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.

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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. 

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Hannah Connors
Head of Apprenticeship Delivery

This case study is taken from AoA’s Insights Report 2024

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Jan Richardson-Wilde

CEO, Occupational Awards Limited

Jan is the CEO of Occupational Awards Limited, a Director of the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink and an FE College Governor. She has over 35 years’ experience in the education sector in strategic and operational management of training programmes with colleges, private training providers, local authorities the voluntary sector and not for profit organisations. Jan has previously been a board member of the Learning and Skills Council, chair of the North Yorkshire Training Provider network and Vice-Chair of Yorkshire Coast College and a Governor of the Grimsby Institute for Further and Higher Education. She has extensive experience of education policy, apprenticeships, qualification, and curriculum development as well as business improvement.

Jan joined OAL in 2019, a leading non-profit industry-focused Awarding and End-Point Assessment Organisation, supporting a wide range of employers and of key stakeholders to succeed and surpass expectations. Jan is committed to continuous improvement and enthusiastic about improving the effectiveness, impact and quality of apprenticeships, education, and training in the UK and internationally. She has a wide range of experience of working in a collaborative context with employers and training providers to develop End Point Assessment, apprenticeships, and a wide range of vocational programmes.

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