Northern Ireland’s First Railway Apprenticeship Delivered at Northern Regional College

History was made this week at Northern Regional College when fifteen apprentices began their railway apprenticeship journey with Translink and OTT (On Track Technicians). As apprentice Railway Track Technicians, they will work towards achieving a City and Guilds Level 2 Rail Engineering Operative Knowledge qualification and a City and Guilds Level 2 Rail Engineering Operative Competence qualification before progressing to relevant Level 3 qualifications. They will spend one day each week in class at the Northern Regional College Campus in Ballymena and four days with their respective employers. This is the first time ever that railway apprenticeship has been offered in Northern Ireland.