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Virtual technology could help train the future employees of Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains has partnered with students to help develop virtual reality technology to aid training in health and safety for new recruits.
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Diversity and inclusion: Sourcing new approaches to rail sector challenges
With the growing recognition that companies must do more to increase diversity within their workforces, Tara Nolan, Global Railway Review’s Junior Editor, spoke to Nicola Hindle, Managing Director of Amey’s Consulting and Rail Business, to find out what inclusivity initiatives are currently in place at Amey.
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For the first time in the UK, the JAM card is introduced to rail
Virgin Trains is now ‘JAM card friendly’, which has been extremely successful in Northern Ireland with over 20,000 cards in circulation and 2,000 app users.
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Recruitment in rail: What are the practical actions that will achieve an inclusive strategy?
Developing a recruitment strategy that includes, or focuses on, improving the diversity of a workforce is excellent – in theory. However, words are simple. Putting these strategies into action can be a little more complicated, especially in the rail sector where we are dominated by a white male workforce and,…
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New collaboration aims to develop the next generation of train drivers
The National College for High Speed Rail is the main apprenticeship provider, with DB Cargo UK providing the technical driver training.
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ARA appoints a Young Leaders Advisory Board (Y-LAB)
Extensive interest in this initiative resulted in almost 50 applications from across both Australia and New Zealand.
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HS2 supports over 250 unemployed individuals in to work
Ensuring unemployed individuals receive training and support to help them get on the job ladder is one of the commitments HS2 made in 2018.
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MTR believes diversity within diversity is imperative in a workforce
When the rail industry discusses what a diverse workforce means, it is most commonly categorised by having a significant representation of women and individuals from BAME communities. However, it is rare for companies to consider, measure or actively pursue the less-talked-about aspects of diverse audiences.
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Network Rail employs first head of apprenticeships to improve access to rail careers
Apprenticeships are central to Network Rail’s skills development strategy and the company is a supporter of reforms to make them more flexible.
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Station staff trained in conflict resolution to improve customer experience
Virgin Trains is the first train operator to adopt this kind of training approach, and it is hoped passenger experience during football season will benefit greatly from it.
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Bombardier and Hitachi Rail to work with the National College for High Speed Rail
The companies will expand their graduate and apprentice schemes, with a particular focus on diversity and inclusion, and aim to attract and develop the best talent to work within HS2 project delivery teams.
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By 2023, the Australasian rail sector could have a workforce gap of 70,000 people
The ARA engaged BIS Oxford Economics to undertake a workforce capability analysis for the rail industry based on planned and forecasted rail infrastructure development.
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Mind the gender gap: Women train drivers
MTR Crossrail HR Director, Alison Bell, ASLEF District Organiser, Nigel Gibson, and the drivers themselves explain how MTR and ASLEF quadrupled the number of female drivers in less than 12 months.
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New future of competency management for Australian rail industry workers
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has announced that a new five-year contract has been awarded for the delivery of the ‘Rail Industry Worker Program’ (‘RIW’), the ARA’s national competency management system, on the back of an extensive tender process undertaken by key rail industry organisations.
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Malaysian rail industry to benefit from Bombardier joint agreement
At InnoTrans 2018, Bombardier Transportation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 'MIGHT' - the Malaysian Industry Government Group for High Technology - outlining their collaboration on developing home-grown rail industry expertise over the next year.
