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Career Pathways into the Rail Industry

Career Pathways into the Rail Industry. www.the-linc.com.au. Michael McCarthy Project Officer South Australian Freight Council Inc. A Growing Industry: But Why?. Australia’s Economy is Growing Australia’s Freight Task is expected to double every 14 years.

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Career Pathways into the Rail Industry

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  1. Career Pathways into the Rail Industry www.the-linc.com.au Michael McCarthy Project Officer South Australian Freight Council Inc.

  2. A Growing Industry: But Why? • Australia’s Economy is Growing • Australia’s Freight Task is expected to double every 14 years. • Between 2010 and 2030 Rail Freight is expected to jump 90% • (Road Freight is only 50%) • But Why Rail? • Cheaper: • To move one tonne of freight one kilometre (on average) • Truck: 2.79c Rail:0.24c • Greener: • The average Freight Train takes 110 trucks off the road. Reduces truck movements by around 49.7m truck kilometres a year. • One passenger train reduces carbon emissions by the same amount as planting 320 hectares of trees.

  3. The Rail Workforce • Approx. 110,000 Staff • Over 170 organisations • Private and Public Operators across Regional, Rural and Remote Australia. • Passenger Operations, Track Owners & Managers, Freight Operators, Manufacturers & Suppliers • Wide Range of Occupations, Disciplines and Professions

  4. Job Roles & Opportunities • Asset Management • Manufacturing and Maintenance • Corporate Specialists • Customer Service • Employment Programs • Engineers • Infrastructure • Operations

  5. Rail: A Growing Industry • Employee numbers to grow by 6% in the 5 years to 2017 • 4,100 new Train/Tram Drivers needed by 2017 • Training Needs: Estimated to be 6,500 new qualifications needed by 2017 • Almost 66% of all training is for Rail Operations Occupations

  6. Career Pathway for New Entrants Example of Aidan Matthews Always Wanted to be a Train Driver Finished School in 2010. Now Locomotive Driver at Genesee and Wyoming. Aidan’s and other Career Pathway’s available at www.the-linc.com.au/careers

  7. Find all your Career Information in Transport and Logistics at www.the-linc.com.au Look out for the first Annual Rail Careers Week 8-14 September www.railcareers.net.au

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