At NIS we are passionate about training people to get sustainable employment in the rail, civils, utilities and construction industries.

Founded in 2018 and proudly headquartered in Wolverhampton, we deliver training predominantly through our network of Transport, Rail and Infrastructure Academy (TRIA) facilities in Bilston, Dudley, Aston and Coventry.

We have grown rapidly in a short period time, a reflection of our success in developing a new way of delivering training and empowering people.

In 2024, we helped more than 3,300 learners across our network of facilities. But what we are most proud of is our 82% success rate in helping these people take the first step into sustainable careers.

We understand that going into site-based work for the first time is not without challenges, especially for people who are unemployed, changing careers, or re-entering the workforce. So, it is important we help learners navigate their way through courses and into full-time, sustainable careers.

To do this, we work with Jobcentre Plus and other local referral organisations, as well as bodies that support ex-offenders and armed forces personnel into the workplace.

But we’re not just here for the people taking their first steps in the industry. We also provide training and skills development to up-skill people, enabling them to progress across the many different roles available within rail and construction.

While supporting employers and learners in the West Midlands is our passion, it’s not the limit of our ambitions. We believe the successful approach used here can be adapted and used elsewhere in the UK. And we are making moves to expand our operations into sustainable, complimentary areas like consulting, arboriculture, plant hire and commercial premises.