Apprentices set sail from Gosport
The first intake of apprentices based at Gosport bade farewell to HMS Sultan and HMS Collingwood in August after completing the residential section of the three-year scheme.
- "The scheme gives you a real sense of security that you're guaranteed a job at the end." Phil Hough, Liverpool.
- "And it sets you up with great prospects for a long career with Network Rail." Adam Haigh, Liverpool.
- "It's difficult at first being away from home at such a young age, but we're all in the same position and you make friends really quickly." Stephen Thomas, Preston.
Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme
We are training a new generation of skilled technicians to help us maintain & upgrade Britain’s railway for the future.
We spend £14 million every day on the railway infrastructure, from track, signalling systems and bridges to viaducts, tunnels and level crossings the length & breadth of the country. And we need Maintenance Engineering Technicians to help us with this massive programme. This is why we have set up the Advanced Apprenticeship scheme.