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NARS National Academy of Railroad Sciences Training Now and in the future Argentine Yard Kansas City, KS May 14, 2010 NARS National Academy of Railroad Sciences Training Now and in the future Argentine Yard Kansas City, KS May 14, 2010 Slide 2 Vision Be the provider of choice for performance improvement solutions that meet the business objectives of our customers Mission Design, develop, deliver, and evaluate performance improvement solutions for the railroad industry that: Ensure Safety Maximize Productivity Meet the Business Objectives of our Customers Ensure an Appropriate Level of Job Knowledge, Skills and Attitude Slide 3 Training Objectives Provide comprehensive new hire training Deliver regulatory-centric rules training Proactive Close the Gap remediation Emphasize lifelong learning & new technologies Focus on Performance Based Measurement Slide 4 Instructor Led Training (ILT) NARS instructors Highly selective recruitment Trained to be Best of the best Master Instructor Certification Affiliations Johnson County Community College (JCCC) 1986 partnership to enhance training by combining industry and education American Shortline Regional Railroad Assoc. NARS is the provider of choice for the ASLRRA NARS Training Standards Slide 5 NARS/JCCC Partnership College Accredited Railroad Training Continuing Education Units (CEU)s Certificates of Completion Associate Degrees Slide 6 NARS Training Center Slide 7 Instructor Led Training (ILT) 30 classrooms/interactive labs Web Based Training/online (WBT) Customer On-site training Simulators Locomotive RCO Training Delivery Slide 8 New Hire Conductor Training Locomotive Engineer Training Locomotive Engineer Certification Yardmaster Training Transportation Training Slide 9 Conductor Training Slide 10 Locomotive Engineer Training Networked Simulators Slide 11 Locomotive Mechanical Locomotive Electrical Freight Car - Apprenticeship Training - Skills Improvement Mechanical Training Slide 12 Locomotive Training Lab Slide 13 Freight Car Lab Slide 14 Freight Car Airbrake Lab Slide 15 Signal Training Telecommunications Maintenance of Way - Welding - Track - Structures - Hydraulics Engineering Slide 16 Signal Training Labs Slide 17 Telecommunications Training Lab Slide 18 Welding Lab Slide 19 Track Maintenance Slide 20 NARS Training Website Slide 21 NARS TRAX LMS Slide 22 NARS/JCCC Partnership College Accredited Railroad Training Continuing Education Units (CEU)s Certificates of Completion Associate Degrees Slide 23 Signal Conductor Welder Locomotive Electrical Locomotive Mechanic Freight Car Fast Track Training Certified Four to Eight Week College Credit Programs Slide 24 NARS future opportunities RISA 2008 Mandates Positive Train Control (PTC) - 3000-5000 new Signal employees Conductor Certification with Job Task Analysis - Standardized Regulatory-centric training with college credits - NARS advisory board consisting of permanent and rotating railroad members developing training content Slide 25 Questions?