Specialist rail services provider, Railtrain Holdings Group (RHG), has appointed new chief executive officer Gary McLaughlin to lead the company into an unprecedented period of growth in the rail sector.
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All aboard: Queensland Rail in recruitment mode
Queensland Rail will hire around 86 new graduates, apprentices and trainees across the state in the next 12 months as part of Queensland’s rail revolution from the Gold Coast to Mount Isa.
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Inland Rail events aim to boost workforce
The Australian Rail Track Corporation’s (ARTC) Inland Rail Skills Academy is holding a Workforce Development Event at the North Ipswich Reserve Corporate Centre from 4-6pm on Thursday August 25, engaging with local businesses to help develop its future workforce.
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First graduates from Inland Rail Skills Academy
The first cohort of students has successfully graduated from the Inland Rail Skills Academy (IRSA) Foundation Course at TAFE NSW in Boggabilla.
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Micro-credentials help upskill rail engineers
Engineers Australia has launched micro-credentials for the rail sector as part of its efforts to combat Australia’s engineering skills shortage.
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Apprenticeship fund helps women get on track
A new Victorian Government initiative is helping more women enter the rail industry, with the chance to earn and learn while working on Melbourne’s rolling stock.
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John Holland to design rail signalling training centre
John Holland Rail & Transport has won a significant contract with the Western Australian Government to design and build a multi-use training facility which will, for the first time, allow students in WA to study a Certificate IV in Electrical Rail Signalling.
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METRONET training facility reaches next stop
Construction of a $5.6 million specialist METRONET Trade Training Centre at North Metropolitan TAFE’s Midland campus in Perth has entered a new chapter, with works on the $4.6 million Stage 2 section of the project now underway.
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First graduates from Pilbara Rail Academy
Sixty new train drivers are poised to graduate from BHP’s Pilbara Rail Academy Traineeship Program, created last year to meet the growing skills shortage in Western Australia.
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Turn graduates into efficient engineering professionals
Engineering Education Australia (EEA) has partnered with the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) to create the Engineers Australia’s Graduate Learning Program – Rail, a professional development program for engineering graduates in the rail industry.
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