Posted By Paul Robinson The problem i am having is that i have set my sights on a career in the rail industry, although breaking into the industry is alot harder than i had first anticipated. I am currently studyibg for the NTU Diploma in Health Safety and Environmental Management at Wirral Metroplitan College, and sit my last exam in January 2004. From what i have seen on rail recruitment agency web sites, the requirements seem to be focusing mainly on being an engineer. I already have the NEBOSH Certificate and as i have already mentioned i'm doing the NTU diploma. The problem is i am 29 years old with years of safety experience in manufacturing, but non in the rail industry. If i was to do an engineering degree then that would take me to the age of 33-34 with still no experience. I would be very grateful if anybody could advise me as to what qualification i need to take to gain a safety job within the rail industry, or who can offer me any position even a low paid trainee position so that i can get a foot into the industry. My C.V. is available upon request, any advice on this subject is much appreciated. Thank you.

Posted By Paul Robinson Ray Thank you for replying to my thread. I posted this thread in the hope that somebody would reply to it and provide me with information regarding rail courses (so i can gain a knowledge of the industry), and may be a placement or job as a trainee (so i can gain hands on experience). Therefore i wasn't looking to enter a rail job as a Chief Executive, but just as an assistant or trainee, because everyone has to start some where, and you need a job in order to gain experience. The reason why i want to join the rail industry is simple, i feel that it would be a challenging environment in which to work in and progress my health and safety knowledge and career. P.S. I have had people email me with information regarding both courses and vacancies, and some mentioned that they were SQE Managers in the rail industry, and did not have any engineering qualifications. Regards Paul.