Transport for London has begun the search for around 180 apprentices to start their careers. There is a range of areas including engineering, cybersecurity, finance and many others.

TfL has a very successful apprenticeship programme and wants to build on that with expanding it to include six new schemes.

Half of these are going to be level six apprenticeships, meaning they can study for a degree qualification in areas such as quantity surveying and commercial property surveying while earning and gaining real work experience at the same time.

Transport for London, for the sixth year in a row, will be hosting a recruitment fair at City Hall on Wednesday 7th March.

What did the officials say?

Tricia Wright, Human Resources Director at TfL, said: `With applications now open for our apprenticeship schemes, it’s a fantastic time to be joining TfL and helping keep London working and growing. Apprenticeships are an excellent way for anyone, not just those leaving school, to start a career in an area that they may not have heard of or even considered before, whether that’s civil engineering, cybersecurity or business analysis. Working at TfL means that you get to see the impact of your work every day across the city, so it’s important not to let preconceptions hold you back from trying something new.’

Arooba Noor, a first year Project Planning apprentice at TfL, said: `I love working at TfL as an apprentice – it’s been a life-changing experience for me. People are often put off because they think it’s an industry just for men or they believe being an apprentice means you’ll just be photocopying and making cups of tea. These are both myths – I don’t feel that my gender makes any difference and my role involves me improving the Tube so that it delivers the best possible experience for customers.’

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