Training Solutions

Transport Training Solutions

Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish;
and you have fed him for a lifetime.

Include training modules in regular curricula:

For mainstreaming, sustainable transport issues should be included in regular university curricula of developing countries. This may be done in one or two additional seminars of 2-4 hours per semester week.
Identify possible training institutes: Universities, polytechnic institutes, chartered institutes of transport, etc.
Adapt the curriculum to the training institute. This might be either additional to existing transport curricula or standalone introduction into sustainable transport.
Train the trainer: Train university lecturers about the issues and oblige them to conduct the training for at least five years at the university.
Monitor impacts of training measures

Online training on sustainable transport:

Curriculum development: Training modules for Urban Transport, Interurban (high volume) transport, rural areas with a focus on planning issues.
Training programmes in English, French and Spanish
Mixture of reading, chat-discussions, examinations, webinars, thesis writing, corrections and thesis revision.
Provide incentives for participation: diploma for successful participation, trainee positions offered for best students, contacts among alumis, easy access to or grants for university master courses, etc.
Follow up and monitoring of alumi.