With four Maintenance Depots located across Scotland, you'll be involved in maintaining both diesel and electric trains, ensuring they remain fully operational and deliver a reliable service to our customers. As an apprentice, you'll have the opportunity to learn from industry experts and gain hands-on experience within a supportive environment.\n\nYour day-to-day activities will include learning to maintain and repair ScotRailâs fleet of vehicles - working on everything from fault finding and brake repairs to inspecting lights, seats, heating systems, and mechanical components. You'll also test electrical systems, check for wear and tear on bodywork and under-carriages, and perform regular checks on critical systems such as brakes and couplings. This apprenticeship offers you the chance to develop a wide range of skills, contributing to the maintenance of trains while working towards a rewarding career in the rail industry. You will progress through a Modern Apprenticeship in Engineering Maintenance (multi-skilled) over a 4-year programme. Your time will be divided between attending college and gaining real life workplace experience with ScotRail. \n\nAs well as gaining a broad range of technical and professional knowledge and experience, you will also gain academic and vocational qualifications such as:\n\nPerforming Engineering Operations (PEO2)\nDiploma in Engineering\nRelevant NC qualification\nYou also may have the opportunity to progress onto an HNC. To follow health and safety requirements and regulations and funding criteria, this apprenticeship is open to people aged 17 to 24 and people up to age 29 who identify as having a disability or who are care experienced. \n\nWhether you're coming straight from school, further education or are already in employment, we would love to hear from you.\n\nAs a minimum, applicants should hold qualifications at SCQF Level 5 (or above) in Maths (excluding Applications of Maths), English, and either Physics or Chemistry. Applicants who do not meet all of the above qualifications may also demonstrate suitability through other relevant experience, such as a Foundation Apprenticeship in Engineering or National Qualifications in a related engineering discipline.\n\nYou must be able to travel to and from college. After completing your first year at college, you will be required to work a shift pattern that includes night shifts.\n\nCandidates should have:\nAn interest in working in engineering.\nA willingness to learn.\nA willingness to complete a 4-year apprenticeship.\nA willingness to attend regular reviews to discuss your progress and development.\nA willingness to attend internal training (and external training if required) and taking responsibility, with support, to collect the evidence required for your SVQ Portfolio.