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Northern’s new MD meets Tees Valley Mayor on rail services
Tricia Williams, Northern's new Managing Director, and Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen discussed key regional rail issues and future development plans in a recent meeting.
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Building rail’s future at GCRE
For Global Railway Review's latest Track Insight: Talent, the Global Centre of Rail Excellence outlines its plans to become a leading hub for rail innovation and skills development, revitalising local communities and establishing the UK's first net zero railway.
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QTS Training celebrates 15 years in business
For Global Railway Review's latest Track Insight: Talent, QTS Group discusses its pivotal role in fostering talent through comprehensive training and development programs within the rail industry.
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Growing rail’s family
For Global Railway Review's latest Track Insight: Talent, Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain, Innovation Manager at the East West Railway Company, discusses the essential role of training and diversity initiatives in fostering a skilled, inclusive and forward-thinking rail workforce to meet industry challenges.
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Using data to target recruitment and address skills shortages in the rail industry
12 July 2024 | By
Rail is a complex industry that plays a critical role in modern transportation systems and infrastructure, responsible for moving goods and people across vast distances safely and efficiently. However, the industry faces a significant challenge in developing and maintaining a skilled workforce that can keep pace with new projects, technological…
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Attracting the Next Generation to Rail
1 July 2024 | By
Watch this virtual panel session to hear from the rail industry’s leading experts in training, new talent and education as they discuss the challenges facing the industry and the opportunities these provide.
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87% of UK transport and logistics SMEs face ‘concerning’ project management skills gaps, says APM survey
A recent APM survey found that nearly 90% of UK transport and logistics SMEs face significant project management skills gaps, with major challenges including accessing skilled professionals and inadequate technology infrastructure.
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The symposium for newcomers and career changers in the railway system
14 June 2024 | By
Under the leadership of the VDEI - Working Group Young Network Railway, the BahnBasic plus symposium will take place in Erfurt on 9th-10th September 2024. This combines the transfer of knowledge on the basics of various parts of the railway system with the opportunity to make new contacts.
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Driving change: Hull Trains celebrates new era in training tomorrow’s talent
UK open access operator Hull Trains have started a new era with training schemes, garnering talent from local communities.
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QTS Group empowers future rail experts at industry event
QTS Group, the national rail contractor, ran their first futures sessions at their HQ in South Lanarkshire, working with rail experts.
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Interview Spotlight: Future-Proofing Workforce Management in Rail
Effective workforce management starts with the establishment of well-defined, scheduled workorders. This reduces the time between identifying tasks and completing them, minimizing delays and maximizing efficiency.
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Lumo celebrates as 95% of workforce enter through apprenticeship scheme
UK operator Lumo are celebrating that 95% of their workforce has entered through an apprenticeship scheme, after teaming with Train'd Up.
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Expert View: Why it’s time to start challenging legacy processes
CP7 will shape rail’s future - and, coming at such a critical juncture, this period is an especially important one. Yet how rail responds will depend in large part not on the big picture, but the mosaic of little ones - the daily tasks, routines and processes of our industry’s…
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Roundtable: Training and New Talent
3 May 2024 | By
Attracting, developing and retaining talented people in the Rail Industry seems to be a perennially debated topic. It’s sometimes hard to know if enough is being done, or not. And this isn’t a single point issue – if we are talking about careers then we need to look across the…
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Global Railway Review Issue 2 2024
Spring has, apparently, sprung and we welcome our second issue of Global Railway Review to 2024! The last couple of months has felt like the industry is beginning to warm-up, a build-up of energy and anticipation for what the rest of the year might hold. At the end of March,…