{"id":355872,"date":"2026-01-26T18:58:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=188289"},"modified":"2026-01-26T18:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:58:18","slug":"network-rail-seeking-26-apprentices-across-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=355872","title":{"rendered":"Network Rail seeking 26 apprentices across Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/rail-news\/network-rail-seeking-26-apprentices-across-scotland\/\" title=\"Network Rail seeking 26 apprentices across Scotland\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/26085637\/Apprentice-working-Network-Rail-485x360.png\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/26085637\/Apprentice-working-Network-Rail-485x360.png 485w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/26085637\/Apprentice-working-Network-Rail-80x60.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Network Rail is searching for Scotland\u2019s next generation of railway engineers with applications for the 2026 apprenticeship programme opening soon.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 SCQF Level 7 Engineering Apprenticeship, which starts in August, will offer 26 opportunities in signalling, track and overhead lines.<\/p>\n<p>The programme will last three years, with the first being delivered by Network Rail\u2019s training provider, before apprentices move into depot\u2011based placements for years two and three.<\/p>\n<p>These will be located at various sites across the country where apprentices will support the safe, reliable operation of Scotland\u2019s Railway while getting valuable hands\u2011on experience.<\/p>\n<p>Ross McNab, early careers manager at Network Rail, said: \u201cApprentices play a vital role in the future of Scotland\u2019s Railway, and this programme offers a fantastic foundation for anyone looking to build a long\u2011term career in engineering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe combination of hands\u2011on experience and structured learning ensures apprentices develop the skills needed to support a safe, and reliable rail network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to welcoming the next cohort and supporting them as they take their first steps into the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Network Rail Scotland looks after nearly 3,000 miles of track, over 14,000 bridges, tunnels and other structures and owns 366 stations.<\/p>\n<p>The company helps move around 2,500 trains each day and invests around \u00a31 billion each year operating, maintaining and renewing infrastructure across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone interested in applying can sign-up on Network Rail\u2019s website to be notified when applications open.<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Network Rail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/rail-news\/network-rail-seeking-26-apprentices-across-scotland\/\" title=\"Network Rail seeking 26 apprentices across Scotland\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/26085637\/Apprentice-working-Network-Rail-485x360.png\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/a>Network Rail is searching for Scotland\u2019s 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 lines. The programme will last three years, with the first being delivered by Network Rail\u2019s [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16017,47,1070,2021,16018,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-355872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry-news","category-rail-news","category-recruitment","category-training","category-training-recruitment","category-uk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=355872"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":355873,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355872\/revisions\/355873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=355872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=355872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=355872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}