Services

We help organisations better understand their current workforce and determine their needs and investment requirements for the future, through data analysis and forecasting.

We assess the quality of compliance, delivery and premises for regulatory training across the UK.

Better understand their company’s overall competencies, qualifications and training plans, down to individual level plans and progress.

Available for all organisation sizes and sectors.

The NSAR Apprenticeship Agency service supports businesses across the rail industry by providing and supporting their apprentices.

NSAR works with our members, partners, rail industry and wider transport sector to deliver a host of quality services. Our case studies give insight to our work.

NSAR Membership

NSAR membership provides organisations with access to a network of key industry players exchanging professional support and expertise.

NSAR can support your organisation to identify your skills needs and help you to plan, recruit and train your workforce.

The NSAR Rail Workforce Survey is an annual comprehensive survey of rail industry professionals.

Each year, railway organisations across the industry contribute by submitting their workforce data on demographics, job roles and work locations.

NSAR collates this information, in addition to data from the Sentinel database and from the Office of Rail and Road, to produce a workforce profile providing approximately 95% coverage across the sector including the supply chain.

NSAR News & Insights

Oct 9 2025

Insights

October Insights from NSAR Chief Executive

Our ground-breaking apprentice programme, PlanBEE Rail, recently welcomed its second cohort of apprentices last month. Created to address the skills shortage in rail, these apprentices […]

Sep 11 2025

InsightsNews

NSAR Member Update: Cabinet Reshuffle and Skills Policy

This is an update on the recent Cabinet reshuffle and its implications for skills policy and NSAR. Potential Major Shift in Skills Policy Last week’s […]

Sep 11 2025

Insights

September Insights from NSAR Chief Executive

Our partner Railway Study Network (RSN) recently hosted their second ‘Fireside Chat’ last week, kindly hosted by Eversheds Sutherland. I had the honour of interviewing […]
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