Core Planner Skills Level 1

Next Event(s)

This event will run on September 14, 2010 9:00 am to September 15, 2010 4:00 pm.

Course Aims

To provide sufficient understanding of the basic components and practices of railway engineering for the planning of the safe engineering access and safe systems of work on or about Network Rail infrastructure.
To provide delegates with the skills to understand and perform the planning of routine safe systems of work on the railway.
To enable successful delegates to proceed to the Part 2 Core Planner Skills course.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course the delegates will have: -

an understanding of the terms and meanings of terms used in the rail industry

an appreciation of the types and locations of infrastructure assets

an appreciation of the nature of work on the infrastructure

an appreciation of the role of an IWA, COSS & PC

an understanding of the rule book requirements applicable to work on or near the line

an understanding of the NR/SP/OHS/019 standard requirements for work on or near the line

an understanding of how to use and extract information from reference sources such as Sectional Appendix, Hazard Directory, Signalling Diagrams, etc.

an ability to plan a simple safe system of work arrangements for routine work on or near the line

Assessment

Theory assessment exam for Stage 1 competence

Mentorship period

Candidates can undertake routine planning unsupervised on completion of Stage 1 but would require support and guidance from an “experienced planner” to perform more complex plans.
Candidates should be provided with opportunities to gain experience in applying the skills for a minimum period of 4 weeks before progression to Stage 2

Course Duration

Two days.

Pre-requisites

Candidates must be at least 18 years of age and should have good communication skills.

Personal Protective Equipment

This course is classroom based and therefore no PPE is required.

Certification

Stage 1 competence is valid for 12 month only during which time candidates must progress and achieve Stage 2.
A Network Rail Sentinel card, will be awarded to each successful candidate.