Rolling Stock Maintenance Apprentice

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**Be empowered**

**Be a Transport for Wales Apprentice**

**Contract Type: 4-year fixed term contract**

**Salary: National Living Wage**

**Equal Opportunities**

At Transport for Wales we value diversity. It makes us stronger, helps us understand our customers better, make better decisions and be more innovative. Everyone’s different and has their own perspective so we’re building a diverse team that mirrors the communities we serve. Through this we’re determined to be one of Wales' leading inclusive employers. We’re creating an inclusive transport network that everyone in Wales can be proud of.

**Who we are**

**Join Our Journey - Together we will Make it Happen**

Here at Transport for Wales we are preparing for the future. We will be building new stations, introducing new trains, and transforming the rail network across Wales and the Borders. This brings opportunity - for Wales’ economy, and for you.

Our vision is to create a world-class railway that will enable Wales to prosper for generations to come. But achieving this depends on the quality of our 2700+ people and the environment we create to enable them to succeed.

**Apprenticeship Academy - What’s on offer**

Whether you’re making your first transition into employment or changing careers and would like the opportunity to gain further qualifications without following the traditional educational route, an apprenticeship with us could be just the ticket to help you achieve your career goals and aspirations.

We firmly believe that everybody deserves opportunities to access apprenticeships and our aim is moving towards a diverse organisation at all levels. We want to be fully representative of our diverse communities across Wales.

When you join our academy, you will join a well-established community of apprentices across all areas of the business. You will have the opportunity to:

- Earn whilst you learn
- Gain valuable on the job skills and work experience
- Learn from industry experts
- Study towards a nationally recognised qualification at college, university or through one of our trusted apprenticeship delivery partners.
- Be part of our development programme where you’ll have access to a wide range of learning and development resources to help you grow both personally and professionally.

**Who can apply?**

To help you identify if an apprenticeship is right for you, we have outlined the main eligibility criteria below.
- Most of our apprenticeships are open to anyone over the age of 16 and there’s no upper age limit. **Please note that for the Rolling Stock Maintenance apprenticeships, you’ll be required to work shifts (including nights) in year 3 and 4 of the programme. Therefore, successful applicants must have reached the age of 18 on the 1st July 2026.**:

- You must not already be in full time education at the point of the apprenticeship start date.

**Apprenticeship role responsibilities**

We are recruiting a Rolling Stock Maintenance Apprentice to join our Fleet Engineering team in our Canton and Taffs Well depots.

This is an exciting opportunity during which you will undertake a 4-year defined programme to gain the skills and experiences required to become a fully qualified rolling stock maintenance technician. You will attend college full-time in your first year to complete the EAL Level 2 Foundation Qualification in Electrical Engineering and the first year of Level 3 BTEC Qualification in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. You will attend college on a day release basis for the remaining 3 years.

**Your key responsibilities will include**:

- Shadowing and supporting our maintenance team over 4 years, you will develop the required knowledge and skills to safely maintain traction and rolling stock.
- Attend college full-time in your first year to complete EAL Level 2 Foundation Qualification in Electrical Engineering and first year of Level 3 BTEC qualification in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
- Attend college on a day release basis for the remaining 3 years to complete vocational learning to achieve an NVQ level 3 in traction and rolling stock maintenance, assessed in the workplace and Level 3 BTEC and HNC qualification in electrical and electronic engineering.
- Complete additional placements at Canton and at other TfW Depots and complete projects as required to develop an understanding of the wider TfWRL business.
- You will be expected to carry out a range of tasks of varying complexity involving both mechanical and electrical disciplines on a variety of trains operated by TFW.
- You’ll keep abreast of learning opportunities by following TfW’s apprenticeship programme and taking advantage of on-the-job training to ensure you develop and can effectively contribute to TfW projects.

**Safety Role Profile**

Please note this is a safety critical role and a PTS Medical will be required prior to start date.

**Who we’re looking for**

This is a great opportunity to join a dynam