Rail Engineering Track Maintenance PTS

Are you interested in a career in rail engineering? This course comes with a guaranteed job after successful completion, and will give you the knowledge and skills you need to work on rail tracks safely and effectively. Learn about track layout, health and safety, manual handling techniques, how to carry out a track inspection, and how to maintain the track itself. Successful candidates will be offered employment in the rail industry.

This course includes the following knowledge and skills areas:

• Personal track safety
• DC conductor rails 
• Track induction 
• Rail track practical experience
• Health and safety
• First aid 
• Rail plant and tool training

You must be interested in a career in rail engineering, be motivated and eager to learn. You must be aged 19 and above, and be able to attend college 5 days a week (Monday-Friday) for 8 weeks.

You must also meet the eligibility for residency:

• Be able to provide a British or Irish Passport with three years’ residency in the EU/EEA, or
• Have a European Union Settlement Scheme residence (EUSS) with three years’ residency in the EU/EEA and UK and have lived in the UK prior to 31 December 2020, or
• Have a biometric residence card permitting study in the UK along with having lived in the UK for the at least the last three years, and
• Be able to provide current proof of JSA, IS, UC or ESA or proof of salary.

All learners will undergo a drugs and alcohol test during the course.

Assessment will be based on the activities you do on the track itself, and exams for first aid, personal track safety, and track induction. 

You  might want to invest in good quality PPE and safety boots, the college will provide you with a set of PPE which is returned at the end of the course.

This course is a fast-track route into employment, and if you complete the course successfully, you will be offered employment in the rail sector.

Are you interested in a career in rail engineering? This course comes with a guaranteed job after successful completion, and will give you the knowledge and skills you need to work on rail tracks safely and effectively. Learn about track layout, health and safety, manual handling techniques, how to carry out a track inspection, and how to maintain the track itself. Successful candidates will be offered employment in the rail industry.

This course includes the following knowledge and skills areas:

• Personal track safety
• DC conductor rails 
• Track induction 
• Rail track practical experience
• Health and safety
• First aid 
• Rail plant and tool training

You must be interested in a career in rail engineering, be motivated and eager to learn. You must be aged 19 and above, and be able to attend college 5 days a week (Monday-Friday) for 8 weeks.

You must also meet the eligibility for residency:

• Be able to provide a British or Irish Passport with three years’ residency in the EU/EEA, or
• Have a European Union Settlement Scheme residence (EUSS) with three years’ residency in the EU/EEA and UK and have lived in the UK prior to 31 December 2020, or
• Have a biometric residence card permitting study in the UK along with having lived in the UK for the at least the last three years, and
• Be able to provide current proof of JSA, IS, UC or ESA or proof of salary.

All learners will undergo a drugs and alcohol test during the course.

Assessment will be based on the activities you do on the track itself, and exams for first aid, personal track safety, and track induction. 

You  might want to invest in good quality PPE and safety boots, the college will provide you with a set of PPE which is returned at the end of the course.

This course is a fast-track route into employment, and if you complete the course successfully, you will be offered employment in the rail sector. Progression within the railway is possible after achieving your level 2, you can join a level 3 programme or chose to go into other pathways such as, Signalling, Overhead Lines, Rolling Stocks or Telecommunications.