Signalling Testing Courses
Mod 4 – Functional Tester
| Duration | 4 Days + 1 day one to one assessment |
|---|---|
| Location | Derby or Any location subject to equipment requirements |
| Delegates Maximum | 6 |
| Location | Places | Date | Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location Derby | Places 4 | Date 08/09/25 | Book Click Here |
| Location Derby | Places 6 | Date 16/02/26 | Book Click Here |
Bespoke & Private Courses
We can also reserve a course for your company exclusively, and we can design courses to meet your company's specifications. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Contact UsAim
This course is intended for signal engineers, who are Works Location Verification and Functional testers, to become Trackside Equipment Verification and Functional testers.
Key Features
- Underpinning knowledge matched to the IRSE Functional Tester Licence 1.3.170
- Reflects the requirements of functional testing techniques
- Reflects the requirements of Network Rail standards
- Intensive practical experience in application logic testing
- May be tailored to specific client or railway administration requirements
- The course includes activities on relay based and Solid State Interlocking (SSI) systems.
Course Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, the delegate will be able to:
- Prepare to perform tests on trackside equipment
- Perform Verification of trackside equipment installation
- Perform Functional testing of trackside equipment including
- Track circuits
- Points
- Signals, AWS and TPWS
- Record and Document test activities
- Report errors identified during testing
Assessment and Certification
Achievement of the Course Outcomes will be assessed by a practical assessment.
The delegate’s achievement of the Course Outcomes will be confirmed by a certificate which will be forwarded to the nominated client contact following the course.
Pre-Requisites
A well prepared delegate is expected have
EITHER
- a Module 3BL competence
OR
- a Module 3c competence and a waiver from the Employer; and good knowledge of electrical Principles, sufficient Log Book evidence showing suitable work experience and be able to ‘read’ circuit diagrams.
Practical Information
Duration: 4 Days + 1 Day one to one Assessment
Location: at our Derby training centre, or on your premises (access to equipment is a requirement of this course)
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