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RSAS: Railway Safety Accreditation Scheme

RSAS delivered as a combined CSAS and RSAS programme, the format we have run for Transport for London since 2015.

5 daysNCFEPCPA endorsed
Closed-group training room at a client venue
Duration5 days (combined CSAS and RSAS programme)
DeliveryOn site at your premises or depot, closed group
AccreditationNCFE Award in Community Safety Accreditation; PCPA-endorsed CSAS and RSAS provider
You receiveNCFE Award e-certificate for presentation to British Transport Police at accreditation
ValidityThe scheme requires refresher training at least every three years; we run half-day live refreshers and many clients refresh every two
PrerequisitesEmployer approval and individual vetting through British Transport Police run alongside the training
Group sizeUp to 12 per trainer
AssessmentWorkbook exercises, pocket notebook task, portfolio and invigilated exam
BookingQuote within one working day; PO invoicing

Who it is for

Station, revenue protection, security and transport enforcement staff who need designated powers on the railway under the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003.

Ex-police trainers

The people teaching powers, evidence and conflict have used them.

Endorsed and accredited

Police Crime Prevention Academy endorsement and the NCFE Award: the combination forces and clients ask for.

Tailored to your powers

Three, four or five days shaped to what the chief officer has actually granted your team.

Refreshers that fit shifts

Half-day live sessions, morning, afternoon or evening.

What the course covers

  • Everything in the CSAS programme
  • Rail-specific powers and railway byelaws
  • Stopping vehicles, requiring names and addresses, controlling traffic at transport interchanges
  • Working with British Transport Police
  • Pocket notebook, evidence and reporting on the railway

How the combined programme runs

Days 1 to 3

CSAS core

  • Scheme, powers and the extended policing family
  • Pocket notebook, evidence and reporting
  • Conflict management, diversity and community problem solving
Day 4

Rail powers and scenarios

  • Railway byelaws and rail-specific powers
  • Working with British Transport Police
  • Scenario work at stations and interchanges
Day 5

Assessment

  • Portfolio finalisation
  • Invigilated exam
  • Close

Want the detailed outline for your team?

We tailor every programme in a planning call. Ask for the full outline and a quote in one go.

A Transport for London CSAS and RSAS cohort with their trainers
Case study

Transport for London: ten years and counting

2015CSAS and RSAS provider since
2025Retendered and retained
Day to nightRefresher slots for every shift

Five-day combined CSAS and RSAS programmes run through the year at TfL premises for Transport Support and Enforcement teams, built around TfL powers: stopping vehicles for testing, requiring names and addresses for road traffic offences, controlling traffic, railway byelaws and working with British Transport Police. E-certificates are issued within days so accreditation is never held up.

Learning where the powers are used

RSAS delegates at a London Underground training station.

Transport for London

We have delivered the combined CSAS and RSAS programme for TfL since 2015, with courses through the year at TfL premises and half-day refreshers for day and night shift teams.

Your trainers

N
NickCSAS, RSAS and Chapter 8 trainer

Thirty-four years with Thames Valley Police and the Metropolitan Police, including twelve in police learning and development as an assessing officer and a spell as a sergeant. Also delivers speed awareness courses.

The name that comes up in review after review.
J
JackieCSAS and RSAS trainer

A retired police detective who now delivers our Transport for London CSAS and RSAS programmes.

Her September 2026 TfL cohort passed the exam to a person.

Delivered for

Transport for London
★★★★★Trustpilot
The course was well organised and provided useful knowledge and practical skills. The assessors Jackie and Mark were very helpful, professional and supportive throughout the training.
Munir A.CSAS / RSAS · Sep 2026
★★★★★Trustpilot
Nick presented the course in a very professional manner using his knowledge and experience to make the information easy to digest and relevant to my role in TFL using real life scenario and practical applications.
DaveCSAS / RSAS · Aug 2026
★★★★★Trustpilot
RSAS/CSAS training was very informative and good. It was well paced and our Trainer Nick was very knowledgeable. He made it interesting with his experiences in the past that kept us going.
Mcwayne A.CSAS / RSAS · Jul 2026
★★★★★Trustpilot
The CSAS/RSAS course is an intensive program which is quite insightful and educative. It was delivered by a superb tutor Nick who made the program quite interactive and easy to assimilate.
Olu N.CSAS / RSAS · Jul 2026

How booking works

  • Send the delegate numbers, location and deadline. We reply with a proposal and a single price within one working day.
  • We deliver on your site anywhere in the UK, at our Northampton training room, or online where the course allows.
  • Certificates and cards are issued after the course and logged so you can evidence competence to a client or auditor.

"But we..."

Our staff are not vetted yet

Training can take place before vetting completes; employer approval and individual vetting run alongside it.

We only need the traffic powers

A three-day traffic-management programme covers those without the full five days.

We run shifts and nights

Refreshers run as half-day live sessions in morning, afternoon and evening slots.

We have not applied for employer approval

We send the employer guide and the application route with every quote.

Questions

Is RSAS a separate course?

We deliver it as the combined five-day CSAS and RSAS programme, which covers both schemes and the rail-specific powers.

Who accredits RSAS?

British Transport Police. Employer approval and vetting are handled by BTP and can take time, so start the application early.

Where does it run?

On site at your depot or offices, anywhere in the UK.

Sectors: Rail and community safety

Ready when you are. RSAS: Railway Safety Accreditation Scheme for your team.

Numbers, location and deadline is all we need. Written quote within one working day.

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Numbers, location, deadline. If you need other courses in the same visit, say so and we will plan one trip.

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