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Railways around the world are facing a growing challenge to recruit and train new employees at all levels from technicians and apprentices to graduates to replace experienced staff and handle growing traffic. At the same time, the increasing use of advanced technology requires new skills, whilst industry reform is making it harder to provide specialists with cross-sector experience.

In our third live debate organised by Railway Gazette on Wednesday March 21, international speakers will address the key issues:

  • How do we make a career in the railway industry attractive to young people, given the strong competition from other sectors?

  • Is there a shortage of suitable people to draw on? Are we facing a demographic crisis as older employees retire?

  • In a high-tech industry, how much engineering knowledge do front line operators need to have? Do the suppliers and designers need to understand how the technology is used in practice?

  • How do we provide cross-industry experience in a vertically separated railway structure?

  • What are the key drivers for investment in training, and are these different for train operators, maintenance companies and suppliers?

  • Should training be provided in house or outsourced? What are the benefits of different models?

  • How do we record and track skills and qualifications as people move around the industry? Is there a need for international cross-recognition?

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Gil Howarth
Gil Howarth is Chief Executive of the UK’s National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering. He has more than 25 years’ experience of senior project management roles across the rail industry, including a period as Managing Director of Union Railways, which managed the development of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. In 2006 Gil was awarded the President’s Medal by the Institution of Civil Engineers for services to the engineering sector.
Steve Jolley
Stephen Jolley is Senior Director of Product Management, Construction & Mobility at Bentley Systems and Director of the joint Crossrail Ltd/Bentley Construction Building Information Management Academy. With 30 years’ experience in the construction industry, Jolley joined Bentley Systems in 2007 from Al-Futtaim Carillion, since when he has worked closely with Crossrail Ltd to develop and integrate Bentley technology into the cross-London rail project. The BIM Academy is designed to promote the application of BIM processes throughout the whole lifecycle of the Crossrail project, and to educate and inform contractors on the benefits of introducing BIM techniques.
Stefan von Mach
Stefan von Mach is a Masters student in Rail Vehicle Engineering at the Technical University of Berlin. A winner of the UIC Student Innovations Award at the 2010 World Congress on High Speed Rail in Beijing, Stefan has extensive experience of working across the railway supply industry in a variety of technical positions, including internships with Bombardier and Siemens in Spain and Germany.
Paul Cooper
Paul Cooper is Chairman of Young Railway Professionals, a pan-industry network of more than 1,300 young people working in rail. One of the founder members of the organisation in 2010, Paul has also served as Chairman of the IMechE Rail Division’s young member committee. In addition, Paul is a Commercial Manager at Hitachi Rail Europe, which he joined in 2006 upon graduation from Imperial College London as the company’s first European rail graduate. He has since been as a key member of the team introducing the Class 395 high speed train fleet used by Southeastern.