Admissions for the Higher Apprenticeship started on the 5th of September for the 2022/2023 and will end on the 14th of October 2022

The ‘Railways Mobility Industry: Train 4 me’ course is a Master’s degree-level apprenticeship and has been created in a partnership between sustainable mobility giant Alstom and the Politecnico di Torino’s School of Masters and Continuing Education and is funded by the Piedmont Region.

Human Resources Director at Alstom, Italy, Marco De Rosa, said: “The Train 4 me Master’s Course is a landmark and a unique opportunity for young talents who are building the future of the railway and sustainable mobility sector.”

This intake will see the 2nd edition of the course and will start in January 2023 with a duration of two years. The course aims to give training support for graduate apprentices wishing to further their knowledge of railway vehicles for passengers with a focus on regulations, safety and Eco-design. The Master’s course will bring the required skills for engineers alongside a well-rounded view of the complete design and production process of railway vehicles including relevant economic impact assessments, planning of design, manufacturing process, analysis of production process as well as management of the vehicle when in operation.

The first edition of the course ran from 2018 to 2019 and saw 100% of graduates who took part, employment relationships continue on a permanent basis after the apprenticeship. The course saw 1,500 training hours completed, over 650 of those were classroom-based, 550 hour in practical and 300 hours of self-learning activities. Every student developed a final project for the Master’s degree, one of which has had a patent filed in relation to energy design.

Marco De Rosa went on to say: “Thanks to the partnership with the Turin Polytechnic and funding from the Piedmont Region, the Train 4 me Master’s Course is a landmark and a unique opportunity for young talents who are building the future of the railway and sustainable mobility sector. Moreover, for 100% of the students who participated in the first edition of the Master’s course, the employment relationship after the apprenticeship period continued on a permanent basis. This is an important result that confirms Alstom’s role as a key player in the sector also for the development of new professional skills”.

“The first edition was very important and satisfying. – says Dario D’Addea, Rolling Stock HR Director Alstom Italy – this encourages us to do our best. In recent years, we have involved many young people in our training initiatives, with the aim of attracting talent and fostering intergenerational exchange, interculturality and gender balance”.

Alstom has a long history with the Italian rail industry as it has manufactured trains in Italy for 160 years, signalling equipment for 90 years and traction for 60 years. The global company now has 10 sites in Italy and is recognised as a leader in the Italian market, employing 3,500 people with a focus on local employment.

Alstom has two global competence centres in Italy, one in high-speed trains Avelia Pendolino and also single deck regional trains Coradia Stream and the second in rail signalling equipment and systems. The company has made huge investments in its Italian sites an example of which is its Savigliano site which is a Factory 4.0 and features a state-of-the-art 3D virtual reality room which allows engineers to design trains which are easier to maintain.