Trades they train
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 Fitter
Assemble, install and adjust mechanical assemblies and machinery so they run right.
- Pay
- £32k–£48k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3 years
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
Maintenance Engineering Technician
Keep production plant running — mechanical, electrical and control systems, planned and reactive.
- Pay
- £35k–£52k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3.5 years
Metal Fabricator
Cut, form and assemble steel and sheet metal into structures, vessels and components.
- Pay
- £31k–£46k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3.5 years
Rail Engineering Technician
Maintain track, signalling, overhead lines or rolling stock on the railway.
- Pay
- £34k–£52k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3 years
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
Data Technician
Collect, clean, analyse and present the data organisations make decisions with.
- Pay
- £26k–£45k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 1.5 years
IT Support Technician
Fix the hardware, software and network problems that stop people working — the classic first job in tech.
- Pay
- £25k–£40k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 1.5 years
Network Engineer
Design, build and secure the networks everything else depends on.
- Pay
- £32k–£58k
- Level
- L4
- Train
- 2 years
Software Developer
Write, test and maintain the software businesses run on — without a computer science degree or its debt.
- Pay
- £30k–£60k
- Level
- L4
- Train
- 2 years