Training Programs
Traffic Administration Course
Local Government Unit employees especially those in the City Planning and Development Office, Traffic Management Office and City Engineering Office are main target for this course. The training gives overview of what transportation planning is all about and its interaction with land use. This also includes introduction to Traffic Engineering and management. Basics of traffic impact assessment including rationale required analysis and components of the transportation system is also presented. Different traffic measures employed locally and internationally will be discussed as well as basic traffic safety information and education programs are introduced. Field work activity including data collection will be experienced by the participants for a more hands-on learning. Lastly, candidates will understand specific institutional issues and the possible legal arrangements in setting up the traffic regulatory unit including laws related therein.
Target Participants
Municipal/City planners, Municipal/City engineers, traffic engineers, transportation planners, local and national government personnel involved in transportation and related functions.
Objectives
At the end of the training, the participants will be able :
1. To become familiar with transportation and traffic issues relevant to local traffic context;
2. To enhance their knowledge and skills in planning, management, and administration of transportation programs; and
3. To establish professional and friendly relationships among experts and other participants.
Participation Fee
Php 12,000 per person, inclusive of training kit, course materials, certificate with holder, lunch, and snacks. Please make checks payable to UP National Center for Transportation Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPNCTSFI).
Traffic Impact Assessment for Technical Evaluators
Urban and regional development projects, such as malls, housing, schools, and commercial establishments, have already been established to have remarkable impacts on the transportation system and its environment. It is necessary to evaluate the significance of traffic-related impacts before the implementation of a proposed development. The TIA process allows these future impacts to be planned for and mitigated. TIA is now being required by some local governments and national agencies for some developments before its approval. This training will give an overview of the TIA process and discuss the contents of a TIA report.
Target Participants
City/Municipal planner, City/Municipal engineer, traffic engineer, transportation planner, local and national government personnel involved in transportation and related functions and TIA would-be evaluators.
Objectives
At the end of the training, the participants will be able :
1. To appreciate traffic impact assessment
2. To understand the principles and steps in conducting a TIA
3. To apply the TIA Report checklist in evaluating traffic impact assessment report; and
4. To assess suitability of recommended measures to mitigate traffic impact.
Participation Fee
Php 12,000 per person, inclusive of training kit, course materials, certificate with holder, lunch, and snacks. Please make checks payable to UP National Center for Transportation Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPNCTSFI).
Traffic Management Course for Traffic Law Enforcers -Level 1
This course provides training for personnel who are required to enforce traffic laws and regulations and to direct and control traffic. The course allows enforcers to understand their role as a traffic enforcer and understand the different laws and regulations they are going to enforce. This program also covers the standard traffic signs and pavement markings – their meaning and when and where to install them. This course also allows enforcers to direct and control traffic in an intersection. Administration of traffic citation ticket and investigation, recording and reporting of traffic incident are also covered in this program.
Target Participants
Traffic Law enforcers and private traffic crash investigators, engineers, lawyers, safety officers, local and national government personnel involved in traffic management.
Objectives
At the end of the training, the participants will be able to:
1. Understand the role of a traffic enforcer;
2. Identify the different laws and regulations;
3. Identify different traffic signs and pavement markings;
4. Be familiar with the procedures on how to direct and control traffic;
5. Be familiar with the significant legal requirements of the administration of traffic citation ticket;
6. Learn how to investigate, record and report traffic accident/incident, and,
7. Understand the different institutional arrangements in traffic management.
Participation Fee
Php 12,000 per person, inclusive of training kit, course materials, certificate with holder, lunch, and snacks. Please make checks payable to UP National Center for Transportation Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPNCTSFI).
Training Course on Road Works Safety
Generally, road traffic causes significant dangers to people working on the roads. On the other hand, roadworks can put other road users in a dangerous situation. It is in the context that Department of Public Works and Highways developed the Road Works Safety Manual for use throughout the Philippines. This manual shall be used at roadwork and bridgework sites when providing signage and traffic management to warn, guide and control traffic. The principles in the manual aim to maximize the safety of workers and the public during roadworks.
The UP National Center for Transportation Studies in cooperation with the Department of Public Works and Highways offered this Road Works Safety Course to provide a uniform approach to worksite traffic management through the use of standard signs and layouts that can be applied to most road work situations.
Target Participants
Municipal/City planners, Municipal/City engineers, traffic engineers, transportation planners, local and national government personnel involved in transportation and related functions.
Objectives
At the end of the training, the participants will be able:
- To enhance their knowledge and skills about traffic management and road safety during road maintenance and construction
- To standardize traffic control on worksites using the Road Works Safety Manual of the Department of Public Works and Highways; and
- To demonstrate safe working methods into actual road works situtation.
Participation Fee
Php 12,000 per person, inclusive of training kit, course materials, certificate with holder, lunch, and snacks. Please make checks payable to UP National Center for Transportation Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPNCTSFI).
Training Course on Road Safety Audit
Road network expansion, increased motorization and urbanization in the country have been accompanied by a surge in road accidents leading to road injuries and fatalities. Today, road traffic injuries tops the list of leading causes of deaths. Road Safety Audit was established in order to prevent such road traffic incidents. This is a formal process where an independent and qualified audit team examines and reports on the traffic accident potential and safety performance of a future road project or a traffic management scheme on an existing road. RSA has the greatest potential for improving safety and is most cost effective when it is applied to a road or traffic design before the project is built. It is in this context that Training Course on Road Safety Audit was offered by UP NCTS, which has a pool of experts in the field of transportation planning and traffic engineering and management. This course will use existing course materials and resources to maximize hands-on experience and ensure internalization as well as retention of the concepts being presented. The training gives an overview on principles and fundamentals of road safety, statistics/trends, causes and factors of crashes, road safety audit concepts, accident analysis, and various road safety facilities. Basics of geometric design of highway sections and their applications together with intersection design elements are also presented.
Target Participants
Municipal/City planners, Municipal/City engineers, traffic engineers, transportation planners, local and national government personnel involved in transportation and related functions.
Objectives
At the end of the training, the participants
will be able :
1. To become familiar with road safety issues relevant to local traffic context;
2. To enhance their knowledge and skills in improving road safety; and
3. To establish professional and friendly relationships among experts and other participants.
Participation Fee
Php 12,000 per person, inclusive of training kit, course materials, certificate with holder, lunch, and snacks. Please make checks payable to UP National Center for Transportation Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPNCTSFI).
Emission Inventory for Smaller Cities
Upon completion of the 5-day course, participants contribute in the development, continuous refinement and regular updating of emission inventory of their city.
Target Participants
The target participants of this training workshop are City technical officers coming from the following departments of the
City Government:
– environment;
– transport;
– health;
– urban planning;
– industry;
– energy;
– agriculture;
– forestry;
– waste management; and
– sanitation.
Objectives
At the end of the training, the participants will be able :
1. identify the emission sources (point, area, mobile sources) in their cities;
2. Develop an understanding of how computation of emission loading from different sources is conducted; and
3. Design a work plan for the establishment of emission inventories in their city.
Participation Fee
Php 12,000 per person, inclusive of training kit, course materials, certificate with holder, lunch, and snacks. Please make checks payable to UP National Center for Transportation Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPNCTSFI).