d) Need for career path for professional traffic management planners-engineers - as part of the institutional development process it is necessary to ensure a career structure for trained traffic engineers within cities.
5.4.7. As an example of a structured approach to training programs, the Mexico Medium Sized Cities (MSC) project is noted (the program covered more than traffic management). Although no doubt improvement could be made, the program design provides an example of an attempt at a comprehensive and structured program. A similar program was included in the Venezuela UTP project (subsequent to the Mexico MSC Project). The main features are summarised below:
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A Professional Staff Training Program – Mexico Medium Sized Cities Objectives § To train a nucleus of professionals in transport in the short term to improve understanding of transport concepts and issues and to develop capabilities in traffic management in medium sized cities § To assist in establishing long term training Proposed Program § The original program comprised (i) intensive courses of about 4 month duration comprising 4 modules delivered in sequence although the modules were not continuous to minimise staff absences from their duties (ii) updating courses, (iii) overseas training for a selected group from the intensive courses and (iv) an evaluation program § Total cost was estimated at project Appraisal at about US$2 million; Intensive Course Modules § The intensive course modules were the foundations of the program and comprised lectures, workshops and case studies in (i) transport planning, (ii) traffic management, (iii) public transport planning and (iv) transport evaluation and economics Procedures § The scope of intensive courses was defined as part of project preparation § Detailed course preparation and delivery was subject to international competitive bidding from training agencies, institutes and universities § Participants for training were drawn from a large number of medium sized cities in Mexico; the costs of staff attendance at the courses, which were held in a limited number of centres, were borne by the Project Results § The monitoring program is now being undertaken but the program is regarded as successful in that (i) it has raised the profile of traffic and transport work in cities which had little background in the sector, (ii) the most successful cities under the project sent staff for participation in the training program; these subsequently formed the foundation of traffic departments and institutes in their respective cities and (iii) the courses have been taken over by a Mexican university and are being continued. Conclusion § A final view on the program must await the results of the evaluation process (itself an important component of the program) but the program is one of the very few attempts to pursue training on a systematic basis (a similar program was carried out in Venezuela) and has much to commend it. |
5.5.1. The foregoing has been largely concerned with practical training for traffic planners particularly associated with, or part of, World Bank or projects from similar funding agencies. However, at a broader level, not all cities/countries have universitiescolleges-institutes able to offer basic, academic traffic management courses. This will not be easily changed on a project basis. A vicious circle is also at work; unless there are opportunities for a professional and respected career in traffic management, then universities-colleges-institutes will not offer appropriate courses but unless there are trained professional staff, it is difficult to create the profession. This dilemma reinforces the priority case for the creation of a responsible and powerful "traffic management agency" (see Chapter 4).
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