IRSEA Graduate Diploma

The Institution of Railway Signal Engineers Australasian Section (IRSEA) has offered a Graduate Diploma of Railway Signalling for nearly two decades.

What are the industry needs for this course? Does it still meet those needs? If not, what needs to be changed?

To answer these questions, first let’s answer:

In summary, I propose that the initial professional development of railway control systems engineers is as shown in Table 7.

As I see it, the IRSEA Graduate Diploma fits into the professional development of railway control systems engineers in the following places:

These are shown in red in Table 7.

Let’s now answer:

In summary, I propose that the requirements for the IRSEA Graduate Diploma are as shown in Table 8.

Stage	Requirements
Prerequisites	Engineering technologists: Sydney Accord degree (or 3-year engineering degree) Professional engineers: Washington Accord degree (or 4-year engineering degree)
Railway control systems engineering fundamentals education	Learning outcomes as per IRSE Professional Exam Module A: Railway Control Engineering Fundamentals Exit point for graduates who do not choose Railway control systems engineering after the graduate rotation program
Prerequisite	2 years railway electrical engineering experience
Railway control systems engineering technologist education	Learning outcomes as per IRSE Professional Exam Module B: Railway safety and systems engineering IRSE Professional Exam Module C: Principles of railway control and communication systems IRSE Professional Exam Module D: Applications of railway control and communication systems Exit point for engineering technologists Graduate attributes as per Sydney Accord (at least AQF7)
Railway control systems professional engineer education	Railway system module Research project module Exit point for professional engineers Graduate attributes as per Washington Accord (at least AQF8)

Table 8: IRSEA Graduate Diploma requirements

Let’s now answer:

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