Our eight 2011-12 trainees started their placements in May 2011 and complete their traineeships at the end of April 2012. You can catch up with their progress on our EHSI News pages.

We in the process of recruiting eight full-time and one part-time traineeships for our 2012-13 intake of trainees. Details of the individual traineeships are listed below. The deadline for this year's applications has now passed, but we will be recruiting around January 2013 for the 2013-14 placements.

For information about the bursaries please contact Kevin Malone:-
Email: kevin.malone@nect.org.uk
Phone: 07787699159

Information about our 2012-13 placements:

The EHSI Mechanical Engineering placement at Beamish Museum will involve assisting in the maintenance and conservation of the trams and other vehicles used on site at the award- winning Living Museum of the North, Beamish. Working under the tutelage of a fully qualified mechanical engineer, the EHSI trainee will develop the skills to maintain and conserve period and replica trams, buses and other vehicles (including an understanding of conservation guidelines) and learn how to interact meaningfully with the public who have an interest in traditional skills and machinery.

The EHSI Steam Engineering placement at Beamish Museum will assist in the maintenance and conservation of the heritage transport stock at the award-winning Living Museum of the North, Beamish. Working under the tutelage of a fully practised restoration expert, the student will develop the skills to maintain and conserve items of heritage transport and supporting infrastructure, including an understanding of conservation guidelines, developing the responsibility for running machinery and learning how to interact meaningfully with the public who have an interest in traditional skills and machinery.

A placement is available to learn on the job by partaking in the daily activities of the National Railway Museum Shildon:Locomotion. As well as working on the rolling stock of the museum under the supervision of highly qualified engineers, the EHSI trainee will engage with the public visiting the museum. This placement will include restoration and conservation work, as well as painting, assembly and disassembly, planning and photographic tasks and work on live steam operating locomotives.

The EHSI placement at the North East Maritime Trust is our only part-time placement. For three days a week the trainee will work alongside experienced and enthusiastic volunteers, skilled in the restoration and conservation of traditionally built wooden boats. The work involves long-term restoration projects as well as the maintenance of the Trust’s fleet of restored boats.

Conservation and restoration of historic train carriages, including participation in current and future projects at Stanegate Restoration and Replicas Ltd. Undertaking work to restore and repair heritage items. This will include carpentry and joinery, basic welding, steel metalwork, painting and finishing and use of conservation materials.

The trainee will take part in a wide variety of engineering projects at Tanfield Railway, the oldest existing railway in the country. These will include the reassembly locomotives and participation on a construction project. In addition, the placement student will take part in general site and repair maintenance and assist in public open days.

The EHSI Placement at Vintage Vehicles will be working on the maintenance and conservation of the museum's collection of commercial and other vehicles housed at the Shildon site. Working under the tutelage of the museums owner, the EHSI trainee will develop the skills to maintain, conserve/restore to appropriate heritage standards the vehicles in the collection and learn how to interact meaningfully with members of the general public who have an interest in traditional skills and machinery.

The EHSI trainees at Weardale Railway Trust will take part in a wide variety of engineering projects including the restoration of heritage steam/diesel locomotives and the railway’s rolling stock. In addition, trainees will be involved in running repairs and planned maintenance. They will be expected to participate in the in public events and train operation to widen their experience.

If you have any queries regarding the placements, please contact:

Kevin Malone on 07787 699159, or email: kevin.malone@nect.org.uk
or
John Stelling on 07775 028680, or email: john.stelling@nect.org.uk