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Railway Infrastructure Management Courses

Course Overview

This graduate certificate will equip you with the necessary skills to address the demands of the railway engineering industry. You will receive high-level professional and technical development from engineers working with track and the infrastructure in the rail corridor. Upon completion of this program, you will gain skills and knowledge in the latest and developing technologies in railway infrastructure.

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Program Details

The billions of dollars’ worth of public and private resources invested in rail track infrastructure around the world demand a well-trained and competent engineering workforce for the safe and efficient operation of the track and associated assets. However, developments over the past twenty years, such as downsizing of public railway authorities, increased retirement of experienced employees, privatization, and the rapid expansion of the rail industry have left engineers with severely limited pathways to upskill themselves quickly.

Through EIT’s online delivery, railway engineers can study this Graduate Certificate from anywhere in the world. The blend of differing railway contexts, operating standards, practices, and policies experienced by these engineers living in many countries will provide a unique learning opportunity for them as they interact with each other throughout the degree.

The program is delivered using a wide range of learning activities such as live webinars, written assignments, and remote laboratories. These experiences aim to get the students interacting via technology-based learning experiences that highlight shared skills and knowledge derived from the many cultural and technical contexts in which the students are working.

You must complete 12 credit points comprising four core units. There are no electives in this program. The program duration is six months across two terms, and you will study two units per term. For further study, graduates may consider EIT’s Master of Engineering (Civil: Railway Infrastructure)

The course learning outcomes will be assessed with formative and summative assessments. These formal and informal assessment methods include quizzes, invigilated tests, written research reports, remote-lab practicals, case studies and portfolios.

Unit Code Subjects Credit Points
MRI502 Introduction to Railways Management 3
MRI505 Railway Projects and Systems Engineering 3
MRI507 Management of Railway Assets 3
MRI603 Construction and Capital Works 3

  • Upon completion of this graduate certificate, graduates will have communication (oral and written) skills to investigate, analyse and present technical ideas, information and solutions on issues in relation to Railway projects in a professional, independent and organised manner within the engineering domain.
  • Graduates of this program will be able to identify, critically analyse and creatively solve intellectually complex, specialised professional engineering problems in Railway projects. They will be approaching project management from a system engineering perspective.
  • Graduates will use skills in established systematic design and project management methodologies to source, analyse, synthesise, design and communicate projects and information individually or in collaboration with others as team members and leaders.
  • They will learn to apply critical knowledge of contracts management and asset life cycle analysis to ensure all facets of the project are delivered in an ethical and professional manner.

Hear from our students

  The delivery methodology and the information available in the e-library can’t be beaten. The other important aspect of online education is recorded lectures. You can review the tutorial and lessons on repeat when you need to understand the concept.  
M Masemola, South Africa
  What I liked most about the course and EIT is the flexibility is offered regarding education. It gave me the opportunity to study and work full-time.  
C Groenewald, South Africa
  I enjoyed interacting with students all around the world, and seeing how the principles I have learned applies to them as well.  
S Zeelie, South Africa
  My line of work requires me travel quite often. I could not attend every class due to my remote locations, but still I could recap and stay on top of the study material thanks to the recordings. Also, all the Instructors were world class.  
P Pretorius, South Africa

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