Training

RIA Training Services

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It takes time and effort to understand the railway industry and its supply sector, and to win work in it. RIA Training Services delivers tailor-made courses for the entire railway industry that speak directly to these challenges and opportunities.

Our training portfolio, which is endorsed by the National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR), includes courses delivered directly by RIA's railway specialists.

Courses

The courses, which are open to everyone, with RIA members benefitting from discounted rates, include:

Introduction to the UK Railway Industry and Supply Chain.
Work Winning in the UK Railway Industry.

Locations

Courses are available in London and Leeds - the planned schedule of annual course dates and locations in available via each course page below. We can also bring the training to you, providing on-site bespoke courses at your premises with flexible scheduling to suit your operations and enabling teams to learn together. Contact the team to discuss on-site bespoke courses.

Training Partners

Additionally, we also provide our members with a discount on courses from our Training Partners RailSTAR, Tilt Consulting, Comet and Railway Assurance.

"This looks like a superb initiative, and very obviously a gap which the industry shall benefit from being ably filled by RIA."

Robert Cairns, Regional Managing Director, Wales & Western, Network Rail

Introduction to the UK Railway Industry and Supply Chain

"Really great and informative, would recommend to anyone that has been in the rail industry for a while or some that has just started getting into it. Overall, a very insightful and informative day. Made some great connections with other people within the space too."

Rebecca Leach, Graduate Product Engineer, Mosdorfer Rail

RIA's, Introduction to the UK Railway Industry and Supply Chain course is designed for anyone who is new to the rail industry, and established professionals from other sectors who are new to rail. It delivers a comprehensive overview of the UK rail industry, covering its rich history, governance, and operational framework.

Join us to gain insights into the critical importance of safety, the key organisations driving the industry, and both passenger and freight operations. The course also explores railway infrastructure, technology, data and digital journey, financing, major projects, and the challenges and opportunities shaping the sector's future. Additionally, attendees will learn how to identify opportunities and navigate the process of building networks within this dynamic industry. It's the perfect addition to your in-house inductions.

Learn more and book here

Work Winning in the UK Railway Industry

"I would recommend attending the Work Winning in the UK Railway Industry course. The session was fantastically well organised, all content and strategy backed up and informed by a variety and wealth of industry experience from the RIA team. If you are looking for training for your work winning team which supports you through the entire sale, tender, and contract process, book onto this course!"

Lydia Parsons, Business Development Manager, One Big Circle

This training course from RIA, Work Winning in the UK Railway Industry, is a must attend for people and organisations seeking to win work in the UK rail sector and export overseas.

Work Winning in the UK Railway Industry dives straight into how to win more work, evaluating why you need to invest in work winning, analysing clients amidst operating context, dissecting key components of building trust, identifying how to find and assess opportunities, evaluating where best to deploy work winning effort, building compelling value propositions, planning and executing a robust bid response programme, and more.

Learn more and book here

RIA Training Partners

RIA Training Services has partnered with other industry training providers to bring our members discounted rates on their courses.

Our Training Partners include:

RailSTAR - an IOSH-approved training centre providing a range of health and safety training courses for the railway industry.
Tilt Consulting - delivers tailored cyber security training for the railway industry.
COMET - delivers IOSH-accredited safety management, incident investigation training, as well as tailored behavioural safety and leadership programmes.
Railway Assurance - training providing the fundamentals of the Common Safety Method (CSM) and Interoperability within the Railway Industry.

All RIA members can claim a 10% discount off RailSTAR, Tilt Consulting, and COMET training courses. Simply contact the RIA Member Relations team for your discount code.