As part of Scottish Careers Week (10–14 November), ScotRail is celebrating its largest-ever apprentice and graduate intake and showcasing the wide range of career opportunities now available across Scotland’s Railway. On Thursday, 13 November, the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP, visited ScotRail’s Shields Depot in Glasgow to meet apprentices and graduates, hear about […]
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ScotRail celebrates Scottish Careers Week with a focus on early careers
As part of Scottish Careers Week (10–14 November), ScotRail is celebrating its largest-ever apprentice and graduate intake and showcasing the wide range of career opportunities now available across Scotland’s Railway. On Thursday, 13 November, the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP, visited ScotRail’s Shields Depot in Glasgow to meet apprentices and graduates, hear about […]
Name of new railway training centre revealed after public vote
Network Rail has announced that Doncaster’s new railway training centre will be named The Gresley Institute. This follows a public vote, held in partnership with City of Doncaster Council, which attracted over 3,500 responses. The three-storey building on Carolina Way near Lakeside is being brought back into use by Network Rail. Formerly home to the […]
TPE partners with recruitment platform ivee to support career returners
TransPennine Express (TPE) has partnered with ivee, the recruitment platform built for people returning to work after a career break. As seen on Dragons’ Den, ivee was founded by sisters Amelia and Lydia Miller after seeing their mum struggle to re-enter the workforce. The platform vets employers to guarantee all advertised jobs are flexible, supportive, […]
HS2 invests in young people’s future careers
HS2 Ltd, the company building Britain’s new high-speed railway, has bolstered its investment in future talent by welcoming a new cohort of apprentices and graduates into the business. This week, 21 new starters began a two-year programme of work on Britian’s biggest transport infrastructure project. Young people are welcomed into the business every year, and […]
Train driver apprenticeship drives CrossCountry’s Chloe to new career
A recent survey has revealed that 85% of women in the UK hold the belief that many jobs are still viewed as being more suited to men. Consequently, 10% have avoided applying for certain roles due to concerns about not being as successful as male counterparts. The rail industry isn’t immune to such stigma. Long-distance […]
QTS Group Future of Rail event empowers the next generation
National rail contractor QTS Group hosted its Future of Rail event this week at The Midland Railway in Butterley. Now in its fourth year, and the second time the event has taken place in England, Future of Rail inspires children to learn more about the job roles and potential career paths within the rail industry. […]
Northern showcases £6.2 million community investment and welcomes new report by the Purpose Coalition
A new report has been launched by the Purpose Coalition that outlines how Northern is using its railway to change lives – creating jobs, building skills, and improving access to travel and opportunity for communities across the North of England. The Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity Impact Report, produced with The Purpose Coalition and launched […]
Boosting regional economies: More jobseekers progress into careers on HS2
In total, 5,191 jobseekers have benefitted from specialist training and support to help them to progress into new careers on the project. The continued success in engaging and upskilling people ready for work is attributed to HS2’s job brokerage model. Partnerships with the Department for Work and Pensions, the National Careers Service, local authorities, and […]
ScotRail welcomes record number of new apprentices
ScotRail has welcomed its largest-ever group of new apprentices, with 46 positions created across a wide range of roles. The train operator’s latest intake of new apprentices includes opportunities in engineering, customer service, business support, and graduate apprenticeships, offering both school leavers and existing employees a route into a rewarding rail career. The new group […]