The Transport, Rail & Infrastructure Academy (TRIA) has been officially opened by Andy Street – the Mayor of the West Midlands.  The rail training academy is a 5-year partnership between the City of Wolverhampton College & National Infrastructure Solutions (NIS).

The centre has been designed to support hundreds of new training & employment opportunities for local people who wish to work in the rail sector, whilst also meeting future demand for skilled operatives. The launch took place on at TRIA’s new site at the Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO)’s Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre in Dudley, where the mayor also cut the ribbon on a state-of-the-art new Signalling Academy. 👏

The Dudley site boasts more than 2000 metres of conventional rail track, including two split-level platforms, an 870-metre tunnel and signalling components to give students hands-on training in multiple disciplines across the industry and enhance their learning experience by working with the same equipment as used on rail construction sites. Well done to all parties involved in creating this much needed specialist rail training academy 👏

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