Workshop on “Institutional Framework” by IUT
The Workshop on "Institutional Framework" scheduled at ASCI, Hyderabad during January 12-13, 2012 stands postponed. Fresh dates and other details will be notified in due course
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Workshop on “Institutional Framework” by IUT
Nominations invited for Workshop “Institutional Framework” to be organized at Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad by the Institute of Urban Transport under the GEF-SUTP project on 12-13th January, 2012
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Workshop on "Comprehensive Mobility Plan" by IUT
"Nominations invited for workshop on "Comprehensive Mobility Plan" being organised by IUT in association with CEPT University from 10th to 14th October, 2011 at Ahmedabad. Nominations should reach the IUT at iutindia@gmail.com by 30th September, 2011"
Nominations invited for 2 days workshop on Marketing and Communications for Public Transportation Projects at Jaipur on 25th and 26th August, 2011.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
The Government of India (GoI) has initiated the Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) with the support of Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UNDP. The objective of the project is to facilitate the provision of urban transport infrastructure and services in a manner that is consistent with sustainable environmental considerations and the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP). One of the components is targeted towards Individual Capacity Development in Urban Transport. This component of SUTP aims at establishing the needed capacity for regular skill development of public officials, other public functionaries and urban professionals in the field of urban transport to be able to find solutions for these problems and apply the skills in planning. Such National individual Capacity Development Initiatives will help the government at the Central, State and city levels to strengthen the core functions necessary for efficient administration of Urban Transport. Institute of Urban Transport (IUT) India has been entrusted with managing the sub component.
2. The second such training programme is proposed to be undertaken in the area of “Public Transport” in association with GIZ. The details of the training programme are as under:
- Duration: 5 days from the 11th to 15th July, 2011(Residential programme).
- Location: Goa (Venue to be intimated shortly)
- Cost of participation: The Institute of Urban Transport will bear the full cost of training and Boarding, Lodging, and local transport.
- The travel cost to and from the place of posting of the officials would have to be borne by the sponsoring organization.
3. The tentative programme is attached. The focus of the programme is is to plan an efficient public transport system
4. All officials of the level of SEs/EEs and officers of equivalent level in the State Transport Undertakings, Urban Land Transport Agencies, Urban Development Departments of the State Govt. etc. traffic police, local government, planners, policy makers, regulators etc. are invited. Consultancy Firms are also encouraged to participate in these programmes who would, however, have to bear full cost of the programme (Rs. 30,000).
THE NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS WOULD BE LIMITED TO 25
5. Nominations of the officials for participation in the programme(s) may be sent to Shri K.S. Saha, Senior Training Co-ordinator, Institute of Urban Transport, Room No. 216-217,2nd Floor, G.Wing, NBO Building, Nirman Bhavan, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi-110011 in the form enclosed so as to reach him by 30th June, 2011. The applications may also be sent by e.mail at iutindia@gmail.com or by fax at 011-23063499. For any details please contact Shri Saha at 011-3063054. It may please be ensured that officials nominated are not withdrawn.
Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP)
The Government of India (GoI) has initiated the Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) with the support of Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UNDP. The objective of the project is to facilitate the provision of urban transport infrastructure and services in a manner that is consistent with sustainable environmental considerations and the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP). One of the components is targeted towards Individual Capacity Development in Urban Transport. This component of SUTP aims at establishing the needed capacity for regular skill development of public officials, other public functionaries and urban professionals in the field of urban transport to be able to find solutions for these problems and apply the skills in planning. Such National individual Capacity Development Initiatives will help the government at the Central, State and city levels to strengthen the core functions necessary for efficient administration of Urban Transport. Institute of Urban Transport (IUT) India has been entrusted with managing the sub component.
2. The first such training programme is proposed to be undertaken in the area of “Bus Operations”. The details of the training programme are as under:
- Duration: 3 days from the 18th to 20th April, 2011(Residential programme).
- Location: Goa (Hotel Goan Heritage)
- Cost of participation: The Institute of Urban Transport will bear the full cost of training and Boarding, Lodging, and local transport.
The travel cost to and from the place of posting of the officials would have to be borne by the sponsoring organization.
3. The tentative programme is attached. The focus of the programme is how to improve bus operations & its viability.
4. All officials at the State Government level, Policy makers, public transport management officials, traffic police, local government, planners, policy makers, regulators (Road Transport Authorities), etc. are invited. Consultancy Firms and private road transport operators are also encouraged to participate in these programmes who would, however, have to bear full cost of the programme (Rs. 30,000).
5. Nominations of the officials for participation in the programme(s) may be sent to Shri K.S. Saha, Senior Training Co-ordinator, Institute of Urban Transport, Room No. 216-217,2nd Floor, G.Wing, NBO Building, Nirman Bhavan, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi-110011 in the form enclosed so as to reach him by 8th April, 2011. The applications may also be sent by e.mail at iutindia@gmail.com or by fax at 011-23063499. It may please be ensured that officials nominated are not withdrawn.
Training programme for Bus Operations 18-20th April, 2011
Workshop
26-27th April, 2010
Workshop on city bus system planning and operations by Embarq in association with IUT on 26-27th April, 2010 at NITHE.
Download Workshop Document (PDF)
List of participants and faculty of the Training of Trainer programme conducted on the Tool Kits prepared by M/s Wilbur Smith
and Associates under World Bank-DfID assisted Sustainable Urban Transport Project at Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Delhi &
Chennai is indicated in the links provided below. The purpose of the training programme was that the services of these participants
would be used by the State Governments and other organisations to interact with officals of the organisation to which they belong to share the knowledge gained and if possible to officers of other departments as well. This has to be a continuous process so that the maximum number of officials recieve the training to achieve the capacity development in order to implement successfully and efficiently the arious urban transport projects in the State.
Title: MoUD, UMTC, LTA, CEPT and GTZ will conduct a one day specialised course on Transportation Demand Management
Various cities in India are making great efforts in improving their existing transport infrastructure with innovative technologies, modern transport systems and shifting focus towards sustainable modes of transportation such as Mass transit and Non-Motorised Transport. While most of these efforts are addressing the supply side issues of transportation there is great work that is required in understanding and implementing demand management strategies.
To address the above issues, GTZ jointly with the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Institute of Urban Transport (IUT), Urban Mass Transit Company (UMTC), Centre for Environment Planning and Technology (CEPT), LTA Academy, Singapore, will organise a 1-day training course/workshop on “Transportation Demand Management (TDM)” on the 02 December 2009 as a pre-event to the IUT/MoUD conference. The event will be held at Terrace Suite, 1st Floor, The Ambassador Hotel, Sujan Singh Park (Near Khan Market), New Delhi.
Various national and international experts from the partnering organisations will bring forward their experiences in the form of discussions and presentations during this one-day event.
The draft program for the event can be downloaded from
http://www.sutp.org/documents/TDM-02-12-Agenda.pdf)
All the participants will receive soft copies of the presentations and also a hard copy of the GTZ document on "Transportation Demand Management". There is no participation fee for the course and all the participants will be served coffee and lunch at the course. However, participants will have to arrange for their travel and accommodation. Nominations may be sent to santhosh.kodukula@sutp.org or to K.S. Saha, Advisor, Institute of Urban Transport at iutindia@gmail.com. |
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