Curve Training and Consultancy

06/10/2026

🚆 COURSE SPOTLIGHT: PERSONAL TRACK SAFETY (PTS) 🦺
Want to work on or near the railway line? Our PTS course gives you the essential knowledge and practical experience needed to work safely on the Northern Ireland Railways.

📚 What’s included?
✅ Railway safety & terminology
✅ Red & Green Zones
✅ Safe Systems of Work
✅ Emergency procedures
✅ Practical track-based training
✅ Classroom-based assessment

👷 Who is it for?
Candidates must:
🔹 Be 18+
🔹 Be sponsored by a Translink-approved railway company
🔹 Complete their course registration form
🔹 Complete the required medical and drug & alcohol screening

🎓 Successful candidates will have their documentation sent to Translink for PTS card issuance. PTS competence is valid for 2 years.

READY TO GO?
📩 DM or email us for course dates, availability and eligibility requirements and take the next step towards your railway career.

09/09/2026

Are you ready for your Safety Critical Training with Curve?

Before you book training with us, make sure you have the following ready:
✅Safety Critical Medical (stating fit for Safety Critical role/PTS)
✅D&A Report (negative - zero tolerance on NIR)
✅Completed Registration Form
✅Photographic ID
✅Refresher training evidence (proof of the required shifts as stated in NIR CMF)

Our top tips for once you’ve booked:
🔺Read your Joining Instructions carefully. The instructions cover the equipment you need, your start date, times and location.
🔺Share the joining instructions with each candidate.
🔺Contact our team if you need any additional info

We hope this helps you get the most out of your training with Curve.

21/08/2026

A big welcome to our class of 2026/27 Rail Engineering Apprentices who joined us this week to start their induction!

Over the coming months, they'll split their time between Curve, SERC and employers including On Track Technicians and Irish Rail.

After a high volume of applications, we are delighted to have them with us. Pictured here with our trainer Greg Gibson.

20/08/2026

Team Curve - always learning!

This week, our trainers Greg and Jordan along with our office team Julie and Rachel, were on their First Aid level 3 refresher course. Delivered by Catherine, an amazing trainer with St John Ambulance for over 6 years, the course combined practical elements and theory. Catherine's abundance of experience makes the course fun and enjoyable, and our team got a lot from it.

📸Jordan Cooke pictured here as the casualty!

14/08/2026

We are delighted to be featured by nibusinessinfo.co.uk in this article about inclusive recruitment.

Grab a cuppa, and see what Kathleen has to say about our Rail Engineering Apprenticeship Programme in partnership with On Track Technicians Ltd, SERC and Translink. Perfect timing as we get ready to welcome our 2026/27 cohort of Apprentices who begin their training with us next week.

Read the article in full here: https://www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/curve-training

CASE STUDY | Creating an inclusive recruitment campaign

Curve Training and Consultancy, based in Lisburn, provides workplace training, mentoring, assessments and competency management services across Northern Ireland's railway network.

Working with partners including On Track Technicians (OTT) and Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail), the company delivers apprenticeship programmes that help develop future rail engineering professionals.

In this case study, Kathleen Faloon, Training and Development Manager, explains how they developed an inclusive recruitment campaign to attract a wider range of applicants into the rail industry.

See the case study link in the first comment.

23/06/2026

Did you know today is International Women in Engineering Day?

At Curve Training & Consultancy, we're recognising and celebrating the women helping to shape the future of engineering, rail, construction and infrastructure.

Our women-led team is proud to support all of our clients and apprentices as they develop the skills, confidence and qualifications needed to build rewarding careers in engineering.

To all the women already making their mark in the industry – like Alex Buchanan, junior project engineer at On Track Technicians Ltd pictured here - thanks for helping shape the future.


Women's Engineering Society

04/06/2026

Thank you so much to our client Rachel Griffiths, Head of Assurance at Professional Rail Solutions Ltd for this lovely feedback.

We're delighted to receive reviews like this. If you'd like to find out how Curve can help support your team's training needs, just get in touch with Kathleen Faloon or Rachel Goodman to find out more on [email protected]

27/05/2026

This week in training: PO (Points Operator) Assessment at Fortwilliam Depot

Here are some pictures from site of Scott, as PO, who was responsible for setting the route for one Road Rail Vehicle before checking the route and moving into a POS to allow the movement to happen.

Scott was also carrying out the role of PICOP on the night (Person in Charge of Possession) so was taking instruction from himself. As a PO you always work to the instruction of the individual who appointed you and it's vital to ensure messages are repeated back to confirm understanding before any movements through points are permitted.

When finished with the equipment, the points have to be left in the position they were found, scotch and clips removed, button pushed in and box locked to allow the controlling signal cabin to regain all normal indication in the cabin and vitally test the points on possession hand-back.

So as you can tell, a detailed and thorough assessment. Well done to Scott for handling it all so smoothly and to Greg Gibson, our Curve assessor on the night.

21/05/2026

Congratulations to our colleague Jordan Cooke who recently completed the Belfast City Marathon.

This was Jordan's second marathon, earning himself a personal best of 3 hours 31. Well done Jordan!

Succeeding across every track (!) Jordon is a Track Safety Trainer and Assessor at Curve.

28/04/2026

Apprenticeship Opportunity 👇

One of our clients, On Track Technicians Ltd, is currently open to applications for its earn-as-you-learn Apprenticeship in Rail Engineering.

Curve is a key delivery partner in the programme so feel free to DM us to find out more.

The most important thing to know? 💡
You don’t need previous experience or qualifications to apply.

In this short video, Rail Engineering Operative Cole, who has been through the training with us, shares his experience of the programme.

The only essential requirement:
✔️ You must be 18 or over by 1st September 2026

But you better get your skates on! 🛼
Applications close 1 May - apply by CV at https://www.ontracktechnicians.com/rail-apprenticeship