PROGRAMME
Arrival of participants (UITP can recommend some hotels if needed)
Evening Welcome reception
Venue: UITP Offices, Rue Sainte Marie, 6 – 1080 Brussels
9:00 Opening session
Programme introduction
Get to know each other
What is UITP?
9:45 Session 1: What is public transport? Why is it indispensable?
Main public transport notions
Performances and added-value of public transport
Contribution to sustainable development
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Session 2: Public transport modes and the modal choice issue
Bus based modes: alternative fuels, design, trolleybuses, BRT
Tramways and Light rail systems
Metropolitan railways
Criteria for modal choice
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Session 3: Public transport and the city
Principles of balanced urban mobility
Land use and public transport
Control of car traffic and parking
The need for integration
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Session 4: Workshop
17:30 End of the first training day
19:30 Dinner Party
Tuesday, 25 November 2008 |
9:00 Session 5: Public transport regulation and organisation
Organisational principles and forms
Decision levels
Regulatory frameworks and right of initiative
Types of relationships according to market regimes
Share of risks and contractual arrangements
Quality incentives in contracts
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Session 6: Financing and Pricing of Public Transport
Financing of public transport operation
Financing of public transport investments (incl. public-private partnerships)
Pricing: social vs commercial
Fares level and structure
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Session 7: Workshop
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Session 8: Marketing and Communication
What is marketing ?
Defining a marketing strategy
Branding and communication
Tools and technologies for the provision of travel information
(Electronic) ticketing and smartcard
17:30 End of the second training day
Evening Free
| Wednesday, 26 November 2008 |
9:00 Session 9: Notions of operation and maintenance
Network design and operation
Intelligent fleet management (operation and maintenance)
Real-time location and vehicle monitoring system
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Session 10: Structure and management of public transport undertakings
Management structure and key staff functions
Human resources management
Quality requirements
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Session 11: Workshop
15:30 Evaluation and graduation ceremony
16:00 End of programme*
* UITP reserves the right to make amendments to the programme or any related activity
|
