects, supporting signalling and control solutions across the UK rail network while soaking up key industry standards and processes. 🌍
• Developing your career and professional skills, with chances to work towards professional registration and get involved in STEM and volunteering activities. 🌱

What You’ll Need To Succeed:

• At least a Grade 4/C in GCSE English Language and Maths. 💯
• Sharp logical thinking, a hunger to self-learn and research, and a creative spark for problem-solving. 🤔
• Ability to work independently, safely, and responsibly; owning challenges and ideas, and ready to drive and lead change. 💪
• A love for collaborating with others to find innovative solutions. 🤝

Plus, you'll need to have achieved, or be on track to achieve, one of these:

• Level 3 Engineering Qualification
• Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering
• Relevant Engineering BTEC or equivalent technical qualification
• 3x A Levels at C or above in relevant subjects (like maths, physics and/or engineering)

We value your unique identity and perspective and are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Come bring your authentic self and transform the every day with us! ✨ We're a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applications from everyone. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know! 😊

*Please note: All applicants for apprenticeship positions will need to provide proof of qualifications achieved, or in progress, before any job offer. We welcome the responsible use of AI tools to support your application, but all submitted information must be your own.*

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Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with other apprentices across the business
• Present achievements
• Deliver an Apprentice Excellence Project by proposing a change to a business process
• Learn how signalling and control systems are designed, tested, installed and maintained
• Support signalling and control solutions across the UK rail network

Skills