The Chartered Institute of Railway Operations (CIRO) is dedicated to developing and supporting talent across the rail industry. This includes aspiring school leavers and experienced professionals. Our range of accredited, industry-leading short courses and academic programmes are specifically designed to help you advance your career.
A core area we’re passionate about strengthening within the railway sector is operational planning. Recognising its critical role, CIRO offers an intensive Operational Planning Masterclass. Delivered bi-annually by expert tutors over a full weekend, this course provides the deep understanding of fundamentals essential for any railway professional to excel.
If you’re eager to understand the essential elements of planning and operations that form a railway plan, our operational planning short-course is the perfect choice for you. This comprehensive programme explores the intricacies of railway operations, providing you with the foundational knowledge you need to truly excel in the field.
The Masterclass serves as an ideal entry point into the world of railway planning. It’s a natural stepping stone that can lead to further professional development, such as our Certificate course or a Level 3 Apprenticeship.
This structured progression allows you to continuously build on your initial learning, deepen your expertise, and gain a broader understanding of the rail industry as a whole.
Introducing the specific tasks of operational planning, this course illustrates how the timetable is fundamental to a railway business, generating revenue and influencing costs.
The programme will cover the following principles of operational planning in the business context:
To become a master planner, you will need to develop the strategic skills to manage resources and time, ensuring all objectives that are defined at the outset are met. This includes understanding complex timetables, resource allocation, contingency planning, and stakeholder coordination.
If you would like to become a master planner and become an expert in creating and delivering an operational plan, the masterclass is your next stop on your rail journey. This course is designed to equip you with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge required to create a robust and efficient operational plans.
For more information about our Operational Planning Masterclass or any of our other courses, speak to our learning and development team by sending an enquiry to: learnserve@railwayoperators.co.uk
Operational planning is the development of and adherence to tasks and systems, to create an operational plan. Delivered by the operational planning team within the rail industry, the railway plan is an integral aspect of day-to-day life of the operations plan in the rail industry.
Operational planning is the development of and adherence to tasks and systems, to create an operational plan.
An operational plan is a system that requires strategy to maximise productivity. An operational plan is the blueprint that focuses all resources on a day to basis in the rail industry.
The Operational Planning Masterclass will introduce you to concept of operational planning and the key tasks and strategies that you will need to adhere to.
CIRO’s Operational Planning Masterclass is delivered by expert tutors at CIRO’s HQ in Stafford. The full address is: Beacon Building 2nd Floor, Stafford Enterprise Park West, Weston Rd, Stafford, ST18 0BF.
No specific prior experience is required to take part in CIRO’s Operational Planning Masterclass. It’s designed to be suitable for those who are relatively new to the subject, as well as those who wish to further their career development and expertise.
The CIRO Operational Planning Masterclass is currently delivered over a full weekend, commencing on a Friday evening and finishing late Sunday afternoon.
