SKILLRAILSKILLRAILFinal Workshop

on Education and Training Actions

for high skilled job opportunities in the railway sector

Maison Grand Place, Grand Place 19, B-1000 Brussels20th October 201120th October 2011

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SKILLRAIL motivation

The purpose of the SKILLRAIL projectThe purpose of the SKILLRAIL projectto develop the appropriate framework for the development of scientific and technological skills for the railway sector of the future taking into account the needs of individual stakeholdersof individual stakeholders.

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Rational of SKILLRAILRational of SKILLRAILThe foundation of EURail

Workshops with railway stakeholders

Workshops in advanced topics in transversal and interdisciplinary areas such as environment,

Pilot short training courses

Virtual Railway Jobshop

safety and security, competitiveness of transport and human factorsGender Help Desk

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EURail – The European Railway UniversityEURail The European Railway UniversityEURail is virtual in nature

> Vision & Strategy

foster excellence by gathering and networking the relevant “real” organizations

> Vision & Strategy• A networking process is crucial• Detailed knowledge of the industry needs

Already identified competences landscape across Europe• Already identified competences landscape across Europe• Guarantee a sustained close interaction with the relevant stakeholders at

European level and worldwideA E b d I tit ti th i bj ti f EUR il• As a European based Institution, the main objectives of EURail are focused to provide the framework to suit the needs for

• more sustained research based educational programs and i d t t il d t i i i d l i t h l i• industry tailored training programs using modern learning technologies

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EURail – The European Railway University

Sh t t bj ti> Short term objectives• Enhance and expand educational access to railway courses• Enhance educational quality in the railway area (academic, stakeholders)• Create mechanisms to put forward courses not offered by existing

institutions• Develop e-learning based courses and promote the production of course p g p p

materials• Adopt quality assurance procedures of railway courses and award titles• Promote Joint PhDs using bilateral and multilateral programsg p g• Promote joint international MSc programs in different rail related areas• Develop and deliver short training courses (STC)

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EURail – The European Railway University

L t bj ti> Long term objectives:• Increase professional development in the railway area through continuing

education• Foster a European dimension in education through cross-European

engineering curricula, course content and academic mobility• Develop any other relevant dissemination, training and education activities• Endorse prospective studies in different railway areas• Secure international validation and acceptance of the qualification of

university educated engineers in railway related programsy g y p g• Promote further collaboration in engineering education, research and

development between leading European universities and railway institutions worldwide

• Explore different pedagogic processes around formative, informative and constructivist approaches

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EURail – The European Railway University

A hi t> Achievements:• Review current training provision and standards in member states• Identify needs of the railway sector on both the short- and the mid-term;

Engage with training agencies, educational organizations and universities to design training programmes and courses

• Identify resources and equipment for training modules and programmes• Establish pilot courses and programs for evaluation by the railway sector• Implement knowledge dissemination procedures through education and

trainingg• Identification of the actual needs, in terms of higher education contents,

among the railway stakeholders, as the basis for the selection of the “most wanted” PhD courses

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EURail – The European Railway University> Markets and Acquisition:q

EURail’s unique feature is this concentration of high-level knowledge and expertise in one single sector/problem-oriented institution. It is expected that EURail will form a coherent community able to define lines of actions and yconduct sustainable business in close liaison with the Network of Excellence EURNEX.

EURail customers are:• Individuals seeking additional training and education• Large companies aiming to execute their Human Resources policies, inLarge companies aiming to execute their Human Resources policies, in

particular with respect to high level skill functions• SMEs looking for research based education to facilitate their innovation

strategiesstrategies• Transport Institutions • MS and regional authorities whishing to provide to their staff constant

update and training on high level targets to support policy development

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update and training on high level targets to support policy development

EURail – The European Railway University> Strategic Analysis:g y

• Strategic partners can support EURail in the development of a strategic plan that will set forth a vision for T&E market in the Railway community.

• This partnership provides the conditions for assessing market opportunities, threats and internal competences needed and potential target audiences. g

• The resulting strategy and implementation plan will include details on target audiences, products/services, governance and organizationtarget audiences, products/services, governance and organization structure, alliance partners, costs and revenues, marketing, funding, processes, policies and technology.

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Short Training CoursesS o t a g Cou sesID Topics Organizing

Institution Country

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Strategy and Economics

k f d1a Marketing Transport Services Univ. of Leeds UK1b Passenger Demand Forecasting Handbook (PDFH) Univ. of Leeds UK 1c Transport Investment Appraisal Univ. of Leeds UK 2

Operations and System performance

2a Trends in Operation and control of Railway Transport Univ. Pardubice CZ 2b Railways Systems Engineering Univ. of Birmingham UK 3

Rolling Stock

3a Rail Vehicle Dynamics KTH Stckholm S 3b Mechanical Aspects of Railway Vehicles Loughbor-Sheffield UK 3c Vehicle Dynamic Simulation as an aid to railway accident

investigation Manchester Metr.Univ.

