Are You Considering a Career in Train Driving?

If you’re considering a career in train driving but don’t know where to start, then this is the program for you!

PreTrain – created by a current train driver, for people who wish to become train drivers.

PreTrain, Australia's first online rail operations (train driving) pre-employment preparation training platform, specialises in supporting, encouraging and preparing aspiring train drivers for traineeships in any sector of the Australian Railway industry, be it freight, passenger or heavy haul operations.

Our tailored courses aim to help people with little or no previous rail industry background.

Gain confidence that this career choice is right for you, by learning about both sides of the job;

Understand and prepare for the application, selection & recruitment processes typically used by many Australian railway companies when they look for trainee drivers, so you have a competitive advantage when applying;

Preparing you for the learning journey ahead - when you land your ideal traineeship with one of Australia's great railway companies, by introducing you to a wide range of railway operations concepts, so you'll be ready to learn and well equipped to face the rigours of the industry.

PreTrain is like having the opportunity to ask all the questions you’ve ever wanted to, about “what it’s like” and “what do you have to do” to become a train driver in Australia, all in a neat package of videos, and no walls of text.

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Addressing Industry Needs

We are Australia's first online learning platform tailored to the specific needs of the Australian Railway Industry. A candidate who has completed the full PreTrain program, is a motivated candidate who is aware, prepared and is serious about becoming a driver - a long term investment for a railway operator.

Here at PreTrain, our aim is to fill the gap between people who are interested in beginning a career driving trains and gaining their first job as a trainee driver.

We aspire to guide, support, mentor, inspire encourage and prepare candidates for entry to driver traineeships. Our simplified video lessons within the courses are designed to be generic to all sectors of the industry in Australia.

PreTrain graduates are prepared for entry to the suburban passenger, regional passenger, general freight and heavy-haul sectors.

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PreTrain does not teach any theory specific to any one state or operation, nor does it channel or guide students to any particular company or operation – the course information provided is inclusive of all states & operations, and provides the student a high level overview of examples of basic railway terminology & operational concepts, designed to provide a basic foundation of knowledge, ready for the classroom at any railway operation - ready for learning.

See the course descriptions under the “services” tab to learn more about each of the 3 courses that make up the PreTrain program.

At PreTrain, we prepare, support, encourage and mentor.

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Driver Driven

PreTrain has been designed, created and produced by a current Australian train driver (who has also been a trainee driver), for aspiring train drivers wishing to apply to driver traineeships with ANY Australian railway company in any state, or through other relevant career path avenues.

Equipping Aspirants Efficiently

We understand the importance of efficiency and accuracy in career preparation. Our video-lesson based training ensures a hassle-free experience for candidates. Moreover, the entire course has been designed to be undertaken in less than a day in one go, or at the candidates leisure in between other things at any time of their choosing - 24/7.

The topics have been crafted to provide a "from the ground up" approach to preparing for entry to the industry - where there is more of what is specific to rail, less of what isn't, and includes important aspects of the modern railway environment, including safety as priority, as well as other modern initiatives such as diversity & inclusion. PreTrain is committed to accessibility to this industry for everyone.

Nationwide Accessibility

PreTrain has been designed and crafted carefully, to suit the needs of all Australian states and sectors of the industry. So no matter what state a candidate wishes to prepare to work in, or what type of railway operation or company, the lessons within PreTrain are detailed enough to provide the basic building blocks of knowledge, but not complex enough to cause confusion or over-confidence.

Students are constantly reminded throughout the entirety of the online program, that they will be trained fully by accredited trainers within the company that they end up working for, and the concepts provided throughout PreTrain, are preparation for learning only.

Combining mindset preparation with high level industry fundamentals, ensures that a PreTrain student has just the right amount of understanding to be motivated and ready for training by any railway organisation