continuing professional development (cpd): transport

Short Courses

Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment

Institute for Transport Studies

Freight Transport Planning and Management23-24 February 2010 Course fee: £399 This course provides participants with athorough understanding of the key issues innational and international freight transportpolicy, together with the factors affecting the

logistics decisions of individual organisations. The principles areillustrated with up-to-date examples from the UK and internationally;quantitative techniques that underpin the management tools fortransport systems optimisation are also demonstrated.

Passenger Demand ForecastingHandbook (PDFH 5)26 February 2010 (London)9 June 2010 (Leeds)November 2010 (London)Course fee: £350This course explains the demand forecastingprinciples underlying the Passenger Demand

Forecasting Handbook, as widely used in the UK railway industry,and provides a step-by-step guide to the forecasting procedurescontained within it. A wide range of worked examples are coveredand a workshop tackles a series of practical demand forecastingproblems using software to apply PDFH recommendations to real-world situations. The course is designed for railway managers andconsultants involved in rail demand forecasting.

Transport in Developing Countries12-16 April 2010Course fee: £599Transport policies, services and infrastructureare crucial to the development of the globalSouth. This course will consider the economic,financial, institutional and demographiccharacteristics of developing countries and their

significance for transport sector policies. It will also focus ondevelopment policy in developing countries and its role indetermining transport policy. The course will also cover a range ofcurrent and relevant topics including: - road infrastructureinvestment; - rural road policy and investment; - road maintenanceplanning, infrastructure finance including the contribution of theprivate sector; - the roles of mass-transit; - the informal sector andnon-motorised modes.

Stated Preference Methods 23-24 March 2010Course fee: £499This course covers the essential principlesinvolved in the use of Stated Preferencetechniques to examine choice behaviour. The focus is on practical applications and anumber of problem-solving exercises are

conducted. These practical exercises involve the design of SPexperiments using different procedures, testing these designs usingdiscrete choice models applied to synthetic data to assess

whether design improvements have been achieved, and applicationsof methods to jointly estimate models on Revealed Preference andStated Preference data. The programme is divided into sectionscovering introductory issues, design, survey, analysis andinterpretation, and application.

Transport Investment Appraisal18-20 May 2010 Course fee: £599 This course equips participants with skills toundertake transport investment appraisal.Starting from the principles of cost-benefitanalysis and financial appraisal, the coursecovers the key methods and techniques, and

includes worked examples and case studies from road and rail, aswell as multi-modal packages. It is suitable for those new to the fieldand for more experienced professionals seeking to refresh theirknowledge.

Cycling: measures, modelling and monitoring8 June 2010Course fee: £250Within the UK policy context, this courseidentifies the important determinants of cycleuse and the effect of changes in thesedeterminants. The course examines potential

interventions, how these might be valued by users and the lessons tobe learnt from the European experience. The course discussesoptions for cycle monitoring data collection and introducesappropriate analysis techniques, before suggesting how robust localtargets can be set.

Introduction to SATURN14-16 September 2010Course fee: £750This course introduces SATURN (Simulationand Assignment of Traffic to Urban RoadNetworks) software. Participants explore thefeatures of the latest software release viapractical exercises incorporating significant

hands-on experience. It is suitable for those who have littlefamiliarity with or no formal training in SATURN and for anyonewishing to understand the principles of congested networkassignment models.

Further information & how to bookAll courses are designed to contribute to the CPD requirementsof the relevant professional bodies. Course fees include learningmaterials, lunch and refreshments, but not overnightaccommodation (details of local hotels are available on request).Except where stated, courses are held at the Institute for TransportStudies, University of Leeds. The courses can also be delivered asbespoke or in-company training on alternative dates and at otherlocations.

Course bookings and other enquiries can be made via the ShortCourses Co-ordinator using the contact details below:

T: +44 (0)113 343 5353 E: [email protected] W: www.its.leeds.ac.uk

Continuing Professional DevelopmentShort Courses

Freight Transport Planning& Management


23-24 February 2010

Continuing

Professional

Development

This course is designed to help planners, policymakers and consultants to develop a better understanding offreight operations and its specific needs. The course has two core elements. The first covers the broader contextof freight operations. The second provides an introduction to various quantitative techniques for managingfreight movements, in order to promote understanding of how the industry makes use of modern managementtechniques.

