Career Pathways into

the Rail Industry

Michael McCarthyProject OfficerSouth Australian Freight Council Inc.

www.the-linc.com.au

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.

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

Job Roles & Opportunities

• Asset Management

• Manufacturing and Maintenance

• Corporate Specialists

• Customer Service

• Employment Programs

• Engineers

• Infrastructure

• Operations

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

Career Pathway for New Entrants

Example of Aidan Matthews

Always Wanted to be a Train DriverFinished 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

Find all your Career Information in Transport and Logistics at

www.the-linc.com.au

Look out for the first AnnualRail Careers Week8-14 September

www.railcareers.net.au