How will apprentices be taught and trained?
Throughout the scheme, the emphasis is on learning by doing. During the first year, apprentices undergo training at the Network Rail Training Centre within HMS Sultan, a naval engineering training base in Gosport near Portsmouth. Here, apprentices will attend workshops and have a mix of training delivered on both a one-to-one basis and in small groups. Years two and three are more workplace-based at a location near to home although apprentices return to HMS Sultan for further technical training courses each year, which will be delivered by a Network Rail team of experienced engineers.
