Network Rail Workforce Development

Professional Development - Infrastructure & Engineering

We offer a range of professional development programmes that meet national standards and, where relevant, are accredited by a university, college or professional body.

Asset Management System Awareness

Delegates must have completed Introduction to Asset Management (eLearning) prior to attending this course. Upon completion of this tra...

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AST (Advanced Signalling Technology)

Develops knowledge of signalling principles, and in particular in relation to complex signalling problems. It is recommended that befo...

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Basic MicroStation for Project Engineers

General Introduction to Microstation V8 for Project Engineers

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Basic Microstation for Signalling Design

General Introduction to Microstation V8 for Signalling Design covering general 2D draughting tools

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Basic Signalling Technology

An introduction to signal engineering principles, signalling equipment and design covering signal engineering principles, signalling e...

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Basic Track Design

Training to develop knowledge of lateral and vertical track design including lateral and vertical track design, the application of can...

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C&G 2391-52 Level 3 Award in Initial & Periodic Verificatio...

This qualification helps you to develop the knowledge and practical skills required to professionally install and carry out initial ve...

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City & Guild 2391-51 Level 3 Award in Period Inspection, Te...

Any delegates wishing to attend this course ideally would have completed the C&G 2382 (17th Edition) prior to July 2018 or the C&a...

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City & Guilds 2377 - Portable Appliance Testing

We recommend that delegates have an up to date copy of the IEE code of practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Eq...

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City & Guilds 2382 - Certificate for Electrical Installatio...

The 4 day course covers the complete wiring regulations and is delivered over 3 days with a 2 hour, 60 question on-line GOLA examinati...

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City & Guilds 2391-50 Initial Verification work on newly in...

The City & Guilds (C&G) 2394 has now been amended to C&G 2391-50.\r\n\r\nAny delegates wishing to attend this course ideal...

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City & Guilds 2396 Level 4 Award in Design, Erection & Veri...

This course will cover: - Statutory and non-statutory requirements relating to electrical installation design, construction management...

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Design for Reliability - Advanced Courses: Process Management

This course focuses on how to improve the competency of manufacturers such that they understand how to identify key characteristics in...

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Design Route Horizontal & Vertical

DesignRoute NR is a software tool to aid horizontal and vertical track design.

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DfR Design for Reliability - Advanced Courses: Design of Ex...

This course is designed to improve the competency of suppliers such that they understand how to design and run an experiment, and to a...

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DfR Design for Reliability - Advanced Courses: FMEA & Failu...

This course is designed to improve the competency of suppliers such that they understand how to draft, use and maintain an effective F...

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DfR Design for Reliability - Advanced Courses: Measurement ...

This course is designed: \r\n• To improve the competency of suppliers such that they understand how evaluate the quality of ...

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DfR Design for Reliability - Advanced Courses: Reliability ...

The focus of this course is to increase understanding of reliability calculation by the use of MTBF calculations, Duane plots, fault t...

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DfR Design for Reliability - Advanced Courses: Requirements...

To improve the competency of attendees to set effective requirements for railway products, to use historic failure data to supplement ...

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DfR Design for Reliability - Advanced Courses: Robustness (...

The focus of this course is to improve the competency of network rail staff and suppliers to design robustness into a product by runni...

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Electrification Engineering Principles

The 2 day Electrification Engineering Principles course will cover the following topics:-\r\n\r\n\r\n\tThe history and development of ...

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Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) for Project Engineers a...

This course considers the basics of EMC, what the key points of the legislation require and how EMC should be considered and managed w...

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Engineering Assurance for Temporary Works

The purpose of this training is to give an overview and understanding to Building and Civil Engineers who are required to provide engi...

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Engineering Management for Projects NR/L2/RSE/02009

This eLearning is aimed at providing awareness of the 02009 standardin a contextual setting.\r\nIts aim is to provide an awa...

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Gauging with ClearRoute 2

A 3 day course to provide instruction in all aspects of ClearRoute LT NR. The course includes both practical and theory-based ele...

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Gauging with ClearRoute 2 Refresher

This course is to refresh knowledge of Creating Local Databases and add various infrastructure to those databases using the Input and ...

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Introduction to Permanent Way

This 2-day course is intended to provide a delegate with a basic understanding of the Permanent Way and Signalling Infrastructure.\r\n...

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IST (Intermediate Signalling Technology)

This 10 day course will give participants the background knowledge and skills required for a signalling engineering designer.

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LaserSweep

This 1 day LaserSweepTM course covers all aspects of setting up and using a Bluetooth LaserSweep™ with a PDA to survey structure...

