Online registration is now open for the 12th Triennial National Rail Employer Training Seminar (NRETS)! The seminar will be held virtually for two-days beginning Wednesday, September 11, through Thursday, September 12, 2024. The event will be held on the Railroad Retirement Board's (RRB) virtual conference platform.
The event targets individuals who work in, or manage, the subject areas of service, compensation, and contributions reported to the RRB, as well as related areas. This includes, but is not limited to, payroll personnel, accountants, controllers, claims agents, benefit administrators, auditors, and executives of employers covered under the Railroad Retirement Act.
The Seminar in Brief
The seminar will begin with a general session for all attendees at 9:00 a.m. (CST) on Wednesday and end at 4:00 pm (CST) on Thursday afternoon. Depending on your individual time zone you will need to sign-on as early as 7am (PST) or as late as 10am (EST). A reminder email will be sent to everyone 30 minutes before the start of each event. The Management Member of the Board, Tom Jayne, will open the seminar, followed by the Chair of the agency’s Executive Committee. The executive sessions will cover information on strategies, direction, and goals for the agency.
Each instructional session will run approximately 45 minutes and includes a brief question and answer period at the end of each session. Each day we also have scheduled two 15-minute breaks and a 45-minute lunch hour for virtual attendees. All instructional sessions are conducted by RRB subject matter experts and will cover a wide variety of areas on employer coverage, experience rating, audits, on-line reporting, and railroad retirement benefits.
All registered attendees will have the opportunity to update their personal employee information, employer contact information, and/or post a new/upcoming job vacancy for your company in the RRB's Virtual Informational Booth.
Session Descriptions & Daily Schedule
To see the array of classes being offered for this two-day virtual event, please select the hyperlink(s) for the session description(s) 
and daily schedule. We will cover a variety of topics, and attendees will have the ability to download all training material on the day of the event.
How to Virtually Register
We highly recommend all attendees register and access the virtual environment prior to the day of the event. To begin the registration process for this virtual event, each attendee should select the below link:
RRB National Rail Employer Training Seminar 2024 Registration Link
Note, all attendees are required to enter your company’s assigned four-digit employer number. No registration will be approved without an assigned four-digit number.
Remember, this event is free to all attendees, so register as soon as possible but no later than - Tuesday, September 10th. After completing the registration process, you will receive an automated email invitation from messenger@webex.com with a link. If you do not receive your email invitation immediately, contact the Quality Reporting Service Center by telephone at (312) 751-4992 or e-mail to QRSC@rrb.gov.