The IRSE is the professional institution for all those engaged in or associated with railway signalling and telecommunications, train control, traffic management and allied professions. The Institution aims to advance the science and practice of train control and communications engineering within the industry, and to maintain high standards of knowledge and competence within the profession.
The overriding purpose in doing this is for the public benefit, to help ensure the safe and efficient movement of people and freight by rail. The IRSE seeks to collaborate with other organisations where we share common objectives and areas of interest. Our Chief Executive is Blane Judd and details of our London office staff can be found here.
The overriding purpose in doing this is for the public benefit, to help ensure the safe and efficient movement of people and freight by rail. The IRSE seeks to collaborate with other organisations where we share common objectives and areas of interest. Our Chief Executive is Blane Judd and details of our London office staff can be found here.
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The IRSE is the professional institution for all those engaged in or associated with railway signalling and telecommunications, train control, traffic management and allied professions. EurIng Ian Bridges is our new President supported by Andy Knight our Senior Vice President and Steve Boshier our Junior Vice President.
The IRSE Licensing Scheme provides assurance about the competence of individuals to carry out technical safety-critical or safety-related work on signalling and railway telecommunications equipment and systems. It provides an accepted cross-industry benchmark of competence for personnel carrying out a range of activities from maintenance through design, installation, testing, project engineering and senior technical management.
To obtain an IRSE licence, you will be assessed to check that you have the relevant skills and knowledge, and that you are competent and safe to carry out licensable work. Step 1: Choose a licence category that fits the work you have been doing or are being trained to do.
Step 2: Read through the licence's competence assessment checklist (CAC) to see which criteria you can already show that you meet, and which you may need additional training or experience for.Step 3: Prepare your logbook. Make sure it contains evidence of your work experience, training, mentoring and qualifications, as it will be used during your assessments.
Step 2: Read through the licence's competence assessment checklist (CAC) to see which criteria you can already show that you meet, and which you may need additional training or experience for.Step 3: Prepare your logbook. Make sure it contains evidence of your work experience, training, mentoring and qualifications, as it will be used during your assessments.
The IRSE licence checker allows any employer, agency or member of the public to check that a licence is valid. This helps the fight against fraudulent licences. To check whether a licence is valid, simply enter the surname and full licence number (including the three 0's) into the tool below and press "check licence".
IRSE Licensing provides a cross-industry benchmark of excellence and competence for design, installation, testing, project engineering and senior technical management personnel working on train control and railway telecommunications systems.
Assessments of potential and renewing licence holders are conducted by approved assessing agencies, which are often employers of individuals undertaking licensable work, but there are also independent agencies who will assess individuals.Current IRSE assessing agencies include industry names such as AMEY, Hitachi Rail STS, London Underground, Network Rail, Siemens UK and PM Training.
Assessments of potential and renewing licence holders are conducted by approved assessing agencies, which are often employers of individuals undertaking licensable work, but there are also independent agencies who will assess individuals.Current IRSE assessing agencies include industry names such as AMEY, Hitachi Rail STS, London Underground, Network Rail, Siemens UK and PM Training.
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