Haigh Rail, in its support for rail industry progression, is supporting three Apprentices through a bespoke Level 4 Rail Engineering Apprenticeship qualification, at the Doncaster National College for High Speed Rail.
The Level 4 Rail Engineering qualification is broken into two separate elements. These comprise of a Technical Certificate (knowledge element) and a Competence Certificate (practical element). During the competence element, the Apprentice will construct a portfolio of evidence gathered against the qualification standard requirements and an amount of classroom learning will also need to take place.
Existing Trainees, Jordan Jones and Kieran Herron, are being upskilled through this course, alongside newly appointed Apprentice David Phiri. Both Managing Director Chris Haigh and Engineering Director Dan Foster, have worked their way up the ranks via a similar approach and this process of education, is very much part of Haigh Rail’s culture and its future too.
Haigh Rail’s Apprentice Scheme, has received additional support from partner Siemens Mobility via their CITB levy, which Haigh Rail acknowledges its part in the company’s exciting and progressive next chapter.
To this end, today witnesses the end of the first block release for the three Rail Engineering Apprentices. Trevor Whitehead, Haigh Rail’s Business Support Manager, who has been working closely with the three Rail Apprentices, met them following the completion of this milestone – and was the first to congratulate them, saying:
“Feedback from both the College and our Apprentices has been very positive and Haigh Rail are very pleased with the progress that’s been made”
Kieran Herron, one of the Apprentices also added:
“We’ve been made to feel very welcome and the interaction and support between the Haigh Rail Team and the college has been very supportive. The last two weeks has seen us taking a deeper look at the interaction between industry standards, H&S legislation and regulations within the rail industry.
“I’m really looking forward to our next block release in September.”
(Pictured left to right – Jordan Jones Apprentice, Kieran Herron Apprentice, Trevor Whitehead BSM, David Phiri Apprentice)
Haigh Rail Limited is delighted to confirm that it has been accepted as a member of the Amenity Forum. We are always looking to align with likeminded organisations that support best practice and the sharing of information – as part of being a continuously improving organisation. Our teams are trained, however, we want to ensure that we are always keeping them abreast of the latest developments to support their work.
Haigh Rail’s Vegetation Management Division will support the Forum’s primary objective of promoting and encouraging an integrated approach to the proper and responsible use of pesticides and other methods for the control of weeds. We want to ensure that our teams act in a responsible manner in all their vegetation and weed management activities, paying due regard to the safety and interests of our people, the public and the wider environment.
Haigh Rail’s management system is accredited to ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 to ensure that all actions we undertake are safe, sustainable and quality controlled.