Working with Partners – Network Rail Case Study
AoA works closely with employers. Hear from Hannah Connors, Head of Apprenticeship Delivery, at Network Rail and member of the Association of Apprentices’ Advisory Panel.
On Experience
For us, it’s all about helping with engagement and experience. We’ve got strong schemes which are structured with robust curriculums that give apprentices the technical skills that they need to have. We’ve used the AoA membership to build on the experience and pastoral care for apprentices.
On Engagement
AoA offers excellent soft skills resources that enhance the apprenticeship experience. For us, this further enhances the reputation of the Network Rail Apprenticeship Schemes.
AoA has great online material that we promote to our apprentices. Good mental health is a priority for the business and our apprentices, and we have built AoA’s Wellbeing modules into our programme to support our offering in this space.
The resources for line managers are also incredibly helpful, as line manager support is essential to apprentice success.
On Partnership
Being a part of the Advisory Panel has been really useful, both to understand what apprentices want and having access to comprehensive AoA data and research to help inform our strategy.
This case study is taken from AoA’s Insights Report 2024