Great news from Northern, to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week the Train Operating Company have created 24 new apprenticeship opportunities across their business.

Apprenticeships

Combining first-hand experience with studying towards a qualification, an apprenticeship is the perfect way to start many career paths. At Northern, this is not only engineering or rail-related roles, with the following roles available to apply for:

• Rail Engineering Technician
• Customer Service
• Control
• Engineering
• Train Planning
• Operations

Chief Operating Officer at Northern Tricia Williams said: “Whether they have an interest in engineering, train planning, the control room, HR, customer service or any of the other roles our staff carry out, our apprentices learn their craft from experienced colleagues while taking their first steps on a career that will keep northerners on the move for years to come.”

“And, of course, we are committed to helping our younger colleagues continue their formal education. As part of the apprenticeship scheme, they attend college two days every month to work with their designated tutor to help gain their qualifications.”

“We also like to give our apprentices a sense of being part of the wider community and during their time on the scheme they work together as a group to deliver a project aimed at improving one of our stations. Through this project they develop a wide range of skills – outside of their chosen specialism – and learn how to engage with local businesses, community groups and local government.”

“Our scheme is not just about setting people up for a career in rail, it is about setting them up for life.”

“Our message to prospective employees is that, whoever they are and whatever their background, they can trust that Northern is a great place to work and a great place to forge a career.”

For more information or to apply now, please click here to visit the Northern website.

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