The Road Safety GB Academy has unveiled its autumn 2017 training programme for road safety practitioners which comprises seven different courses delivered in nine locations across the country.
Established in 2013, The Academy is the professional development arm of Road Safety GB. The Academy was set up to help road safety practitioners enhance their skills in order to deliver effective, evidence-led road safety interventions.
While three of the nine courses are already fully subscribed*, there are places available on the other five.
The autumn courses with availability are as follows:
- Two editions of the four-day Road Safety Practitioner Foundation Course, being held in Hertford and Gateshead during October and November. This course aims to provide participants with an overview of the knowledge and skills they need to effectively and safely deliver a road safety educational intervention.
- A one-day Behavioural Change Course being held in Forest Row, East Sussex on 27 September. This course is designed to give road safety practitioners an insight into the world of behavioural change models and techniques, and how interventions can be developed that will look at the underlying issues associated with risk related behaviour, and ultimately collisions.
- A two-day Media Training Course being held in Hackney, London on 27-28 September. The course covers a wide range of topics including the media landscape, the role of PR and media management, writing for news and interview scenarios including TV/OB and radio.
- A two-day Road Safety Evaluation Course being held in Banbury, Oxfordshire on 21-22 November. This course covers a wide range of topics including reasons for evaluation, E-Valu-It, before and after studies, and how to plan and pilot an evaluation.
- A two-day Social Media Course being held in Lincoln on 2-3 October. This course covers a wide range of topics including an introduction and history of social media, social media grandees and niche networks, building a fan base and measuring and evaluating impact.
*The courses that are fully subscribed are: the Behavioural Change Course (two day – pilot) being held in Buckinghamshire; the Road Safety Delivery in a Primary School Setting Course being held in East Yorkshire; and a one-day Behavioural Change Course being held in Essex.
Interested in hosting an Academy training course in your local area? Click here to find out more, or contact Sally Bartrum on 01379 650112.
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