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The UIC Rail Telecoms Academy: Telecoms Section features a suite of specialist training solutions for the railway industry covering rail radio engineering and associated technologies. The Telecoms Section includes courses ranging from individual self-study and instructor-led courses to the Diploma in Rail Radio Network Communications and the comprehensive UIC Rail Academy: Telecoms Collection that includes access to all our rail communications system training material (online and instructor-led) plus an additional range of courses on wider telecoms network technologies. Learn more here.

Join us on 4-5 October at the UIC Headquarters in Paris for the new in-depth FRMCS Engineering Course.GSM-R end of life is anticipated to be around 2030 which only leaves a few years to find a replacement system. The UIC has published updates to the FRMCS documents, which outline what will be required of a future system.  One of the key elements of success is developing the necessary skills of engineers well in advance of the start of FRMCS deployment. This fully updated 2-day FRMCS Engineering instructor-led training course is designed for anyone who would like to gain insight into how mobile telecommunications for railways may migrate to FRMCS.During this course, you will:...

The Academy is being set up through a strategic partnership with Wray Castle; the first programme is being launched today, dedicated to telecoms (Paris, 8 June 2023) UIC, the worldwide rail organisation, is today launching its UIC Rail Academy. On this occasion, François Davenne, UIC Director General, underlined this important step taken by the UIC, for the benefit of the sector as a whole, specifying that this Academy is part of the association's strategic objectives for the period 2023-2025: “There is a need to rethink learning strategies to develop the skills of staff and to attract the talent of the...

Our mission at Wray Castle we empower the global telecoms world by developing the specialist knowledge, skills and competencies organisations need to build, maintain, optimise and operate the cutting-edge communications networks of today and tomorrow. As part of that commitment and to support professionals across the industry and encourage lifelong learning, we've launched Wray Castle Connect the new networking hub for telecoms professionals. Wray Castle Connect provides its members with regular blogs and recorded training content as well as the opportunity to network with both our specialist training team and your peers across the industry. All Wray Castle Connect members benefit from: Free Introduction...

Our Online Rail Academy help address the skills gap and delivers effective integrated training programmes that truly engage employees in their own development, whether its new starters, identified talent or experienced engineers. Our proven platform combined with our Gold Standard training material covers the major rail communications systems, (Incl. GSM-R, ERTMS/ETCS and FRMCS) as well as a thorough ground on the technologies that underpin them, and effectively enables knowledge transfer and upskills staff across an organisation. We empower industry giants like Vodafone and Network Rail to fill their skills gap and develop, retain and attract the industries best talent and ensure they...