Thales building a local home for rail’s next generation
Thales is investing in the local workforce to enable rail’s next generation to fill the digital skills gap.
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Goldfields Railway infrastructure project creating regional rail skills pathway
A joint program is developing practical skills in rail for indigenous and vulnerable people in partnership with the Victorian Goldfields Railway.
The project brings together the heritage Victorian Goldfields
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Government funding supports up to 100 KiwiRail apprentices
KiwiRail will employ 100 new apprentices, thanks to government funding from the Regional Apprenticeship Initiative.
The New Zealand infrastructure manager and rail operator will receive $4 million to support
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Preparing for the growth ahead
CEO of the ARA Caroline Wilkie writes that a cohort of young people looking for opportunities have the talents to fill rail’s skills gap.
In a year that has been more about preserving jobs
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Rethinking recruitment in rail freight
Australian Logistics Council CEO Kirk Coningham highlights that government and industry have to work together to attract a diverse, young workforce.
It will not come as news to those involved
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High school students begin rail qualification
The next generation of rail professions have begun a pilot program during high school to prepare them to work in the rail industry.
Victorian students in years 9 and 10 are undertaking the Certificate
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Making the right connection: Finding outstanding people to fill rail’s skills shortage
The boom in the Australian and New Zealand rail industry is stretching the skills of the industry. An estimated $50 billion worth of investment in Australia alone, across all mainland states and the ACT,
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Shadow transport minister calls for workforce research body
Federal shadow transport minister, Catherine King, reiterated her party’s promise to create a body to conduct research on the future of the industry workforce, in her address to the Rail, Tram and Bus
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