TRAINING & SKILLS
Skills must keep on rolling N
With more than a third of the traction and rolling stock workforce set to retire in the next five years, at a time of unprecedented levels of investment, EAL project manager for rail, Allan Macdonald, looks at what is being done to ensure skills are not in short supply.
etwork Rail’s £38bn investment in railway infrastructure has thrown up a number
of challenges for manufacturers, training providers and the existing workforce – none stock) maintenance, where some 4,500 of the current 13,500 workforce is set to retire in the
EAL, the specialist awarding organisation for to get ahead of the game, working
with
needs.
It is critical that the industry not only replaces skills lost through retirement, but also upskills
the current workforce to meet and maintain next generation rail technology.
Newcastle Academy has opened a railway also been announced jointly in Birmingham role in delivering skilled workers who can build for passengers and the economy.
Whether it is manufacturing new rolling stock, carrying out major refurbishment of existing rolling stock, or bringing it up to the standards required for a technologically advanced
network, this is a great opportunity to develop and build a new and exciting structure of
alongside an organisation’s Competence the rigorous standards of both the industry and ahead, we must ensure high-quality training is at the forefront of industry thinking so that learners are getting skills and knowledge of the latest engineering practices, techniques and technology for the next generation and beyond.
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Here’s to the next 10 years 10
and Training) Ltd wondering how long the company would be in business. Well, on 8 of years ago is brilliant.
Over the last 10 years, myself and Russell Kimberley have been kept busy supplying training and assessments for numerous companies around the country. Russell joined me a couple of when it comes to companies requiring training or of the country.
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with work for Carillion, predominately in south Wales, which allowed us to become established in was delivered at the clients’ premises.
As we grew over the next 10 years, we have been continually searching for the right accommodation, which has seen us in two locations in Longton as well as Fenton, before we landed in Tunstall – where we have room for our
line and sidings. I am about to start negotiations
with the owners for use for our track induction courses.
– which has already started and will enhance our safety procedures within the industry for the next decade or so. 2015 will hopefully bring a bright continue to help us grow 10 years.
John Sherratt
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John Sherratt of ASTRAC (Safety and Training) Ltd, which is celebrating a decade in business, looks back on the history of the company.
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