In the first element, participants are provided with a thorough understanding of the key issues in national andinternational freight transport policy, together with the factors affecting the logistics decisions of individualorganisations. The principles are illustrated with up-to-date examples from the UK and internationally. Specificattention is given both to management decisions (such as inventory control, facility location, choice of transportmode and routeing of deliveries) and also to policy decisions designed to contain the environmental andcongestion impacts of freight transport operations.

In the second element, participants are introduced to the analytical underpinnings of those decisions.Mathematical skills are not required, but quantitative examples are included, covering inventory control, lorryrouteing and scheduling, depot location and total distribution costs.

Outline programme

Mode choiceVehicle routeing and schedulingDepot numbers and locationsStock controlEquipment and warehousingDistribution systems in practiceSocial costs of freight transport

The course benefits from the Institute’s unique team of staff involved in major initiatives, most notably the ‘Green Logistics’ consortium of university and industry research partners (www.greenlogistics.org)

Further information & how to bookThe course will be held in ITS training facilities at the University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT. The fee includes learning materials, lunchand refreshments during the course, but not overnight accommodation (details of local hotels are available on request).

The course is also available as bespoke or in-company training on a date and at a location chosen by the client organisation.Course bookings and other enquiries can be made via the Short Courses Co-ordinator using the contact details below:

Freight Transport Planning & Management

23-24 February 2010 Course fee: £399


Passenger Demand Forecasting Handbook (PDFH 5) Training Day 26 February or 5 November 2010 (London) or 9 June 2010 (Leeds) Course fee: £350 This course explains the demand forecasting principles underlying the Passenger Demand Forecasting Handbook, as widely used in the UK railway industry, and provides a step-by-step guide to the forecasting procedures contained within it. A wide range of worked examples are covered and a workshop tackles a series of practical demand forecasting problems using software to apply PDFH recommendations to real-world situations. The course is designed for railway managers and consultants involved in rail demand forecasting. The programme will cover the following:

• Outline and objectives • Principles and concepts

o Principles of demand models and brief overview of different types of model o Elasticities and cross elasticities o Relationships between elasticities o Generalised Journey Time (GJT) and rooftop model o Implicit elasticities o Conditional and non-conditional elasticities

• PDFH 5 o Discussion of PDFH as a forecasting framework o Changes from previous versions of PDFH o The effect of crowding and other service quality factors o Worked forecasting examples

• Demand forecasting software demonstration • Practical workshop

o Using software provided to cover practical forecasting problems

Venue: the London course will be held at the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) offices. The Leeds course will be held at the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds. Refreshments and lunch will be provided during the course. For further information on the course content please contact Mark Wardman - Tel: 0113 343 5349; Email: [email protected] or Martin Prior - Tel: 0207 529 6531; Email [email protected] Bookings for either course can be made via the Short Courses Secretary, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT. Tel: 0113 343 5353; Fax: 0113 343 5334; Email: [email protected]

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This course covers the essential principles involved in the use of Stated Preference techniques to examinechoice behaviour. The focus is on practical applications and a number of problem-solving exercises areconducted. These practical exercises involve the design of SP experiments using different procedures, testingthese designs using discrete choice models applied to synthetic data to assess whether design improvementshave been achieved, and applications of methods to jointly estimate models on Revealed Preference and StatedPreference data. The programme is divided into sections covering introductory issues, design, survey, analysis,interpretation and applications.

Outline programme

• Introduction to choice modelling and stated preference• Conventional orthogonal design• Practical - design of a travel choice experiment• Analysis and interpretation• Simulation procedures and analysis• Practical - logit analysis of orthogonal design• Boundary value designs• Analysis of boundary value designs• Advanced design procedures and practical• Survey issues• Joint RP and SP models• Applications

The course benefits from the institute’s unparalleled cluster of choice modelling researchers and practitioners, who are at the leading-edge of the field and responsible for many of the new innovations. For further information about the course content or its relevance toyour work please contact the course leader - Dr Stephane Hess, tel: +44 (0)113 343 6611, email: [email protected]



Stated Preference Methods23-24 March 2010 Course fee: £499


Transport Investment Appraisal


18-20 May 2010

Continuing

Professional

Development

This course equips participants with skills to undertake transport investment appraisal. Starting from theprinciples of cost-benefit analysis and financial appraisal, the course covers the key methods and techniques,and includes worked examples and case studies from road and rail, as well as multi-modal packages. Recenttechnical developments and appraisal issues are also covered. It is suitable for those who are new to the fieldand for more experienced professionals seeking to refresh their knowledge.

