SNCF commits to sustainable mobility education

School-level interventions

SNCF employees intervene graciously in classes from elementary to high school to raise young’s people awareness on respect for others, properties and safety requirements with the support of the « Travelers and Citizen » pedagogic program. The fully interactive program tackles the subject of the risks in a railway environment (electrocution and track crossing, related accidents) and the civic behaviors to be adopted in public transportation. Based on experience-based pedagogy and tailored for every age-group, animations put students in concrete conditions: bordering railway lines, on the platform or within a train. 

Educational resources for teachers

Since January 2014 SNCF proposes a pedagogic resource center for teachers. They provide material to tackle notions such as citizenship, security and land-use planning from elementary to high school. The center offers more than 130 resources to conduct turnkey or adaptable interactive sessions, tightly linked to the schools curricula.

Engage youth with special operations

For some years now SNCF has launched a yearly ideas competition on themes related to sustainable mobility (security, civic manners but also environmental stakes of transportation). Target and procedures evolve year after year, but the competition keep challenging young people in the building of creative projects (slam, banner, communication campaign) to raise the youth awareness on such stakes. 

Adaptation to new stakes in sensitization and training

In the current international climate, SNCF cares about migrant populations arriving on French soil. Migrants often lack knowledge regarding train operations and security rules to be followed alongside tracks. To address this non-French speaking audience, SNCF volunteers demonstrate flexibility and creativity in the use of resources at their disposal: To achieve this particular mission, SNCF chose to publish two specific visual supports targeting these specific populations to provide information on railway related risks. To this end, visual dictionary and a leaflet clearly illustrating incurred dangers have been communicated and distributed to the public.

SNCF provides product in order to be fully commited in sustainable mobility : read the best practice 

A Best Practice initially identified in 2012 by World Forum  for a Responsible Economy and updated in 2017.