Railway Apprenticeships

Confused about Apprenticeships?

Many companies and organisation in the rail industry offers apprenticeship schemes. You can choose a type of apprenticeship scheme depending on what type of work you would like to do.

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Here are some general infographics on the different types of apprenticeships available in the industry for you to download and use.

The government explains these different types of apprenticeships:

GOV.UK – Rail engineering (track) apprenticeships

Companies that offer these apprenticeships are usually Infrastructure Managers such as Network Rail and London Underground

GOV.UK – Rail services apprenticeships

Companies that offer these apprenticeships are usually train operators and station managers such as Great Western Railways, Freightliner, Virgin Trains etc.

GOV.UK – Construction civil engineering apprenticeships

Companies that offer these apprenticeships are usually major construction companies such as Crossrail Ltd.

There are also apprenticeship schemes offered by rail manufacturing companies such as Siemens, Alstom and more.

See our collaborators list for more companies.

Meet some rail apprentices here!

Rail Apprentice Profiles