The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators (CIRO) has announced a new academic partnership with Keele University, which will deliver and support the future development of CIRO’s Railway Operations Management academic programme. The partnership represents an exciting new chapter for CIRO’s flagship academic pathway, which includes the Certificate, Diploma, and BSc in Railway Operations Management. These […]
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Train’d Up appoints Emma Barrett‑Peel as chief executive officer
Train’d Up, provider of rail and engineering apprenticeships, has announced the appointment of Emma Barrett‑Peel as chief executive officer (CEO). Emma joins Train’d Up with extensive leadership experience across the UK skills and training sector. She previously served as chief operating officer at Learning Curve Group and has also worked as an Ofsted inspector for […]
SWR apprenticeship programme wins gold
SOUTH Western Railway (SWR) has been awarded the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) ‘Gold’ accreditation for its apprenticeships programme. The award completes the trio of accolades that IIP offers to employers for making work better for colleagues, following earlier gold accreditation for the people and wellbeing categories, announced in December. In its final report, which accompanied the confirmation that SWR had […]
Alstom trainees’ success recognised during National Apprenticeship Week
Alstom is celebrating the achievements of two Plymouth-based trainees who have been recognised for their skills and high standards in the Devon city’s annual Apprentice of the Year Awards. Kieren O’Donnell, an industrial engineering apprentice at Alstom – and studying at Aston University – was named Final Year Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year. Meanwhile, Marcel […]