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Level Crossing Design (incl MCB and AHBC)

For signalling designers progressing to circuit design for level crossings of the Manned Barrier (MCB) & Automatic Half Barrier (AHBC)

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OmniSurveyor3D Version 6 Advanced

The OmniSurveyor3D software is used to view and process data recorded by the OmniCapture3D system. See video OmniSurveyor3D - Software...

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Route Relay Interlocking Appreciation

This course is designed to give a general understanding of the system principles and circuits.\r\n\r\n\r\n\tPush Button Interlocking\r...

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Route Relay Interlocking Design

This course is designed to give a detailed understanding of the system principles and circuit design.

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Signal Engineering Principles

This 2-day course outlines the history of Railway Signalling and the reasons behind its development from inception to its current day ...

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Signalling Design Checking Course

To equip Signal Design Engineers to carry out effective checking of signalling designs.\r\n\r\nUpon successful completion of the cours...

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Signalling Failure Investigation Level 3 Foundation

This classroom training provides technical, process, procedural knowledge for STMEs and ASTMEs to support Signal Failure Investigation.

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Solid State Interlocking Appreciation

This course will enable a newcomer to Solid State Interlocking system to identify the key characteristics, benefits and constraints of...

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Solid State Interlocking Data Preparation (SSI DATA)

This course enables a designer already familiar with interlocking principles and control tables, to prepare data for SSI interlocking.

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Structural Eurocodes - Bridges

This is a 3 day course covering the detailed application of the suite of Structural Eurocodes

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Structural Eurocodes - Buildings

This is a 3 day course covering the detailed application of the suite of Structural Eurocodes and of their supporting Execution EuroNorms

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Structural Eurocodes - Geotech

This is a 3 day course covering the detailed application of the suite of Structural Eurocodes and of their supporting Execution EuroNorms

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Switch & Crossing Design Principles

The course is intended to provide the delegate with the relevant skills and underpinning knowledge in the principles of Switch and Cro...

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Systems Engineering Competency Framework - Verification and...

This course provides grounding for many of the concepts associated with Verification and Validation as practiced at Network Rail, supp...

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The Institute of Asset Management, Certificate in Asset Man...

Every delegate to take their laptop along to day 3!!\r\n\r\nThe course provides an intensive coverage of the principles and practice o...

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Using Tilting Trains with ClearRoute™ 2

This course covers both the theory of Tilting Trains, as well as how to use current ClearRoute Tiltin.

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Asset Management System Awareness

Delegates must have completed Introduction to Asset Management (eLearning) prior to attending this course. Upon completion of this tra...

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AST (Advanced Signalling Technology)

Develops knowledge of signalling principles, and in particular in relation to complex signalling problems. It is recommended that befo...

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Basic MicroStation for Project Engineers

General Introduction to Microstation V8 for Project Engineers

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Basic Microstation for Signalling Design

General Introduction to Microstation V8 for Signalling Design covering general 2D draughting tools

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Basic Signalling Technology

An introduction to signal engineering principles, signalling equipment and design covering signal engineering principles, signalling e...

Course Type:

Basic Track Design

Training to develop knowledge of lateral and vertical track design including lateral and vertical track design, the application of can...

Course Type:

C&G 2391-52 Level 3 Award in Initial & Periodic Verificatio...

This qualification helps you to develop the knowledge and practical skills required to professionally install and carry out initial ve...

Course Type:

City & Guild 2391-51 Level 3 Award in Period Inspection, Te...

Any delegates wishing to attend this course ideally would have completed the C&G 2382 (17th Edition) prior to July 2018 or the C&a...

Course Type:

City & Guilds 2377 - Portable Appliance Testing

We recommend that delegates have an up to date copy of the IEE code of practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Eq...

Course Type:

City & Guilds 2382 - Certificate for Electrical Installatio...

The 4 day course covers the complete wiring regulations and is delivered over 3 days with a 2 hour, 60 question on-line GOLA examinati...

Course Type:

City & Guilds 2391-50 Initial Verification work on newly in...

The City & Guilds (C&G) 2394 has now been amended to C&G 2391-50.\r\n\r\nAny delegates wishing to attend this course ideal...

Course Type:

City & Guilds 2396 Level 4 Award in Design, Erection & Veri...

This course will cover: - Statutory and non-statutory requirements relating to electrical installation design, construction management...

Course Type:

Design for Reliability - Advanced Courses: Process Management

This course focuses on how to improve the competency of manufacturers such that they understand how to identify key characteristics in...

Course Type:

Design Route Horizontal & Vertical

DesignRoute NR is a software tool to aid horizontal and vertical track design.

Course Type:

DfR Design for Reliability - Advanced Courses: Design of Ex...

This course is designed to improve the competency of suppliers such that they understand how to design and run an experiment, and to a...

Course Type:

DfR Design for Reliability - Advanced Courses: FMEA & Failu...

