Online Engineering Apprentice Job Fair - Register Here!
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We are excited to be hosting our online Engineering Apprentice Job Fair:

Monday 1st March 2021 - 12.30-13.30

 

Please click 'apply' to register your details and interest in attending and one of our team will be in touch by email with joining instructions.

We are delighted to advise that we are now live and advertising our Engineering Apprentice Scheme for 2021. Join us on the 1st March at 12.30pm for a live Q&A with a few of our year 3 Apprentice to find out more about what our scheme has to offer and what it is really like working as an Apprentice working for one of UKs largest Rail Operators.

 

This is a great opportunity to ask questions to the people already working for Northern who have followed the same apprenticeship programme. Come prepared with any questions you have for our panel; we’d love to hear what excites you!

 

Our depots are based at Neville Hill Depot (Leeds), Allerton Depot (Liverpool), Newton Heath Depot (Manchester) and Heaton Depot (Newcastle) so you’ll hear firsthand what it’s like and how you can benefit from joining us in September 2021. 

 

And to get you started, here a few details about the scheme:


WHAT YOU'LL NEED

·       4 GCSEs with gained or predicted grades A to C or 9 to 4 including Maths, English and a Science.

·       A keen interest in Engineering and the Railway.

·       A desire to progress and succeed.

SCHEME DELIVERY OUTLINE

Your Apprenticeship will be managed by your own Manager at Northern in conjunction with Myerscough College and NTAR (National Training Academy for Rail). On the successful completion of your apprenticeship, you’ll be awarded a Level 3 qualification in Rail Engineering Technician on Traction and Rolling Stock.

Year One

You will spend the majority of your first-year learning at Myerscough College in Preston, where accommodation will be provided. During this time, you will complete a Level 2 qualification in Performing Engineering Operations (PEO) along with staring the Level 3 Traction and Rolling Stock qualification. You will also undertake work at NTAR and your home depot to begin immersing yourself in your career.

Year Two

You will continue your apprenticeship at your home depot by building your knowledge, gaining hands on experience, and working towards your Level 3 qualification by spending time at NTAR.

Year Three

Your final year will be spent putting the theory and knowledge you have learnt so far into practice by being assessed carrying out work on various systems on our trains at your home depot. Towards the end of the year, you will be helped to prepare for your End Point Assessment (EPA) and once completed you will have successfully finished the course.

WHAT WILL I BE DOING ON PLACEMENT?

Within Northern Engineering, you’ll have the opportunity to work on a range of trains at Northern, depending on your depot location, including the Class 158 Super Sprinter (Diesel multiple-unit) and our £500m fleet of new trains, the Class 195 (Diesel multiple-unit) and Class 331 (Electric multiple-unit). You will complete several placements in different departments at your home depot and during this time you will learn all about engineering and other key elements of the business. As you move around, you will gain lots of hands on, practical experience, get the chance to speak to different people and discover how the company works and the many different career paths available to you as well as a progression of your academic qualifications.

WHAT WILL I EARN?

Year 1 - £15,567 rising by £1,000 in year 2 if all academic targets are attained and rising again in year 3 if successful completion of all phase tests and academic work for that year are attained.

WHAT WILL MY CAREER PATH BE?

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.
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We are excited to be hosting our online Engineering Apprentice Job Fair:

Monday 1st March 2021 - 12.30-13.30

 

Please click 'apply' to register your details and interest in attending and one of our team will be in touch by email with joining instructions.

We are delighted to advise that we are now live and advertising our Engineering Apprentice Scheme for 2021. Join us on the 1st March at 12.30pm for a live Q&A with a few of our year 3 Apprentice to find out more about what our scheme has to offer and what it is really like working as an Apprentice working for one of UKs largest Rail Operators.

 

This is a great opportunity to ask questions to the people already working for Northern who have followed the same apprenticeship programme. Come prepared with any questions you have for our panel; we’d love to hear what excites you!

 

Our depots are based at Neville Hill Depot (Leeds), Allerton Depot (Liverpool), Newton Heath Depot (Manchester) and Heaton Depot (Newcastle) so you’ll hear firsthand what it’s like and how you can benefit from joining us in September 2021. 

 

And to get you started, here a few details about the scheme:


WHAT YOU'LL NEED

·       4 GCSEs with gained or predicted grades A to C or 9 to 4 including Maths, English and a Science.

·       A keen interest in Engineering and the Railway.

·       A desire to progress and succeed.

SCHEME DELIVERY OUTLINE

Your Apprenticeship will be managed by your own Manager at Northern in conjunction with Myerscough College and NTAR (National Training Academy for Rail). On the successful completion of your apprenticeship, you’ll be awarded a Level 3 qualification in Rail Engineering Technician on Traction and Rolling Stock.

Year One

You will spend the majority of your first-year learning at Myerscough College in Preston, where accommodation will be provided. During this time, you will complete a Level 2 qualification in Performing Engineering Operations (PEO) along with staring the Level 3 Traction and Rolling Stock qualification. You will also undertake work at NTAR and your home depot to begin immersing yourself in your career.

Year Two

You will continue your apprenticeship at your home depot by building your knowledge, gaining hands on experience, and working towards your Level 3 qualification by spending time at NTAR.

Year Three

Your final year will be spent putting the theory and knowledge you have learnt so far into practice by being assessed carrying out work on various systems on our trains at your home depot. Towards the end of the year, you will be helped to prepare for your End Point Assessment (EPA) and once completed you will have successfully finished the course.

WHAT WILL I BE DOING ON PLACEMENT?

Within Northern Engineering, you’ll have the opportunity to work on a range of trains at Northern, depending on your depot location, including the Class 158 Super Sprinter (Diesel multiple-unit) and our £500m fleet of new trains, the Class 195 (Diesel multiple-unit) and Class 331 (Electric multiple-unit). You will complete several placements in different departments at your home depot and during this time you will learn all about engineering and other key elements of the business. As you move around, you will gain lots of hands on, practical experience, get the chance to speak to different people and discover how the company works and the many different career paths available to you as well as a progression of your academic qualifications.

WHAT WILL I EARN?

Year 1 - £15,567 rising by £1,000 in year 2 if all academic targets are attained and rising again in year 3 if successful completion of all phase tests and academic work for that year are attained.

WHAT WILL MY CAREER PATH BE?

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.