12/04/2023
Vital is delighted to have welcomed 17 new trainee's onto the company's Rail Trainee Technician scheme.
The Training Scheme provides fantastic opportunities for individuals and prepares them for a future career in the rail sector. Trainees learn the fundamental skills needed to work in the rail industry by undertaking work trackside, whilst developing academic skills in a classroom environment.
Working in partnership with Network Rail, and training provider Intertrain, our trainees will achieve an engineering qualification in one of the following disciplines at the end of the 12-month scheme:
-Track Maintenance / Renewals
-Overhead Line
-Signalling and Telecommunication
Throughout the training, individuals will be doing a combination of classroom and practical-based sessions.
The trainees will carry out various range of jobs, including the changing sleepers, routine maintenance tasks, renewals tasks, basic electrics, overhead line & power distribution.
On completion of the training, each candidate will achieve the following qualifications:
Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Rail Engineering
Level 2 Certificate in Rail Engineering Underpinning Knowledge
Essential skills
Personal learning and thinking skills
Employment rights and responsibilities