This course is designed to improve the competency of suppliers such that they understand how to draft, use and maintain an effective F...

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DfR Design for Reliability - Advanced Courses: Measurement ...

This course is designed: \r\n• To improve the competency of suppliers such that they understand how evaluate the quality of ...

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DfR Design for Reliability - Advanced Courses: Reliability ...

The focus of this course is to increase understanding of reliability calculation by the use of MTBF calculations, Duane plots, fault t...

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DfR Design for Reliability - Advanced Courses: Requirements...

To improve the competency of attendees to set effective requirements for railway products, to use historic failure data to supplement ...

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DfR Design for Reliability - Advanced Courses: Robustness (...

The focus of this course is to improve the competency of network rail staff and suppliers to design robustness into a product by runni...

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Electrification Engineering Principles

The 2 day Electrification Engineering Principles course will cover the following topics:-\r\n\r\n\r\n\tThe history and development of ...

Course Type:

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) for Project Engineers a...

This course considers the basics of EMC, what the key points of the legislation require and how EMC should be considered and managed w...

Course Type:

Engineering Assurance for Temporary Works

The purpose of this training is to give an overview and understanding to Building and Civil Engineers who are required to provide engi...

Course Type:

Engineering Management for Projects NR/L2/RSE/02009

This eLearning is aimed at providing awareness of the 02009 standardin a contextual setting.\r\nIts aim is to provide an awa...

Course Type:

Gauging with ClearRoute 2

A 3 day course to provide instruction in all aspects of ClearRoute LT NR. The course includes both practical and theory-based ele...

Course Type:

Gauging with ClearRoute 2 Refresher

This course is to refresh knowledge of Creating Local Databases and add various infrastructure to those databases using the Input and ...

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Introduction to Permanent Way

This 2-day course is intended to provide a delegate with a basic understanding of the Permanent Way and Signalling Infrastructure.\r\n...

Course Type:

IST (Intermediate Signalling Technology)

This 10 day course will give participants the background knowledge and skills required for a signalling engineering designer.

Course Type:

LaserSweep

This 1 day LaserSweepTM course covers all aspects of setting up and using a Bluetooth LaserSweep™ with a PDA to survey structure...

Course Type:

Level Crossing Design (incl MCB and AHBC)

For signalling designers progressing to circuit design for level crossings of the Manned Barrier (MCB) & Automatic Half Barrier (AHBC)

Course Type:

OmniSurveyor3D Version 6 Advanced

The OmniSurveyor3D software is used to view and process data recorded by the OmniCapture3D system. See video OmniSurveyor3D - Software...

Course Type:

Route Relay Interlocking Appreciation

This course is designed to give a general understanding of the system principles and circuits.\r\n\r\n\r\n\tPush Button Interlocking\r...

Course Type:

Route Relay Interlocking Design

This course is designed to give a detailed understanding of the system principles and circuit design.

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Signal Engineering Principles

This 2-day course outlines the history of Railway Signalling and the reasons behind its development from inception to its current day ...

Course Type:

Signalling Design Checking Course

To equip Signal Design Engineers to carry out effective checking of signalling designs.\r\n\r\nUpon successful completion of the cours...

Course Type:

Signalling Failure Investigation Level 3 Foundation

This classroom training provides technical, process, procedural knowledge for STMEs and ASTMEs to support Signal Failure Investigation.

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Solid State Interlocking Appreciation

This course will enable a newcomer to Solid State Interlocking system to identify the key characteristics, benefits and constraints of...

Course Type:

Solid State Interlocking Data Preparation (SSI DATA)

This course enables a designer already familiar with interlocking principles and control tables, to prepare data for SSI interlocking.

Course Type:

Structural Eurocodes - Bridges

This is a 3 day course covering the detailed application of the suite of Structural Eurocodes

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Structural Eurocodes - Buildings

This is a 3 day course covering the detailed application of the suite of Structural Eurocodes and of their supporting Execution EuroNorms

Course Type:

Structural Eurocodes - Geotech

This is a 3 day course covering the detailed application of the suite of Structural Eurocodes and of their supporting Execution EuroNorms

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Switch & Crossing Design Principles

The course is intended to provide the delegate with the relevant skills and underpinning knowledge in the principles of Switch and Cro...

Course Type:

Systems Engineering Competency Framework - Verification and...

This course provides grounding for many of the concepts associated with Verification and Validation as practiced at Network Rail, supp...

Course Type:

The Institute of Asset Management, Certificate in Asset Man...

Every delegate to take their laptop along to day 3!!\r\n\r\nThe course provides an intensive coverage of the principles and practice o...

Course Type:

Using Tilting Trains with ClearRoute™ 2

This course covers both the theory of Tilting Trains, as well as how to use current ClearRoute Tiltin.