CIRO Congratulate the First Graduating Cohort of CIRO Connect
CIRO is pleased to congratulate the first cohort of CIRO Connect, who this year completed their course and graduated from the year-long immersive learning experience.
They were joined by CIRO CEO Phil Sherratt, CIRO COO and course designer Adam Fenton, and CIRO Fellow and Board member Rachel Heath. Each participant received a certificate to commemorate their achievement and a CIRO membership badge to represent their upgrade to the associate level of CIRO membership.
The cohort spent a year immersed in an expertled learning journey around the POD Framework. Covering 12 essential aspects of learning for successful and effective railway operators, the POD Framework is CIRO’ s recognised skills development pathway. Each day of the CIRO
Connect course covers one element of this Framework, with the full 12 days encompassing an immersive and detailed overview of the rail industry.
CIRO Connect was created to address the need for a structured, comprehensive training programme tailored to the rail industry. One of the core aims of CIRO Connect is to plug the skills gap that is emerging across an ageing rail workforce.
By basing the course structure on the POD Framework, participants gain a holistic set of skills and knowledge that spreads across all aspects of the industry. The experiential and innovative learning style helps participants apply this knowledge in practice and critically implement the course teachings directly into their roles.
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