POD FRAMEWORK
My POD is a self-assessment tool that allows you to assess your skills and knowledge against the Professional Operators Development( POD) Framework. It is designed to help you to identify knowledge gaps and target your learning.
Professional Operators Development( POD) Framework
This is the professional map for railway operators, which captures what successful and effective operators know and deliver across every aspect and specialism of the profession.
Content:
• Whole System Railway Operations
• Incident and Emergency Management
• Performance Management
• Delivering Passenger and Freight Services
• Managing Safety
• Delivering Customer Services
• Operational Planning and Timetabling
• People and Change
• Railway Organisations Business Context
• Rail Engineering and Asset management
• Rolling Stock and Fleet Management
• Train Movement and Control Systems
Main Personal Benefit:
You take control of your own rail operations professional development – the POD framework allows you to take control of your own rail operations professional development. It can give structure to performance reviews and help you evidence your Continuous Professional Development.
Who is it for?
Everyone at all levels particularly useful for entrants to rail, as part of planning your own development, preparing for a performance review or CIRO membership upgrade.
Requirements for study:
• Access or use of a computer.
• Membership of CIRO allowing you access to free resources on CIRO. org in your own name.
Mentoring
CIRO’ s Mentoring Scheme is free for all members of the Institution.
The scheme provides a managed relationship between the Mentor and the Mentee to enable:
• Knowledge sharing
• Working through professional issues
• Improvement and career development
• Provision of a sounding board or critical friend when required
• The Mentor to act as an experienced and trusted guide within the confidential relationship.
The intent is not to teach, judge or necessarily to offer solutions but to provide a sounding board which will give the Mentee enough information to enable them to make the right decisions and help them develop their own professional and personal skills and resources.
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Professional Operators Development is also the framework for upgrading your membership. Demonstrate your professional expertise and upgrade today!