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Train preparer

Other names

switch tender, railway track technician, rail signal maintainer, signalman, railway track maintainer, rail setter, railway grinder, railway bender, railway brake technician, track foreman, switch operator, brake coupler

Railways

Train preparers are responsible for checking and testing of equipment and systems on rail vehicles before vehicles are moved.

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    Check and test the equipment on train vehicles before they move.

  2. 2

    Test the systems on trains to see that they work.

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    Make sure the train is fit to carry passengers.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
opérateur de préparation technique des trains/opératrice de préparation technique des trains
español
responsable de composición de trenes
العربية
معد القطار / معدة القطار
português
Preparador de locomotivas/Preparadora de locomotivas
Deutsch
Zugvorbereiter/Zugvorbereiterin
italiano
tecnico ferroviario di verifica

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