Training Department

To help maximise its employees’ skills base and build on already admirable safety practices, Stobart Rail has established a dedicated training centre at its Carlisle head office. This purpose-built, air conditioned, 150m sq facility manned by a highly qualified training team, boasts training rooms capable of accommodating up to 36 trainees at a time.

In addition to the training rooms, Stobart Rail operates a dedicated outdoor training area at Widnes. This facility comprises a 500m section of twin track railway. The only facility of its type in the north west of England, the training track features a 1:30 gradient, providing candidates with a feel for real working conditions and the safety issues that surround them.

The Stobart Rail Training Department provides quality instruction in both track safety duties and a variety of other essential rail and civils-related skills. These include the operation and supervision of on-track and construction plant. NVQ assessments in a broad range of traditional construction skills are also available.

Well established as a much respected centre of excellence in training, the Stobart Rail facility is also open to other businesses working in the general construction and railway sectors. The range of courses available provides an invaluable source to assist them in meeting today’s ever increasing demand for competency assurance.

• Rail Training: Stobart Rail provides over twenty rail safety and related training courses. Built around a team of experienced trainers, these courses extend through entry level staff training, including track induction, right up to Engineering Supervisor, and include Machine/Crane Controller and Tandem Lift courses for a variety of machines and attachments.
• Rail Plant Training: The Company is accredited to undertake training and assessments on a wide range of Road Rail Vehicles in accordance with the new On Track Plant Operators (OTPO) scheme. Training can be carried out at Stobart Rail’s Widnes training centre, which is complete with over 500m of twin track with points, gradient, cant and level crossing.
• Construction Plant Training: Stobart Rail delivers a variety of bespoke plant courses covering the broad spectrum of vehicles and equipment that are commonly used in construction. Each course is coordinated by a highly experienced trainer who can provide practical tuition and assessment at the Widnes training and test centre.
• CPCS Test Centre: Stobart Rail is accredited through the CPCS to carry out the theory and practical tests on 35 categories of Construction Plant.
• Construction Skills: Stobart Rail is accredited and can offer a wide range of NVQ’s from Construction Plant, General Construction Level 2 and Occupational Work Supervision Level 3 and Plant Maintenance Level 2 and 3.
• PASMA: Stobart Rail is accredited to offer training on tower scaffolding.
• Equipment Training: Stobart Rail offers training in manual handling, abrasive wheels tools and cable avoidance tools (RD 400 and RD 4000).
• First Aid at Work: The Company offers a range of one day and four day First Aid Training packages suitable for a broad spectrum of businesses and their employees.

For further information on how Stobart Rail’s respected training services can build the skills base in your business, please call 01228 882 300.