Gil Howarth Chief Executive NSARE Limited

Rail Technology Strategy December 2012 “Forecasts of the skills that the railway will need in the future, and analysis of any gaps in skills, is essential to direct the planning effort. A continual process of resource planning and preparation is necessary to develop people with the appropriate range of skills to meet future requirements.” “NSARE is also involved in developing tools designed to increase the flexibility of railway staff to work across the industry. These include: Skills passports showing portable competencies to support academic and professional qualifications. A national database of competencies in core areas such as engineering.”

ERTMS: Estimate of People in Key Roles Now The numbers include: – Network Rail staff – A sample of the supply chain from skills forecasting data, plus – Operator data from Operators or HLOS 2011 – Estimates for the supply chain & Operators where data not received from employers Key RoleNo of people identified to date Systems Specialists 400 Designers & Testers 2,400 Infrastructure Installers 2400 Signal Maintainers 3,300 Telecoms Maintainers 1,000 NR Controllers 700 Signallers 5,600 TOC Drivers 14,000 FOC Drivers 2,400 FOC & TOC Controllers 1,000 FOC & TOC Train Crew & Despatch 11,000 Train Fitment 2500 Train Maintainers 8,000 Technical Support 300 Total 55,000 Timing of training will be spread across the ERTMS roll out plan with some roles e.g. Systems Specialists being required at the front end

NSARE Vision: September 2010 Business Plan “Every member of the engineering workforce in the railway industry will have demonstrable competencies, achieved though accredited training provision.”

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