Emergency Response Unit Apprentice
Emergency Response Unit Apprentice
Transport and Travel
An Emergency Response Unit Apprentice is trained to respond to emergent situations within the London Underground system including power failures, derailments and major security incidents. ERU personnel provide on-site engineering support for the underground system to ensure unforeseen events cause minimal disruption to the service.
Personal skills
No formal qualifications apply as inhouse training forms a key part of the apprenticeship although basic GCSEs in maths and english would be helpful. The apprenticeship offers education to HND and even degree level. Skills: good technical skills; a willingness to learn; communication skills; team-working; good literacy and numeracy skills.
Salary
£14,000 to £19,000 per year
Key skills
Technical
Innovation
Diagnostic
Transport and Travel
- There are 65,280 enterprises in the UK travel and transport sector
- The total UK travel and transport workforce is approximately 1,753 million
- The number of women employed in the sector is set to increase from 22% to 30% over the 4 years
- 8% of the UK transport and travel workforce is self-employed
- Over the next 10 years, a requirement in excess of 250,000 new recruits is forecast