Trades they train
Hidden gem
Power Network Craftsperson
Build and maintain the electricity network — overhead lines, underground cables and substations.
- Pay
- £34k–£58k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3 years
Engineering & Manufacturing
Engineering Design & Draughtsperson
Turn concepts into the 2D drawings and 3D models that everyone else builds from.
- Pay
- £28k–£46k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3 years
Engineering & Manufacturing
Engineering Fitter
Assemble, install and adjust mechanical assemblies and machinery so they run right.
- Pay
- £32k–£48k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3 years
Engineering & Manufacturing
Machinist / CNC Technician
Produce precision components on lathes, mills and CNC machines to tolerances measured in hundredths of a…
- Pay
- £30k–£46k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3.5 years
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
Engineering & Manufacturing
Metal Fabricator
Cut, form and assemble steel and sheet metal into structures, vessels and components.
- Pay
- £31k–£46k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3.5 years
Engineering & Manufacturing
Rail Engineering Technician
Maintain track, signalling, overhead lines or rolling stock on the railway.
- Pay
- £34k–£52k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3 years
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