Annual Delft Road Safety Course
Delft Road Safety Course 2024/25
About the Course
The Annual Delft Road Safety Course for Low and Middle Income Countries is a post-graduate course for professionals working in road safety and related fields in low and middle income countries.
Successful participants will be in a position to influence road safety policy development and implementation, such as engineering, behavioural sciences, academia, public health, law enforcement, transportation/land use planning, statistics, economics, civil society, and public policy.
A high level of English language proficiency (spoken and written) is essential. Applicants are preferably educated at postgraduate level, but bachelor’s level will be acceptable given sufficient work experience.
Applications for the 2024/25 Course are now closed.
Course details
- 11 October - 15 November 2024 (Part 1)
- 7 - 11 April 2025 (Part 2)
- Online/TU Delft
- 3850
Structure
Part 1
Six-week online course: Oct - Nov 2024
Part 2
5-day in person course in Delft: Apr 2025
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Approach
Evidence based
We use methodologies and materials that are evidence-based and scientifically sound – supporting a holistic approach to data collection, problem analysis, research and innovation, monitoring and evaluation.
Leading experts
Our courses are delivered by world leading researchers and professionals with experience of working in and with low and middle income countries to improve road safety and sustainable mobility.
Peer learning
Our learning environment encourages students to exchange knowledge and share experiences. This helps in identifying creative, locally relevant solutions to common challenges and issues.
Tailored for LMICs
We base our learning on the Safe System Approach and how this can be tailored and adapted to local contexts, with a focus on the specific challenges faced by low and middle income countries.
Train the trainer
We support local development and the governance of road safety management by developing capacity amongst practitioners and professionals who will return home and share their learning with others.
What will you learn?
By the end of this course you will:
- Understand the holistic nature of road safety and sustainable mobility
- Understand crash causation from the Safe System perspective
- Understand the characteristics and use of crash data and other road safety data
- Be aware of prominent theories and methods used in road safety research
- Design road safety management strategies and effective countermeasures relevant to low and middle income contexts
- Know how to design and implement a tailor-made road safety action plan
