Rail competency management

RailSmart EDS simplifies the management of railway competencies, helping you maintain safe working practices and risk reduction. The system ensures all employees possess the skills and qualifications needed to perform their roles safely and effectively along with regular assessments.

• Rail competency management – track employee competency cycles to ensure safety and compliance.
• Driver competency management – conduct regular train driver assessments to ensure optimal skills.
• Proactive risk management – stay ahead of operational risks by proactively managing employee competencies.
• Streamlined and standardised competency assessments and cycles– reduce administrative burden and paperwork.

Whether you need to track train driver assessments, manage skill renewals, or assess the competency of your entire team, the solution ensures that all data is available in one convenient platform.

• Streamlined processes – reduce manual processes and paperwork, improving overall efficiency.
• Consistency across the board – standardise competency management for greater accuracy and compliance.
• Complete visibility – competency insights across your organisation with intuitive analytics and reporting

The solution integrates continuous employee development, offering tools to manage training paths, support plans, and skill renewals. By providing multiple competency interactions such as assessments, observations, and eLearning, this ensures your workforce is always developing the necessary skills to meet industry standards.

• Create and manage training paths for individuals based on their roles.
• Competency interactions – facilitate a mix of assessments, classroom training, and elearning.
• Ongoing development – provide continuous opportunities for employees to enhance their skills and improve performance.

Driver competency is critical in the rail industry. The platform includes a driver competency management system that provides regular assessments to ensure all train drivers meet the necessary standards. With digital assessments conducted via the mobile app, the system provides a clear view of driver skills and identifies areas for improvement.

• Planned Interactions – schedule regular assessments and track driver performance.
• Mobile assessments – conduct assessments electronically with the EDS mobile app.
• Skill development – identify and address skill gaps to ensure drivers meet performance standards.

As well as standard inbuilt reports, our EDS Insights module is a powerful advanced data analytics add-on providing you with complete visibility of employee competency.

• Centralised competency management – access all competency data in one place for better decision-making.
• Interactive dashboards – visualise key competency data with intuitive, flexible reports.

RailSmart EDS dramatically reduces the administrative burden associated with traditional paper-based competency management systems.

Our software allows you to define and manage competency cycles across various roles, offering a structured approach to competency assessments that ensures compliance and consistency.

• Employee incident management – track and manage operational incidents for improved safety.
• Medical management – manage employee medical records and examinations in a GDPR-compliant solution.
• Skill renewals – monitor employee certifications and ensure skills are always up-to-date.
• Training management – plan, track, and manage railway training programs for continuous development.
• Assessment planning – schedule and track employee assessments using the EDS mobile app.
• Verification and auditing – standardise assessments across the organisation with built-in auditing tools.