Level 2 Rail Engineering with Job Opportunities! – Classroom & Practical – Hartlepool

Hartlepool
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Course Eligibility

  • Over 19 at the start of the Academic Year (31 st August 2026).
  • Unemployed and claiming Top Up Benefits such as Universal Credit, or Low-Income (£25,750 or under per annum).
  • Capable of committing to 6 weeks’ worth of training, plus an additional 10 days of Safety Critical Training.
  • Must possess a TVCA postcode.
  • Due to the nature of this training, we cannot accept applications from individuals with convictions for: Sexual Offences, Murder, Offences against a Minor, Arson, Terrorism, Theft from a Railway Infrastructure or Violent Offences (GBH/ABH).

Course Description

This provision aims to provide an A-Z routeway into employment in the Rail industry as a Rail
Operative.

This course includes qualifications in Rail Engineering Track Maintenance Level 2, achievement of the Sentinel Card (Licence to work within the UK Rail Infrastructure), and a Guaranteed Job Interview.

A successful candidate will achieve the following safety licences and tickets to work on
the railway infrastructure:

  • Personal Track Safety (PTS)
  • Track Induction Course (TIC)
  • Hand Tools/ Small Plant Training and Assessment
  • Manual Handling
  • Emergency First Aid
  • Fire Awareness
  • Safety Awareness
  • City & Guilds Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Rail Engineering Track Maintenance
  • City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Rail Engineering Underpinning Knowledge

All candidates will receive an in-person interview to gauge their availability and prior qualifications and competencies that may be deemed advantageous on Track (for example: CSCS Card, Dumper Ticket, 360).

There is an employer attached to this course, meaning all those who complete training successfully will have the opportunity to attain shift work.

  • Are you keen to start a new career in the rail industry, happy with night work/ outside work/ practical work?
  • Can you pass a  Drug and Alcohol test?
  • Are you fit and healthy and would you be likely to pass a Network Rail standard Medical?

Course includes, PPE, Medical/D&A tests and the learners all go immediately on to the books of an employer on course completion.

Qualifications:

Level 2 NVQ Rail Engineering Track Maintenance

Sentinel Card (Licence to work within the UK Rail Infrastructure)

Course Delivery:
Induction Date:
TBC
Start Date: Monday 24th August 2026 
Duration: 6 Weeks Full time, Monday – Friday (Excluding bank holidays)
Location: Hartlepool

Course Overview

Course Start Date:
24/08/2026
Start Time:
09:00
End Time:
16:30
Course Duration:
6 Weeks
Difficulty Level:
beginner
Registration Deadline:
18/08/2026
Induction Date:
Course Location:
Hartlepool

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Course Tags:
Railways, Rail, Rail Engineering, Hartlepool, Tees Valley, TVCA

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