Present basic definitions related to the institutional organisation of public transport:
Public transport actors: types of authorities, their role and competences
Options for the allocation of decision-making in public transport between various actors: Strategic –Tactical – Operational levels
Potential roles for competition, concepts of competitive tendering in public transport
Types of contracts, levels of risk and sharing of risks and responsibilities between operator and authority
Overview of organisational forms in local public transport: direct award, route tendering, network tendering, deregulation
Regulatory and institutional framework (The European legislation)
Present and discuss the 4 main different models : Direct awarding, deregulation, route tendering and network tendering
Discuss lessons learnt from these models of organisation
Favour exchange between the participants
Methodology
Basic principles and conceptual approach
Good practice examples
Interactive workshops to share experiences with other participants but also with instructors
Trainers
Mix of top level professionals from organising authorities and operating companies, EU and UITP experts as well as specialised consultants.
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“This training provides the opportunity for participants to get a broad knowledge on up-to-date practices in public transport contracting and relationship between authority and operator. The way the training is organised allows them to challenge their thinking on the way to organise public transport services. Legal and abstract issues are mixed with numerous real-world examples, making a bridge between theory and practice. Participants learn from the trainers but also from discussing with each other and it is always a great pleasure to see those animated discussions appear between participants.”
