Provide participants with fundamental knowledge on public transport and sustainable urban mobility
Increase awareness on the indispensability of public transport and sustainable mobility solutions in cities
Allow exchange of knowledge by tapping on UITP’s international expertise
Present and discuss basic definitions related to the organisation and management of public transport and illustrate them with examples
Provide a conducive platform for networking opportunities and interaction amongst participants
Who is it for?
Junior and senior professionals entering the field of public transport (less than 2 years experience in public transport)
Applicants must have a good command of English to appreciate the programme
Why choose an online course?
Interact with public transport professionals from across the world
Be time efficient, with 8 sessions over a 4 week timespan
Flexibility to join the sessions from any location in the world, at work or at home
A top level methodology
Participate to interactive online sessions with introduction by course leaders and open discussions with participants
Put your concepts in application by means of one online workshop
Exchange with your peers on current practices and your very own experience
Each theme will be approached as followed:
Basic principles and conceptual approach
State of the art development and innovations
Good practices examples
Interactive exchange between participants and groups discussion with public transport specialists
UITP Training Programmes and all related processes are certified for ISO29990:2010 – the standard for learning services for non-formal education and training.
Programme
Opening
Programme introduction
Get to know each other
What is UITP?
The indispensability of public transport and global trends in mobility
Why Public transport?
Challenges and opportunities at global and urban levels
Contribution to economic, environmental, and social policies
Mega-trends and impact on urban mobility and public transport
The three pillars of sustainable mobility in cities
Integration of public transport and urban planning
Demand management (control and pricing of car use and parking)
Development of the public transport offer
Introduction to bus mode
Bus systems, BRT, Trolleybus and new energies
Other modes
Comparison of modes and modal choice
Introduction to rail, metro and light rail
Tramways and Light rail systems
Metro, automated metros, suburban railways
Comparison to other modes and modal choice
Development of alternative mobility services: taxi, car sharing, bike sharing, carpooling, TNC/ride sharing, micro-mobility etc.
Integration and Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
Organisational principles and forms
Advantages and limits of different forms of organisation