Introduction to Rail Interoperability
Pavel Novak · UIC
EST. 1922 · 200+ MEMBER ORGANISATIONS · 5 CONTINENTS
Train the people who run the world's railways.
Courses authored by working rail engineers, infrastructure managers and policy specialists — drawn from UIC's worldwide network of member operators.
124 COURSES
38 TRAINERS
14 LANGUAGES
9,200+ LEARNERS ENROLLED
LAST UPDATE · 2026-05-08
01 — PROGRAMMES
01 / 04
Sustainability & Energy
Energy systems, decarbonisation, modal shift economics, and environmental compliance for rail operators.
02 / 04Operations & Safety
Safety management systems, operational procedures, human factors, and incident investigation across the rail network.
03 / 04Infrastructure & Rolling Stock
Asset management, track engineering, traction systems, signalling hardware, and rolling stock maintenance.
04 / 04Standards & Interoperability
Technical specifications for interoperability, ERTMS deployment, cross-border operations, and regulatory frameworks.
02 — FEATURED COURSES
Sustainable Rail: Decarbonising Freight Operations
Marie Beaumont · DB Cargo
ERTMS Deployment in Cross-Border Corridors
Pavel Novak · SŽDC
Advanced Signal Engineering for High-Speed Lines
Yuki Tanaka · JR East
Fundamentals of Railway Safety Management
Sara Konaté · ONCF
Asset Management for Ageing Infrastructure
Thomas Weiß · ÖBB Infrastruktur
03 — WHY UIC RAIL ACADEMY
Authored by working engineers
Every course is taught by a specialist currently practising at a UIC member organisation. No theory without ground truth.
Recognised across the industry
Certificates are issued by UIC and recognised by member operators across 100+ countries.
Designed for teams
Group seats, organisation dashboards, and floating licences for L&D managers buying for departments.
04 — TRAINERS
Forty-eight specialists. One discipline.
Pavel Novak
Senior Standards Officer, UIC
4 courses
Marie Beaumont
Head of Sustainability, DB Cargo
3 courses
Sara Konaté
Director of Operations, ONCF
5 courses
Yuki Tanaka
Chief Signal Engineer, JR East
2 courses
Thomas Weiß
Asset Management Lead, ÖBB Infrastruktur
3 courses
Anja Lindqvist
Safety Manager, Trafikverket
4 courses
05 — FROM THE COMMUNITY
Forum · Standards & Interoperability
How are members handling ETCS Level 3 simulation environments?
We've been evaluating different simulation platforms for ETCS Level 3 test scenarios and running into interoperability issues between vendor tools. Interested to hear how other members approach this.
PN
MB
YT
“The clearest explanation of TSI revisions I've found anywhere. I sent the link to my whole team.”
06 — UPCOMING LIVE SESSIONS
| Date | Course title | Trainer | Format | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | Decarbonising rail freight | Marie Beaumont · DB Cargo | Live online | 12 / 30 | |
| 2026-06-11 | ERTMS deployment in cross-border corridors | Pavel Novak · SŽDC | Live in-person · Paris | 4 / 18 | |
| 2026-06-18 | Asset management for ageing infrastructure | Sara Konaté · ONCF | Live online | 21 / 30 |
07 — FOR ORGANISATIONS
Train your team. Track their progress.
Purchase group seats, manage learning paths from a single dashboard, and deploy custom programmes tailored to your organisation's operational needs. UIC Rail Academy provides L&D managers with the tools to upskill entire departments efficiently.
- Volume pricing from 5 seats
- Floating licences
- Private classrooms on demand
- SSO via Azure AD
- Invoiced annually
COURSE COMPLETION — LAST 6 MONTHS
TEAM MEMBERS
L. Martin
4 / 4 completed
K. Schmidt
3 / 4 completed
D. Ferreira
2 / 4 in progress
A. Johansson
1 / 4 in progress