The supply of skilled labour in a changing market Employability Working Group Madrid 2 July 2015 Anders Olofsson, Senior European Policy Advisor ALMEGA Karin Engelmark, Head Competence Development Infranord AB

Swedish railway market an overview EuroMaint Rail Mantena Bombardier Alstom DSB Vedligehold Midwaggon mgw Service Motala Trains Passengers Freight Real estate owners Rolling stock refurbishment Rolling stock maintenance Rolling stock manufacturers Rolling stock owners Licences & safety Infrastructure Jernhusen A-train SL Train Alliance SJ Veolia DSB DB A-train NSB/Tågk. EuroMaint Rail Bombardier Motala Trains DSB Vedligehold MiTrans Bombardier Alstom Stadler Siemens Ansaldo Transitio SL SJ DSB Regional public transport authorities IBAB Green Cargo Hector Rail TÅGAB CargoNet TX Logistik AlphaTrains Mitsui Railpool Hector Rail Green Cargo CargoNet InfraNord Strukton VR Track Sweco Atkins Infrastructure maintenance Regional traffic authorities Train operators Swedish Transport Admin. Swedish Transport Agency Infrastructure design Passengers ,7 Billion pkm ,9 Billion pkm Freight ,8 Billion tkm ,8 Billion tkm

Attract Acquire/ Recruit Develop within the business and through training Motivate and reward Staff retention / departure Coordinated competence management system Public educational system

The website – Shows career opportunities – Promotes interesting offers, projects and innovations – Positions and markets the railway as the sector of the future – Has a job market where all companies within the sector can place ads – Is owned by the Association for Track Work Contractors which has its own Competence Group Part one, create an effective communication channel

Vacant posts

Vacant trainee posts for loco drivers

Examples from the site – videos with employees within the track work sector Farnoush Nayab, construction engineer, Infranord AB Beatrice Ek Infranord AB, supervisor

Swedish Rail Skill Forum Swedish Rail Skill Forum, SRSF, a non-profit organisation. Members from: Secondary Schools Vocational training schools Royal Institute of Technology Design companies ALMEGA as employer Companies within rolling stock and technical development Track Work Companies SRSF is a platform where schools and companies meet to develop attractiveness and a correctly geared education and training

Part two, What interests young people? Survey among students and trainees Why the railways: Get a job, building the future, technical sector, environmentally friendly, heavy investments from the state budget, opportunities for women.

What was the perception of the railways before beginning? Negative media coverage – the trains must run! The railways should communicate better Lots of exciting technical challenges The image in the media and the reality is not the same thing

Did the view of the railways change during training? The longevity of the railway – investments last for a long time Very complex sector Heavy technical sector Important with good relations between all parties to make the sector work

How to market the railways to young people A very versatile sector – many different jobs Environmentally friendly Better paid jobs than in house construction You are always on the move A sector where you can develop the society Large possibilities to develop on the job

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