[3] UNIFE is also the administrator, jointly with CER, of the European Railway Award which honours outstanding political and technical achievements in the development of economically and environmentally sustainable rail transport.

The Presiding Board takes any measures or actions required for the achievement of the mission and objectives of UNIFE and its general policy, such creating sub-committees and working groups handling issues of common interest to the members.

[4] UNIFE’s companies, which compose the European Rail Supply Industry, deliver products and other related services for Europe’s extensive railway systems, which carry millions of people and the goods they require safely, sustainably and reliably to their destinations every day.

As part of this, UNIFE is engaged in a range of programs such as RailStaffer and A Woman's Place is in Rail!, as a centerpiece of its strategy to reduce skills shortages.

[8] UNIFE, on top of its advocacy for the European Rail Supply Industry, manages key programs which are relevant to its activities as an organisation.

Established as a UNIFE working group in 2005, IRIS Certification aims to secure higher quality in the rail sector through developing and implementing a global system for the evaluation of companies supplying to the railway industry.

[9] The European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is a major industrial project developed by a group of UNIFE members – Alstom Transport, AZD Praha, CAF, Hitachi Rail STS, Mermec and Siemens Mobility – in close cooperation with the European Union, railway stakeholders and the GSM-R industry.

Coordinated by the University of Genoa, this 4-year EU-funded project brings together 32 partners representing academics, trainers, authorities, operators and suppliers to assess Europe’s current academic and vocational training programmes, craft reforms, help implement their recommendations to make the rail sector more attractive to current and future employees.

The council comprises 45 representatives from both the sector and outside of it, such as manufacturers, operators, infrastructure managers, the European Commission, EU Member States, academics and users’ groups.