ACADEMIC COURSES
CERTIFICATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION RAILWAY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Who is it for?
Designed for school leavers with few qualifications, or those new to the industry.
Requirements for study:
• To be actively working in the rail industry.
• This is a 1-year programme.
How does it work?
This is a work-based learning course delivered with our academic partner, Glasgow Caledonian University. It is comprised of 6 modules delivered over 3 terms. Each module begins with a classroom-based tutorial. You are then assigned a subject tutor for each module who will support, guide, and mentor you through the content.
Contents:
Some topics covered during this 1-year Certificate include:
• Personal & professional Development
• Customer and Stakeholder Delivery
• Compliance, Safety and Risk
• The Track
• Management Skills on the Railway
• Decision Making
• Business Planning
• Quality in a High Performing Railway
• Train Planning
• Performance Management
• Planning a work-based Project
Main Company Benefits:
Each course within this academic programme allows students to gain an understanding of the wider industry and how their role fits within it; from understanding the basics of what a performing railway is and how it serves its’ customers and is organised, how it copes with variability and the importance of interface management.
By increasing their awareness and appreciation of the complexity of the rail environment, your employees can work closer together and understand the issues each other face in their daily role.
With no relocation or accommodations costs, studying with us offers an industry recognised qualification at a competitive price- compare the whole course to a single year of typical university fees. Not only that, but your employees can also continue working full time.
Main Personal Benefit:
You will gain a better understanding of the industry that you work in and develop your reflective skills through academic assessment. Completion of this Certificate will give you an academic qualification for the industry in which you work.
Dates: From 4th October 2025
Price: £ 5,000 NET( See fees and funding options).
Delivery: Hybrid- Classroom based tutorials delivered in a hybrid format, allowing learners to join remotely if they wish.
There are 4 tutorial days held over the one-year Certificate. Please note attendance at these is mandatory.
Students on this level complete two modules simultaneously, per trimester.
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