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Services

Rail training, assessment, compliance, and competence solutions tailored globally.

Bespoke Training

Delivering technical training courses is a key business feature of RCC, so please ask for your needs and we will work with you to facilitate your development needs.

RCC will scope out your requirements, listening to your thoughts and mapping them against any industry requirements such as safety critical, and competence management needs. We can research the topics with detailed Task and Risk Analysis, that will determine the factors of your competence standards.

Bespoke rail Training
Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment

Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment

  • RCC can take on your IQA role
    If you need an external, IQA function but don’t want to employ full time, then consider using RCC for this service.
  • Standardisation of Assessment practice
    As part of the IQA we can ensure standardisation is endorsed through out your assessment team.
  • Liaise with the EQA
    RCC can work with the EQA from the awarding body to ensure compliance in the awards.
  • Mentoring of Assessors
    RCC can mentor and guide your assessors to be as efficient and concise as they can be to collate correct evidence during assessment. Assessing, assessors and recording the outcomes, and applying action plans.

  • Sampling
    RCC can sample the candidates portfolios and ensure full compliance with the awarding body or company standard. Full sampling in line with awarding body guidelines.

NVQ Centre Management

RCC can offer the running of your NVQ centre. this will most probably be a full time role for someone, however as an interim measure, we can step in and keep things ticking over.

We are qualified Lead IQA, and can add value to your centre and keep you running.

City & Guilds Awards

Partnering with EPTS Academy, we can offer a range of Qualifications.

  • TAQA Assessor
    Face to face training to give the personal skills needed to undertake assessments in the workplace.
  • Award in Education and Training
    Face to face training to develop training skills in for the classroom and workplace, imparting knowledge in a very interactive and engaging way.
  • EV and EV charging
    Delivering the new world skills of Electric vehicles and EV charging. in a unique workshop, built specifically for this training with an excellent trainer
NVQ Centre Management
Technical Training

Technical Training

  • AWS / TPWS
    Full understanding of the AWS and TPWS systems, component parts, operation faults and testing procedures
  • Electrical Testing
    How to use electrical testing and measuring devices, and an introduction to the electricity at work regulations for railways
  • Introduction to Rail Vehicles
    For new starters to rail, an introduction to rail vehicles and a basic look at the infrastructure

  • Freight Wagon Examination
    Wagon examination / pre departure examinations, training and assessments.
  • Rail Wheel Defects / Gauging
    Identify defects in rail wheel assists. Gauge them and understand how to interpret the RIS to ensure a safe operating railway.
  • Fault Finding
    Fault finding techniques to determine faults in electrical systems, can be used in fluid power and pneumatic systems.

  • Line of Route
    An overview of vehicles in terms of basic layout, operation, and isolation of systems in a failure mode.
  • New Fleet Introduction
    Supporting the industry with the introduction of new fleet. Designing and delivering bespoke courses of instruction to your requirements – please call to discuss.

Technical Assessments of Competence

RCC can conduct your assessments to your standards and documentation.

Locomotives and Traction units

RCC can provide an assessment of competence for your business on traction units, to prove vehicles are fit and suitable for service on network service

Freight Wagon Examination and Departure exam

Pre-departure examinations and fitness exams of wagons

Technical Assessments of Competence
Trainer Assessor Training

Trainer, Assessor Training

  • Technical Training
    Technical Vehicle Training, from Line of Route, to Fault finding. Also Systems courses, eg TPWS, Rail wheels defect identification. Call to discuss your requirements
  • Assessments of Competence
    Competence assessments undertaken as part of your CMS, ensuring Safety Critical Work is performed correctly. Call to discuss your requirements
  • Internal Quality Assurance
    Ensure the quality of your assessments and training, with our service to manage the quality of the training and assessments. Call to discuss your requirements

  • Trainer, Assessor Training
    Training of your Training staff for trainer (AET Award), coach, mentor and assessor skills (TAQA). All to empower your workforce and ensure compliance against your CMS. In association with EPTS Academy, we can offer City & Guilds Accreditation.
  • Competence Management Systems Design & Implementation
    Let us review, design and implement your bespoke Competence management system to meet ORR requirements

  • PTS & DP
    TOC, FOC and Independent Maintainers PTS & DP courses to access and set up a safe systems of work on or near the line, including siding sand depots.
  • Line of Route
    An overview of vehicles in terms of basic layout, operation, and isolation of systems in a failure mode.
  • New Fleet Introduction
    Supporting the industry with the introduction of new fleet. Designing and delivering bespoke courses of instruction to your requirements – please call to discuss.

Competence Management Systems Design and Implementation

A Competence Management System (CMS) is more than a recording database for your staffs records. Done properly, it lets you fully understand your business risks, so that you can take control. In fact it stretches to all parts of your business to make it succeed. The ORR have published guidance on this.

Competence Mangement Systems Design and Implementation
PTS & DP

PTS & DP

TOC, FOC and Independent Maintainers PTS & DP courses to access and set up a safe systems of work on or near the line, including siding sand depots.

Remote Training Management

Would you like to have a training department, but you find it is not cost-efficient? Do you need to provide training services to your staff but don’t have the management capacity? Do you need the administration function for record keeping and record management systems update? If this is you, or you would like to know more, read more.

Remote Training Management
Health & Safety / First Aid Training

Health & Safety / First Aid Training

Our Health & Safety Professional, Paul, has extensive experience in the Rail Sector, offering a suite of specialised training and consultancy services designed to optimise your organisation’s safety performance and regulatory compliance.

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Testimonials

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Polarteknik UK contacted David at Rail Competence and Compliance to assist with the overhaul and management of our competence management system.

David fully engaged with our business, understanding the needs and requirements of what the new competence management system would need to provide.

During this process we received continuous feedback about what our requirements and obligations were, and what the most cost effective and easiest to manage solutions were for the current size and capabilities of our business.

We also received guidance and advice on the best approach for our growth strategy and how we could develop our competence management system to grow with our business over the next 3-5 years.

All in all, David and RCC provided a straightforward, flexible and no nonsense approach to supporting our business, while offering expert advice and insights into the world of railway competence management.

We will continue to work with and build our relationship with the RCC team and look forward to continuing to receive a worry-free and industry leading competence management service.

Ashley Ward, Polarteknik UK
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