An Advanced Apprenticeship means the chance to earn a real wage while you learn. We pay you £8,618 during your first year, plus £1,150 for successful completion. This rises to £12,055 in the second year and £14,364 in the third year. During your first year of training there will be a 20 week residential stay at Network Rail’s Training Centre in the Midlands, whilst you are there we'll pay for your accommodation, three meals a day, your work clothing and personal safety equipment. On top of all this, you'll get 28 days of holiday, plus bank holidays.
The salary is currently under review. Please check this page for updates.
In your first year, your leave is planned for you and we pay for you to travel home for planned long weekends, Christmas and Easter holidays. During the scheme, you can claim all our company benefits too, such as discounted train travel to and from work and a pension.
We also offer an inner London allowance of £2,400 per annum (for employees working at a Network Rail location within a 16-mile radius of Charing Cross) and outer London allowance of £1,390 per annum. (for employees working at a Network Rail location over 16 miles and up to 40 miles from Charing Cross).
If you travel by train we offer 75% discount on annual season tickets up to a maximum of £2,250 in addition to an interest free season ticket loan.
Pension options
We're proud to offer a range of pension schemes which provide flexibility and choice for our employees. Most new employees are eligible to join either the NRDC defined contribution scheme, or the NR CARE Scheme; our career average scheme which is a type of defined benefit arrangement. After five years continuous company service you become eligible to join the defined benefit Network Rail Section of the Railways Pension Scheme, unless you are eligible when you start employment.
You can find more detailed information about our schemes including booklets by vistingwww.myNRpension.co.uk. Feel free to contact us with any questions using the contact details provided.