Apprenticeship profiles

Matthew reveals the best thing about the scheme:

The best thing about this apprenticeship scheme is that it gives you a great chance to develop your skills, as well as gaining new ones. The Network Rail values - teamwork, pride, determination and respect - are adopted from the beginning, and maintained right the way through. The variety of learning helps prepare each apprentice as a versatile asset to Network Rail, and provides a rewarding career.

Unlike other apprenticeships, this scheme incorporates a recognised leadership and management qualification – putting you in good stead for a managerial position later in your career.

The Advanced Apprenticeship also gives you an ideal chance to meet all sorts of people with different interests, and of different religions and races. My favourite aspect of the apprenticeship is that it sets you up in a large industry, with the added bonus that you get to see the end product of your achievements.