New apprenticeships Railway Engineering Design Technician
About the role
This apprenticeship is designed as a three year programme to prepare learners new in their job role to become fully competent as Design Technicians in the Railway Industry. It is endorsed by Professional Bodies Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Railway Engineering Design Technicians provide technical support to engineers who design infrastructure and systems for railways. The engineering disciplines involved include signalling, rolling stock, track, systems, civil engineering, communications, electrification and electrical plant. Some may have a broad skills base and others may specialise in a particular discipline.
It is suitable for learners with no prior experience in their job role, as the apprenticeship includes a taught knowledge qualification and a programme to develop and assess the required skills and behaviours.
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Standard
On-programme
We provide a clear learning programme to take apprentices from entry through to the gateway for end-point assessment.
You can use our on-programme offer regardless of whether you are using Pearson as your end-point assessment organisation or not.
Qualifications
In order to meet the apprenticeship standards, apprentices must achieve:
- Minimum of Level 1 English
- Minimum of Level 1 maths
There are existing optional qualifications that have been mapped to show coverage of the apprenticeship standard.
As both a vocational and academic awarding organisation, we can offer a wide range of English and maths qualifications in line with your standards’ requirements from Functional Skills through to GCSEs.
Learning resources
English and maths resources
We have a wide range of resources and useful tools to complement your programme, including assessment tools, podcasts and training events.
