Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance
Welcome to your Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance Channel!
Starting out on a new career path is never easy, between the workplace and the learning space managing your career can be difficult. Our CIAG goal is to equip you with all the necessary skills to exceed in your role beyond your apprenticeship.
Across this page you will find an overview of the curriculum, access to various resources, and apprentice testimonies to show where NTAR can take you!
Career Development Calendar
Upcoming Events:
Our ‘Career Development Calendar’ is designed to provide you with a clear overview of relevant CIAG opportunities for personal growth. These aim to equip you with essential skills not covered in your apprenticeship standard, including topics such as raising professional presence, networking, effective learning, and more.
In the calendar you can find all the upcoming events for you to attend. If you are interested in any of the opportunities in the calendar, please click on the event and it will redirect you for further information to attend.
Resources
Skills England Occupational Maps
Please click the below image or button to redirect you to the Skills England Occupational Maps website. This is a highly beneficial resource to understand the different pathways in Rail Engineering, and begin planning your future careers.
Career Development YouTube Spotlight
Below is our latest Spotlight YouTube video, selected to support your personal growth and development. If you’d like to explore more content, simply use the button further down the page to access our full Career Development playlist and also save for later.
Careers Lunch & Learns
If you have missed any of the recent Careers Lunch & Learn sessions, please go to your OneFile resources area and follow into the ‘Career Development’ folder to find recordings and resources saved.
These sessions can also contribute towards your Off the Job when linked to relevant KSBs.
Newsletters and Updates
Select our most recent newsletters or relevant updates below to find out more!
Alternatively, use the button below to find more newsletters and updates, including the most recent:
Feedback
We are always looking to hear back from you about our work, to ensure that we can provide tailored and beneficial resources to support your career development.If you have any feedback or suggestions about CIAG resources, please use the form below to tell us more!Where NTAR Can Take You…
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After his apprenticeship with Hitachi Rail, Jake is now a Highspeed Service Engineer at Southeastern specialising in Class 395 trains.
- Jake, Hitachi Rail
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Jai is now a Senior Team Member at EMR, carrying out mechanical and electrical work to keep trains running safely and reliably across shift teams.
- Jai, East Midlands Railway
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Milly has been with Siemens Mobility for over five years and progressed into the role of STEM & ELT Programmes Professional.
- Milly, Siemens Mobility
Rail Engineering Technician Apprentice
