Training
Transport Development Management
Transport Development Management is assuming greater professional and political significance in delivering and managing the sustainable communities agenda.
At last there's a structured training programme delivering the information and skills you need to become a Transport Development Management professional. And a Professional Certificate to confirm your achievements at Foundation Level, providing a sound foundation for a career in highway development control.
- To give new staff an overview, there's the IHE course Introduction to Transport Development Management which prepares you for the Development Mangement Training Programme.
- The following six day Training Programme is designed for staff working in technical support roles, primarily in local authorities. It can lead to Engineering Technician registration with the Engineering Council (UK).
- The foundation level IHE Professional Certificate is open to all comers but completion of the Training Programme will ensure a rounded knowledge of the discipline. Experienced technicians can apply direct for the Professional Certificate by compiling a portfolio of documents produced at work to present at a review by two assessors.
Click here to see the first successful candidates in April 2006.
The Training Programme has been developed by TMS Consultancy in partnership with the Southern and Eastern Development Control Forum (the originators) and IHE. A unique feature of the course is that learning is assessed through completion of four assignments. Two six day programmes will be offered every year accomodating 16 delegates each.
To go on to gain the full IHE Professional Certificate, candidates present their assignments or a portfolio of work at a review by two assessors who measure them against the development control Statements of Competence. The Certificate leads into the National Vocational Qualification 3 in Transportation (NTQ3) and Engineering Technician registration.
Some Typical Candidates
Andrew worked as a technical clerk in a county development control team for three years. His present job is to provide technical administrative support. He does not have a technical background and wants to progress.
Anne works in an area office where Development Control is part of her job. She is studying for an HNC.
An employer's view
Mike Green, Surrey CC, praising the certificate, said: "Surrey have out put several of its Transportation Development Management Officers and Assistants through this very worthwhle course. It is the only course in the United Kingdom which provides such a good understanding of the wide diversity of subjects encompassed by Development Management, and we will certainly be placing more people on the next course".
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