As part of National Apprenticeship Week 2025 (10-16 February), Transport for London (TfL) is launching a range of apprenticeship opportunities to support Londoners into lifelong careers across the organisation and its supply chain.
TfL’s award-winning apprenticeship programme supports people of all ages to learn new skills for a future career whilst in employment. Starting from September, 175 places are available across the organisation in 40 different apprenticeships. Applicants can choose from a range of roles in track and asset maintenance, technology and data, sustainability, and in roles supporting TfL’s major projects. The opportunities span from Level 2 to Level 6, with a Level 2 apprenticeship being the equivalent of 5 GCSEs, and Level 6 equivalent to achieving a degree.
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, all apprentices will receive an industry recognised qualification in their area of expertise as well as invaluable work experience, helping to put their new knowledge into practice. In a commitment to widening access to apprenticeships, TfL is also proud to have opened four schemes to 16-year-olds including Dial a Ride, IT Solutions, Transport Planning and Project Controls. TfL Apprenticeships are a great start to a career or an opportunity to retrain.
TfL is always reviewing its provision of apprenticeships to complement its strategic workforce needs, and this year launched several new apprenticeships including Level 3 Boatmaster and Level 3 Marine Engineer*.
In the past 12 years, TfL has taken on around 9700 apprentices through its supply chain or through the London Transport Museum and Places for London. All have gained experience and new skills while working on a vast range of projects which help shape London, including Silvertown Tunnel, major road improvements and communication systems for staff working on London Underground.
The apprenticeship and training programmes on offer at TfL and its wider supply chain are testament to the investment in London’s transport and the UK-wide economic benefits of TfL’s supply chain.
TfL is committed to improving diversity across the transport industry and is working hard to bring more women and people from ethnic minority backgrounds into roles at all levels. Through its work to encourage women to consider engineering roles, TfL has seen an increase in the number of women joining teams across typically male dominated areas, for example – in 2024 34 per cent of apprentices that joined our TfL engineering apprenticeships supporting its major projects were women.
Meanwhile, the proportion of women joining TfL apprenticeships has risen from 20 per cent in 2018 to 28 per cent in 2024. TfL has also achieved an increase in those declaring a disability rising from 4 per cent to 8 per cent. By supporting a variety of people into transport, TfL is helping to future-proof the wider industry, encouraging new and diverse thinking, and making it more sustainable in the long term.
TfL is hosting an event on 28 February 2025 where interested people can learn more about TfL’s apprenticeship options, with the opportunity to talk to current apprentices about the different roles TfL offer. Everyone is welcome, including potential applicants, teachers, parents and hiring managers. People can register to attend TfL’s apprenticeship event on 28 February at https://web.cvent.com/event/cf16d8e1-b707-4388-bd96-b5f7f1f91723/sum
Natalie Osei, Civil Engineering Apprentice at TfL, said: “Starting my Apprenticeship within Asset Operations – Network Management Resilience has given me great exposure into how our wider network is managed on a day-to-day basis. I’ve had the opportunity to have insight on some projects such as Bus Stop Maintenance and Capital Delivery supplying CCTV , Safety Cameras, and Signals onto the network. Having a better perception into the daily operation has reinforced my appreciation to how our city is kept safe.”
