Training

Teams from across the emergency services and the railway played out a full-scale simulated emergency on Thursday 12 March in order to stay as prepared as possible to keep people safe. Passengers and residents close to the Severn Valley Railway's...

The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators (CIRO) has announced a new academic partnership with Keele University, which will deliver and support the future development of CIRO’s Railway Operations Management academic programme. The partnership represents an exciting new chapter for CIRO’s...

Train’d Up, provider of rail and engineering apprenticeships, has announced the appointment of Emma Barrett‑Peel as chief executive officer (CEO). Emma joins Train’d Up with extensive leadership experience across the UK skills and training sector. She previously served as chief...

SOUTH Western Railway (SWR) has been awarded the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) ‘Gold’ accreditation for its apprenticeships programme. The award completes the trio of accolades that IIP offers to employers for making work better for colleagues, following earlier gold accreditation for the people and wellbeing...

Alstom is celebrating the achievements of two Plymouth-based trainees who have been recognised for their skills and high standards in the Devon city’s annual Apprentice of the Year Awards. Kieren O’Donnell, an industrial engineering apprentice at Alstom – and studying...

Apprentices from Network Rail took part in a team-building event in York organised by the military as part of National Apprenticeship Week (9-15 February). The Army’s Headquarters North and the 4th Battalion The Royal Yorkshire Regiment (4RYORKS) hosted the Ultimate...

Network Rail’s new training facility in Doncaster is already making a difference in helping apprentices develop the skills needed to maintain, improve and future-proof Britain’s railway. In the past year, Network Rail has welcomed 290 joiners into its apprenticeship programmes....

Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week (9-15 February), Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has revealed a significant increase in the number of women starting an apprenticeship with the UK’s largest rail operator. A total of 420 new starters began an apprenticeship...

Network Rail is searching for Scotland’s next generation of railway engineers with applications for the 2026 apprenticeship programme opening soon. The 2026 SCQF Level 7 Engineering Apprenticeship, which starts in August, will offer 26 opportunities in signalling, track and overhead...

HS2 has exceeded its target of creating 2,000 apprenticeships on Britain’s high-speed rail project – helping workers build new careers and delivering a multi-million-pound boost to the economy. Latest data shows that an additional 99 people started an apprenticeship between...