UK

3d Railway Aerodynamics Univ. of Birmingham UK3d a ay e ody a cs U o g a U3f Forces acting on track - Lateral behaviour of Railway vehicle CERTH Thessalonik GR 7

Environment and Energy Efficiency

7a Electrical System Compatibility in Railway Systems: measurement and testing

NITEL I

7b Electrical System Compatibility in Railway Systems: calculation and modelling methods

NITEL I modelling methods

7c Electrical System Compatibility in Railway Systems: current requirements

NITEL I

7d Environmental aspects of railway systems: the global perspective Chalmers N 8

Infrastructure

8a Geotechnics of Railway Track: Foundation Design Univ. of Birmingham UK 8b Metall g of Rail Steels Uni of Bi mingham UK8b Metallurgy of Rail Steels Univ. of Birmingham UK8c Railway Asset Management Univ. of Birmingham UK 8d Dynamics of High Speed Railway Bridges Univ. Porto + UPM P/ES 8e High speed networks, track and rolling stock CERTH Thessalonik GR 9

Human Factors

9a Comprehensive workplace design - (e-learning) - UPC ES 9b Design for all: accessibility - (e-learning) - UPC ES9c Human errors in monitoring tasks - (e-learning) - UPC ES

PILOT COURSES

1d T t I t t A i l1d - Transport Investment AppraisalThis course outlines the principles of investment appraisal based on bothfinancial appraisal and cost-benefit analysis. A number of practical casestudies of road and rail appraisal in Britain will be included. Participants areencouraged to bring case study material of investment appraisal in theirown organisations to the course.

The course will cover the following:• Introduction. Principles of project appraisal; financial appraisal and cost-

b fit l i

2a - Trends in Operation and Control of Railway TransportThe aim of this course is to explain new trends in operation of railwaytransport in Europe context with special attention to situation in Central andbenefit analysis

• Capital budgeting. Acceptance tests, choice between alternatives, capitalrationing, deferment, examples class

• Financing transport projects; the effects of alternative financing media inappraisal; purchase and lease finance

• Valuation of costs and benefits (1); willingness to pay methods (RP andSP); valuation of travel time benefits

• Valuation of costs and benefits (2); applications to safety andenvironmental impacts

transport in Europe context with special attention to situation in Central andEast European countries.

The course covers the following:• Actual state and development of European railway legislative, process of

implementation into national law;• Operational, control-command and signalling interoperability;• Safety, reliability and availability of passenger and freight railway transport;• Possibilities of utilisation of simulation methods, tools and models in

railway operationf• Allowing for risk and uncertainty in transport appraisal

• Frameworks; multi-criteria methods and the new approach to appraisalapplications to the UK guidance on multi-modal appraisal and the roadsreview

• Road project appraisal case study• Public transport project appraisal; commercial rail projects• Public transport projects; social appraisal and the SRA guidelines• Development and regeneration benefits

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• Economical aspects of railway operation.

1 Day€ 165,00

3 Days€ 825,00

3f – Forces acting on the track – Lateral behaviour of a railway vehicleThe course to provides specific knowledge to engineers and researchersworking in the domain of bogie’ s design and construction as well as in thedomain of track dimensioning and design. The output of the course will be

7d– Environmental aspects of railway systems, the global perspectiveThe purpose of this short course is to provide methods and skills to the definition of fundamental guidelines for the design of rolling stock

dedicated for high speed networks, conventional networks and tramways

Two training sessions will cover the following items:

Training session (A): Forces acting on the track• The railway as a transport system• Traffic loads• Interaction wheel – rail• Forces acting on the track

2 Days€ 440,00

The purpose of this short course is to provide methods and skills toexpress, interpret and prioritise environmental requirements on railvehicles and railway systems. The course deals with the description of theglobal environmental domain of rail vehicles and railway systems. Thedifferent commonly addressed environmental issues such as energyconsumption, noise, emissions, and impact on land environments aredescribed and compared, and railway transportation systems aredescribed in comparison with other transportation systems.

The training course consists of 6 parts, dedicated to:3 D • Lateral behaviour (resistance) of the track

• Exercises

Training session (B): Lateral behaviour of a railway vehicle• Stability in straight path• Inscription of a railway vehicle in narrow and great curves• Circulation of a railway vehicle in both streight path and curves -

Optimisation of the constructional parameters of the bogies –Performances of different bogies technologies

• Fundamental guidelines for the design of rolling stock dedicated to

• Basics on major global environmental issues.• Basics on major issues related to the transport sector.• Specifics on major issues related to the railway industry.• Methods for measuring environmental impact from railways will be

presented.• How to describe and how to organise knowledge and data that are

required for executing environmental performance measurements.• The course will especially demonstrate and provide training on the

RAVEL/REPID and PROSPER methodologies used to interpret and

3 Days€ 1500,00

• Fundamental guidelines for the design of rolling stock dedicated tonetworks of different operation characteristics

RAVEL/REPID and PROSPER methodologies used to interpret andprioritise between different environmental design requirements.The course will be based on one special course book of ca 100 pages,based on lecture slides and with placeholders for the notes of theattendees. Workgroup discussions will result in a compilation ofprioritisation methods and policies.

Potential Impact

> C t ib ti f th di i ti f th il i i d th> Contribution for the dissemination of the railways vision and the intense on-going change process and for the change of the public image of railways

> New concepts and skills for young people across sectors have been identified and will be provided by offering disciplines based on Basic Sciences and recent research results, such as Materials sciences, , ,Applied Dynamics

> Demonstrate and disseminate the need of advanced high technology engineering in the f t re of rail a sengineering in the future of railways;

> Demonstrate and disseminate the need of additional domains of knowledge that should complement engineering, such as economics, g p g g, ,management, sociology, human factors, etc.

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