Taught by university professors, engineering, financial and legal professionals, and other experts, these regular one/ two week courses for senior road transportation professionals cover topics such as contract maintenance, urban traffic congestion and the environment, and road asset management.
IRF’s Executive Seminars are specifically targeted at road professionals from developing countries or countries in economic transition seeking to adopt a business approach to their road activities. These seminars help participants to take better advantage of opportunities offered by the management techniques and expertise of the road sector. Conducted with the support of experts from the IRF membership, the seminars are supported by the World Bank.
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The International Road Federation Certificate in Road Management is aimed at professionals working in the road sector willing to pursue their education on specific and up-to-date road related seminars, recognized for their excellence.
The road sector is going though an unprecedented period of restructuring. Countries are improving management of their road networks, introducing private sector finance, setting up new style road funds and changing the way they set spending priorities and manage their roads. The University of Birmingham, UK, offers three linked one-week courses to tackle the various issues with key speakers drawn from around the world.
The three professional development courses are specifically designed for senior road executives, members of roads boards, government officials dealing with the road sector, staff from international donor organisations, and consultants working on the road sector. The courses provide an opportunity to interact with senior road managers from other countries, staff from donor organisations, members of consulting firms and staff involved in restructuring road management and finance. Examples presented in the past have included emerging good practice from France, Ghana, Latvia, Namibia, New Zealand, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, UK, USA and Zambia. Participants can choose to attend 1,2 or all 3 courses.
The IRF is recognising the quality of these courses. The IRF certificate is offered to those participants who met the following criteria:
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