Rail Professional January 2010

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PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN RAILWAY OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
CErTifiCaTEd! IRO’s fIRst eveR
ceRtIfIcate students gRaduate
went straight into employment
Class of 2009.
at 16, there has always been a
desire to return to education
and eventually achieve a degree
qualification, which thanks to the
IRO’s Professional Development
Programme, I am looking to
fulfil.’
The IRO’s Professional
Development Programme
comprises the Certificate of
Higher Education in Railway
Operational Management, the
Diploma of Higher Education
in Railway Operational
Management and the IRO BSc
Degree in Railway Operational
Management.
All courses start in October
Students successfully completing receiving their graduation qualification. As such, Prentice 2010, with enrolment open
the rail industry’s first ever certificates in Glasgow on 26 has now moved on to the next from February 2010. For
certificate in operational November was First ScotRail’s stage of the IRO’s Professional further details, please contact
management saw their hard work Sharon Motherwell, who hopes Development Programme, the IRO at education@
rewarded at a special graduation to use her new-found skills to studying for the Diploma of railwayoperators.org or visit
ceremony in Glasgow. move up the promotional ladder. Higher Education in Railway the IRO website at
Run by the Institution of Motherwell, a ticket examiner Operational Management with a www.railwayoperators.org
Railway Operators in partnership at Glasgow Central Station view to eventually completing the
with Glasgow Caledonian said: ‘I first heard about the IRO Degree course.
University, the Certificate of IRO Certificate on the ScotRail ‘I actually found the certificate
Higher Education in Railway intranet, applied and was lucky to be an excellent route back into
Operational Management was enough to be accepted on the higher education, particularly
first launched in October 2008, course, with my place funded the Personal Professional
with 20 students studying by ScotRail. Development module, which
six modules designed to act ‘The course itself provided is the perfect reintroduction to
as an introduction to railway an excellent grounding in the the discipline of self-study,’ said
operations and help to rail industry and helped to both Prentice.
prepare them for the academic broaden my knowledge and my For the father of six, it has
approaches to learning. outlook, with my focus now set certainly been a case of ‘planes,
The course programme on progressing my career.’ trains and automobiles,’ having
included two modules specific to Also successfully completing started his career as a car
the rail industry – Basic Railway the certificate was Stewart mechanic, followed by 13 years
Operations and Background Prentice, who enrolled on the in the RAF and then a move into
to Railway Operations, both course as a stepping-stone the rail sector as freight driver
taught by seasoned industry towards fulfilling the lifelong for Jarvis Fastline. ‘I’ve had a
sharon Motherwell
professionals. Among those ambition of gaining a degree very interesting career, but as I
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