A Model for the Development of Railway Trainers in Integrating Non-Technical Skills into training and assessment: An International case study of Train Driver Trainer Skills Development
Andrew Russell
Rail Training International Ltd
Andy is unique in the UK, having been Head of Learning & Development (L & D) for both London Underground and Network Rail. He is now Managing Director for an international rail training consultancy and has worked in countries as diverse as Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Latvia amongst many others. Current RTI projects include supporting Hitachi Rail Europe with operational and engineering training for the introduction of the new Hitachi Inter-City Express (IEP) and AT200 rolling stocks. He also provides consultancy support to a range of industry organisations for Non-Technical Skills, Dynamic Risk Assessment, Risk-Based Training Needs Analysis, training validation, Platform-Train Interface and Incident Management / Accident Investigation. He is a member of the UIC Steering Committee for the ‘Expertise Development Platform’ and World Rail Training Congresses and is also a UIC Talent Ambassador. He is a full member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. In the past, he was a member of 2Train European Commission research project, the Leonadro Commission project URaLSE and a number of Rail Safety & Standards Board (RSSB) research projects. His doctoral research centred on the impact of train driver cognitive style on learning effectiveness using technology-based training methods.
Joep Von Berg
NS Reizigers
Joep Von Berg is a specialist training design consultant working for NS Leercentrum at the NS simulator training centre in Amersfoort. Joep has worked for NS for twenty-seven years. He has been active throughout in the Human Resources department as a consultant and manager of educational developers. He was also the Project Manager for implementing simulators into NS.Joep is also a member of the UIC 'Expertise Development Platform' and is currently leading a UIC-sponsored project into the use of simulation for train driver training. He holds a degree in psychology from Tilburg University.
Abstract
Non-Technical Skills (NTS) are thinking skills underpinning technical tasks. A three-phased approach was used to develop operational trainers in integrating NTS into training. The aim of the project was to get the trainer... [ view full abstract ]
Authors
- Andrew Russell (Rail Training International Ltd)
- Joep Von Berg (NS Reizigers)
Topic Areas
Train driving models and performance , Staff selection, competence and training , Human error and human reliability , Platform-train interface
Session
NTS-1 » Non-Technical Skills (15:25 - Monday, 6th November, Smile 2 and 3)
