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Alstom UK

Britain's largest train builder, with manufacturing and rolling stock engineering apprenticeships in Derby and Widnes.

Derby UK-wide England
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Trades they train

Engineering & Manufacturing

Engineering Fitter

Assemble, install and adjust mechanical assemblies and machinery so they run right.

Pay
£32k–£48k
Level
L3
Train
3 years
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Engineering & Manufacturing

Maintenance Engineering Technician

Keep production plant running — mechanical, electrical and control systems, planned and reactive.

Pay
£35k–£52k
Level
L3
Train
3.5 years
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Engineering & Manufacturing

Rail Engineering Technician

Maintain track, signalling, overhead lines or rolling stock on the railway.

Pay
£34k–£52k
Level
L3
Train
3 years
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Engineering & Manufacturing

Welder

Join metal by hand to a standard that can be X-rayed — a skill that travels worldwide and pays for it.

Pay
£32k–£55k
Level
L2
Train
1.5 years
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