Siemens has announced the first trainee roles for its new rail manufacturing facility in Goole, East Yorkshire.
The 12 apprenticeships will be among the first of up to 700 jobs to be created by the development, along with a further 250 during the construction period and an additional 1,700 UK supply chain roles.
A new generation of tube trains for the London Underground will be built at the East Yorkshire facility and the apprenticeships announcement was made as Mike Brown, London’s transport commissioner, visited the Goole site to hear more about the plans.
Mr Brown and Siemens Mobility executives also met with students at Goole Academy to discuss the career opportunities that will be made available to young people locally by the industry-leading project.
Applications are now open for the three-year, Level 3 rail engineering technician apprenticeship positions.
The new apprentices will start this September and spend their first year at college, developing core engineering knowledge and competencies.
In their second year, they will spend one day a week at college and four days a week on placement at Siemens traincare facilities, building up their practical skills and experience.
Their third year will be split between working full-time at Siemens’ new Goole facility for six months, followed by a six-month placement at the company’s trains factory in Vienna, Austria, where they will learn from colleagues in a well-established rail manufacturing operation.
The launch of the apprenticeships is part of Siemens’ strategy to develop a pipeline of future talent for the new Goole facility, supported by comprehensive, high-quality training programmes. It also illustrates Siemens’ commitment to apprenticeships, with around 150 people in such roles in the UK and a further 400 in other Siemens operations across the country.
William Wilson, CEO of Siemens Mobility, said: “We are delighted to announce we will be taking on our first apprentices for the pioneering Goole rail manufacturing development in September and that applications are now open.
“This will provide a fantastic opportunity for 12 aspiring engineers to launch their careers with us and become among the first members of the team at Goole when the facility becomes operational.
“Building on our extensive existing skills base, we are committed, as part of our investment in Goole, to creating a lasting legacy of rail-related skills for the local economy and the UK rail industry.
“It’s especially pleasing to be able to make this announcement as we are joined in Goole by Mike Brown and colleagues from Transport for London, as the contract we have secured to supply trains for the London Underground is a key catalyst for this exciting investment.”
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