Railways: Apprentices
(asked on 19th September 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many apprenticeships have been (a) offered, (b) completed and (c) started but not completed with (i) London North Eastern Railway, (ii) Transpennine Express, (iii) Northern Rail and (iv) Southeastern Railway since they have been run by the operator of last resort.
The Department is committed to ensuring that the transport workforce better reflects our diverse society. As part of the ongoing work with the Transport Employment and Skills Taskforce, the Department has been working with a range of stakeholders leading on the skills and employment agenda, which includes Apprenticeships. The Department has also included requirements for Passenger Services rail operators including OLR Operators to recruit Apprentices.
The Train Operators have confirmed as follows:
OLR Operator | Offered | Started but Ongoing | Completed |
Northern 2020 | 1265 | 762 | 377 |
South Eastern 2021 | 682 | 392 (The started but not completed figure includes individuals who started an apprenticeship but then left SET before completion, as well as those that are still working to complete their apprenticeship.) | 258 |
TransPennine Trains 2023 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
London North Eastern Railway 2018 | See below | ||
LNER’s apprenticeship data is based on the Apprenticeship Service Status:
All | 312 |
Waiting to start | 0 |
Live | 182 |
Paused | 3 |
Stopped | 43 |
Completed | 84 |