Outline programme

• Principles of project appraisal; financial appraisal and cost-benefit analysis• Capital budgeting. Acceptance tests, choice between alternatives, capital rationing,

deferment, examples• Financing transport projects; the effects of alternative financing media in appraisal;

purchase and lease finance• Valuation of costs and benefits (1); willingness to pay methods (RP & SP); valuation of travel time benefits• Valuation of costs and benefits (2); applications to safety and environmental impacts• Allowing for risk and uncertainty in transport appraisal• Frameworks; multi-criteria analysis; the New Approach to Appraisal; WebTAG; the NATA Refresh;

and applications• Road project appraisal case study• Public transport project appraisal; commercial rail projects• Public transport projects; social appraisal and the DfT guidelines• Development and regeneration benefits

The course benefits from the considerable expertise of research-active staff and draws upon ITS’ experience of advising the Departmentfor Transport (DfT) and other prominent organisations. For further information about the course content or its relevance to your workplease contact the course leader - John Nellthorp, tel: +44 (0) 113 343 6613, email: [email protected]



Transport Investment Appraisal18-20 May 2010 Course fee: £599



Cycling: measures, modelling and monitoring

8 June 2010

Continuing

Professional

Development

This course provides an overview of cycling measures, an understanding of the quantitative modelling of cycling,what this tells us about the determinants of cycle use, together with practical advice for monitoring cycling.

An overview of the different measures which can be used to increase the levels of cycling is followed by detailedcoverage of mode choice modelling in relation to cycling. Within the UK policy context, important determinantsof cycle use are also identified, plus the effect of changes in these determinants. The course examines potentialinterventions, how these might be valued by users and the lessons to be learnt from the European experience. Italso includes a session covering good practice for monitoring, particularly using ATC counters.

The heart of the course is the workshop session which considers relevant measures and the extent to whichthese can stimulate additional cycle use. These considerations develop the ability to set robust local targets forincreased cycle use.

Outline programme

• Review of measures to promote cycle use including engineering, planning and other interventions• Transport demand and mode choice modelling applied to cycling• Monitoring cycling - best practice in using automated counters and other data collection methods• Workshop on setting robust local targets for cycle use and monitoring these targets

The course benefits from the considerable expertise of research-active staff from ITS, the University of Bolton and Sky High TrafficSurveys. For further information about the course content or its relevance to your interests please contact the course leaders - JohnParkin (Tel: 01204 903 027, email [email protected]) or Matthew Page (0113 343 1789, [email protected]).

Further information & how to bookThe course will be held in ITS training facilities at the University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT. The fee includes learning materials, lunchand refreshments during the course.


Cycling: measures, modelling and monitoring

8 June 2010 Course fee: £250


Introduction to SATURN


14-16 September 2010

Continuing

Professional

Development

This course introduces SATURN (Simulation and Assignment of Traffic to Urban Road Networks) software.Participants explore the features of the latest software release through practical exercises incorporatingsignificant hands-on experience.

The course has been developed in conjunction with experienced practitioners from the sector, including theGreater Manchester Transportation Unit (GMTU). It covers the theoretical principles underlying the model; themechanics of network building; running the programs and analysing the outputs; the issues of calibration andvalidation; forecasting and appraisal for new developments and road schemes; and presents evidence from reallife studies.

It is suitable for those who have little familiarity with, or no formal training in, SATURN and for anyone wishingto understand the principles of congested network assignment models.

Outline programme

• Introduction• Assignment• Simulation• Network Building 1: Data Collection• Network Building 2: Coding• The Assignment-Simulation Loop• Calibration and Validation• Use of Interactive Graphical Analysis (P1X)• Applications of SATURN 1: Forecasting for Developments and Road Schemes• Applications of SATURN 2: Introduction to Appraisal (Tuba etc.)

The course will be led by Dirck Van Vliet, with other expert contributions from GMTU, Highways Agency and ITS. For further informationabout the course content or its relevance to your work please contact Andrew Koh, tel: +44 (0)113 343 5345, email:[email protected]

Further information & how to bookThe course will be held in ITS training facilities at the University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT. The fee includes learning materials, lunch,refreshments and one course dinner. Overnight accommodation is not included, but details of local hotels are available on request.


Introduction to SATURN14-16 September 2010 Course fee: £750


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