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Younger Members

Younger Members
The principle objective of the Younger Members (YM) is to contribute to and improve the benefits that the IRSE provides for its younger members. This is achieved by providing a focus within the Institution for the co-ordination of YM events and communications.

The YM arrange several events in the UK every year. These usually include a seminar, an IRSE examination review meeting and meetings with YM groups from other institutions. Feedback is sought to enable the YM to plan events for the future to help meet the professional development needs of younger members.

The YM also strive to raise awareness of the benefits that the IRSE offers to younger members and to understand the issues and topics relevant to younger members, so they may be raised and addressed through events and communications.

The YM support the initiatives of the IRSE Council, Committees and Sections for younger members. The YM Committee aims to encourage the Institution’s other Committees and Sections to ensure that the needs of their local younger members are met through appropriate representation within their events and organisations.

The YM Forum, established in 2007, published two technical papers on Train Detection and Automatic Train Operation. The forum is presently considering how best to contribute to the development of young engineers. This web based forum encourages links with younger members throughout the world. The forum is always looking for new participants, please get in touch to find out more.

The IRSE professional examination is very relevant to younger members and provides a way of learning about and demonstrating your knowledge of railway signalling and communications and allied topics. For further details about the examination and the support available to study for the examination, see the IRSE exam page in the careers area of this site.

Future events

The YMs are organising an examination workshop to prepare candidates taking Module 5, This is being held at the Network Rail training centre at Walsall on 20 August 2011. Further details in the more information column.

Past events

An examination workshop to prepare candidates taking either Module 2 or 3 was held at Signet Solutions in Derby on 30/31 July 2011.

A YM technical visit to the Netherlands was held on 10/11 June 2011.

A technical visit to the Docklands Light Railway, London was held on on Friday 6 May 2011.

An exam study workshop for covering Modules 1 & 7of the IRSE examination was being held on 12 March 2011 in London.

The AGM, Exam Review and Half Day Seminar was held on 20 January 2011.

The 2010 Annual Younger members Seminar and Technical Visit was held on 25th and 26th November 2010.

How to join
There are no separate membership requirements for Younger Members. If you are a member of the Institution and are still in your formative years of professional development, then contact us if you would like to receive e-mail updates on Younger Members events or would like to become involved in organising YM activity.

Railway Young Professionals

The Young Railway Professionals have come to together through the younger members' sections of the Rail Engineers Forum (REF), which is comprised of the Institution of Railway Operators (IRO), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE), Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) and Permanent Way Institution (PWI).

It is their aim to inspire young professionals to see the wider rail industry and understand the deeper perspective on their role within the railway. They also hope to assist young professionals to network and build up links across the industry, benefitting your career in the long-term. See the more information panel for access to their web-site.