Our new rail courses for apprentices
Interested in joining our track, catenary, electrical signalling or electronics team? Learn more about the new courses on offer at CFA Ferroviaire, SNCF’s railway apprentice training centre. Opportunities abound for young people who want to be part of SNCF Group.
New training courses
At SNCF, we’re committed to helping young people become part of the working world, or return to it after a break. To deliver on that promise while meeting our own needs, CFA Ferrovaire, our centre for railway apprentices, offers a wide array of training, from basic certificate courses to options for advanced technicians.
CFA Ferroviaire is adding new professional qualifications:
- track specialist
- catenary specialist
- electric signalling specialist
- BTS (advanced technician's certificate) in electronics
900
apprentices are enrolled at CFA Ferroviaire in 2025
11
degrees or other qualifications are on offer
70%
of our apprentices are hired by SNCF Group after completing their course1
Sandwich courses—a win-win solution
All training courses at CFA Ferroviaire are designed to meet the needs of our SNCF Voyageurs and SNCF Réseau units, and are offered both in the Paris region and elsewhere in France. Apprentices alternate between classroom training at secondary schools/SNCF campuses and hands-on experience at the workplace, learning very quickly how theory meets practice in their chosen profession.