Rail Infrastructure Engineering

Rail engineering technicians provide technical support to rail engineers. The engineering disciplines cover the following areas of “the railway” (infrastructure and trains); track (including minor works), overhead line, electrification, signalling, telecommunications, traction & rolling stock and rail systems. 

Content:

Year 1

• Complying with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirements
• Working efficiently and effectively in an engineering environment
• Using and communicating technical information
• Wiring and testing electrical equipment and circuits
• Maintaining mechanical devices and equipment
• Wiring and testing programmable controller based systems
• Working in the rail engineering industry
• Engineering technology principles
• Rail engineering
• Working safely within rail engineering
• Mathematics for engineering technicians

Year 2

• Electrical and electronic principles
• Mechanical principles
• Rail overground vehicle traction and associated systems
• Rail overground passenger comfort, safety and security
• Electrical and electronic principles
• Functions and characteristics of railway signalling systems
• Signalling technologies
• Telecommunications technologies
• Mechanical principles
• Railway infrastructure construction and maintenance
• Rail technologies
• Functions and characteristics of railway signalling systems

Year 3

• Engineering solutions and innovation within the rail industry
• Units are dependent on options from traction and rolling stock, signalling and telecommunications or track. Further units dependent on employer choice.

Duration:

The duration of this apprenticeship is approximately 36 months.

Location and study format:

The course will be held at procat tuca campus and studied on a mixture of block and day release.

Entry requirements:

GCSE grades 5 (or c) in maths and english.

Level:

The apprenticeship standard is at level 3.

Qualifications:

Level 2 diploma in performing engineering operations

Level 2 rail engineering operative

Level 3 rail engineering technician

Professional registration:

On completion the apprentice will have satisfied the requirements for registration as an engineering technician by the relevant professional engineering institutions.

Progression:

It is possible to progress onto a higher apprenticeship or hnc in mechanical, electrical or electronic systems engineering on completion of this apprenticeship.

Funding band:

This apprenticeship is in funding band 15 with a funding cap of £27,000.

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Documents:

Apprenticeship standard for a rail
engineering operative

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Assessment plan for a rail engineering
operative

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Apprenticeship standard for a rail
engineering technician

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Assessment plan for a rail engineering
Technician

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Apprenticeship standard for a rail
engineering advanced technician

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Assessment plan for a rail engineering
advanced technician

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