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  • Kevin Wheat with his son Samuel. with a 32-year age gap, they are proving that apprenticeships can be studied at any time. More images below.

    Rail operator sets out apprenticeships target for 2023

    Marking National Apprenticeship Week, Govia Thameslink Railway has announced its target of supporting 220 new and existing employees into apprenticeship programmes 2023 also sees the company welcoming its 100th apprentice onto the driver training programme with Southern Rail
    Despite challenges in the industry, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has continued to upskill and harness its workforce

  • The rail operator's trainee driver apprentices kick off training using desk-based simulators

    Rail operator reports apprentice boost with uptake driven by women and Black and Minority Ethnic recruits

    The number of 2021 apprentices exceeded targets by 20% as 31 to 40 year-old’s look to make career switches and return to work.
    The number of apprentices recruited by rail firms Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern in 2021 exceeded its target of 200 by almost 20 per cent. In the past year, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has provided new career opportunities for 239 people, aged from 16 all th

  • Bob Bryce is a Passenger Host for Thameslink and is currently completing a Level 3 Apprenticeship

    Meet Bob, the 76-year-old apprentice thriving on Govia Thameslink Railway’s apprenticeship programme

    Pipped to be the oldest apprentice in the UK With National Apprenticeship Week in full swing, GTR unveils its diverse fold of apprentices; setting out ambitious targets to help close the skills gap by 2022
    This National Apprenticeship Week, rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is going against the grain and unveiling to the nation a group of apprentices who are debunking the traditi