This Apprenticeship is suitable for Passenger Train Drivers, Depot Drivers, Freight Train Driver and On-Track Machine Drivers. Train Drivers are responsible for driving trains in a safe, punctual, economic manner over various routes in accordance with rail rules, regulations and procedures.
A Train Driver could work in a number of rail environments, such as high speed, passenger, freight, underground, metro, suburban, cross border, depots, sidings or maintenance sheds; moving passengers, goods, empty coaching stock or driving on-track machines to perform infrastructure maintenance work.
Employers may wish to consider the optional inclusion of the value-added EAL Level 3 Diploma in Train Driving (C00/4312/6) qualification. The EAL Level 3 Diploma in Train Driving is a competence-based qualification requiring work-based evidence of the learner’s competent ability and demonstration of their underpinning knowledge and understanding in a range of train driving activities including: preparing for duty, communicating effectively, preparing, and operating trains for service, responding to train faults and out of course situations; and customer service. It has 834 guided learning hours (GLH) and a Total Qualification Time (TQT) 895 hours (this is notional time required by the learner to complete the qualification).