Apprentice Rail Engineering Technician (Level 3)
WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED
Birmingham, B11 2HJ
Closes in 22 days (Monday 17 March)
Posted on 19 February 2025
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Summary
Are you inquisitive, creative and a collaborative worker? Do you believe there is no box for you to think outside of? Are you a tenacious and resilient individual who has an innovative approach to solving problems? If you said yes to these questions, you may be an ideal candidate for the West Midlands Trains Engineering Apprenticeship scheme.
- Wage
- £20,646 a year
- Training course
- Rail engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Working week - 37hrs
Monday - Friday 8:45am - 5:00pm
First year will be at James Watt college
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 8 September
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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4
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
As part of the Transport UK Group, West Midlands Trains delivers around 1,300 train journeys a day, for more than 60 million passengers a year, across two brands - West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway.
As one of the Apprentice Engineers, you’ll be responsible for:
- Servicing mechanical and electrical systems on our trains
- Repairing, overhauling, and modifying our trains
- Inspecting bodywork and under-carriages for wear and tear
- Writing reports and maintenance records
- This work will range from carrying out routine maintenance/servicing to repairing and fault finding on complex electrical and mechanical components used in the modern rail industry today
This is a fantastic time to join our business and begin an exciting, rewarding and creative career.
Do you need any more convincing why an Engineering Apprenticeship with West Midlands Trains could be for you?
- We are investing over £700 million in new and refurbished trains making journey quicker and more comfortable for our customers
- Investing £70 million into our train maintenance facilities
- We already run an industry-leading and hugely successful engineering trailblazer apprenticeship scheme in partnership Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMet)
- Investing an extra £13 million on staff training
Alongside your practical and educational training, there are plenty of other activities you can get involved in. Our trailblazing apprentices have spoken to audiences of local and national politicians, members of Parliament and have also appeared on national television!
Join us and not only will you become part of a renowned group of professionals, you will also gain specialist and transferable skills, as well as a wide variety of career progression opportunities in our business.
Where you’ll work
Tyseley Diesel Depot
Warwick Road
Tyseley
Birmingham
B11 2HJ
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE
Your training course
Rail engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
As a West Midlands Trains Engineering Apprentice, you will undertake a mix of classroom and vocational training which will lead to you gaining a competence-based rail qualification and a knowledge-based rail qualification (i.e., Technical Certificate).
- Level 3 Rail Engineering (Competence)
- Level 3 Rail Engineering (Technical Knowledge)
In the first year you will be required to attend James Watt College (Aldridge Road, Great Barr, B44 8NE) on a full-time basis. In years 2 to 4 this will change to weekly day release.
All the above will enable you to work alongside our award-winning team Technicians and Engineers and gain an exciting and rewarding career in Engineering.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
- Science (grade 4 or above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
- Polite
- Friendly
Other requirements
All successful new entrants will be required to undergo a full medical assessment including a drug and alcohol screen. You may be required to work at West Midlands train’s other locations on occasion - Soho Depot, Vittoria Street, Winson Green, Birmingham, B66 2NJ - Birmingham Outstations Depot, New Street, Birmingham, B2 4ND
About this company
As part of the wider Abellio Group, West Midlands Trains Ltd, operates as a joint venture - West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway, delivering 1,300 safe and reliable services per day for more than a 60 million passengers per year. Since the start of our nine-year franchise in 2017 we have been committed to improving our services, investing a whopping £1 billion into the region’s network and £18million in the development of all our workforce.
After this apprenticeship
There will be avenues for progression, once you are fully qualified to roles such as Team Leader or Manager.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE
BMet Recruitment Team
apprenticeships@bmet.ac.uk
0121 362 1122
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000304301.
Apply now
Closes in 22 days (Monday 17 March)
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