Transport for London
Graduate schemes
Our graduates today will be our leaders tomorrow - so we realise the importance of investing in your professional growth and development.
Whichever scheme you join, we'll help you increase your skills and confidence so that you're prepared for your next role at the end of the programme.
Placements
As a graduate, you'll take part in several placements, each lasting three to six months. Rising to a broad range of challenges in each, the skills you'll learn will help form the foundations of your career.
They'll also give you the opportunity to work on real projects in real situations. You'll get to see how your chosen business area meets its goals, and your placement managers and sponsors will review your progress to make sure that you're on track.
Support and networking
Our people are experts at what they do. So who better to learn from? As a TfL graduate you'll have a strong network of colleagues around you, supporting your growth and progress.
In each scheme, you'll get to talk to a range of people in different roles.
- Sponsor: Owns the content and processes for each scheme
- Placement manager: Ensures your placements have objectives and are challenging
- Development schemes team: Ensures that schemes are working effectively, that your development needs are being met, and that you have someone to turn to for advice
- Buddy: Acts as your friend and confidante
- Mentor: Helps you gain confidence and challenges your thinking
- Peers: The people with whom you'll build a support network
Learning and development
At every step of the way, you'll be supported by a structured programme of learning. You'll develop skills that are specialist to your chosen area, as well as more general business skills that will help you throughout your career.
We have an excellent in-house learning and development team, and an in-house e-Learning catalogue that has been created with our graduates in mind. Our library is stocked with a range of research tools and you're free to use specialist learning materials from external suppliers.
Most of our schemes also allow you to study for further professional and/or postgraduate qualifications as time goes on. The specific qualifications will depend on your scheme:
Civil Engineering
You'll work with the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) towards achieving chartered or incorporated status.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
You'll work with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE) or another relevant institution to achieve chartered status.
Finance
You'll study for membership of either the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) or the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA).
Human Resources
You'll study for membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Mechanical Engineering
You'll work with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) towards achieving chartered status.
Software Engineering
You'll get the training and experience requirements needed for membership of the British Computer Society (BCS). You'll also work towards becoming a chartered IT professional.
Project Management
You'll study for the International Professional Managers Association (IPMA) Level D award and work towards becoming an associate member of the Association for Project Management (APM). You'll also have the potential to go on to Level C IPMA and full APM membership.
Transport Planning
You'll be encouraged to study for an MSc in Transport Planning at Imperial College London or Westminster University, for which you'll have a day release. You'll also have the opportunity to become a member of a recognised professional institute, such as the Institute of Highways and Transportation (IHT) or the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).
London Underground Management
You'll have the opportunity to become a member of a recognised professional institute, such as the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) or the Institute of Railway Operators (IRO). You'll also be able to study for a range of qualifications, including:
- MSc Transport Planning
- Diploma or MA Management Studies
- MSc Public Services Policy and Management
- National Examining Board Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH)
- International Professional Managers Association (IPMA) Level D
Information Management
You'll enjoy technical, business and management training that could lead to chartered IT professional status, or another relevant technical accreditation.
Quantity Surveying
You'll work towards achieving chartered status with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Contracts and Procurement
You'll work towards achieving graduate membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), and chartered status with your chosen professional body.
Business Analysis
You'll work towards an ISEB Diploma in Business Analysis and take part in training schemes to improve your analytical skills, such as:
- Business process re-engineering
- Research and data collecting
- Project management principals
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