travel planning

Open University Business School
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' The first part of the course is The Case for Mobility Management. Travel plans are a package of measures to manage travel behaviour to and from a particular site. It is important for travel planners to understand the basis of their role and work. Therefore the course starts by addressing the strategic question of why travel needs to be managed in such a way and why roads cannot simply be widened and more car parks built. This includes examining the environmental, social, health and economic impacts of transport. We then look at how these issues can be addressed by implementing technical measures (such as cleaner transport fuels) and schemes to change the transport users�behaviour �of which travel plans are one.

The second part of the course, Mobility Management and Travel Planning, concentrates upon the role of institutions, such as employers, schools, service and leisure providers, in mobility management. This takes us directly into the concept, use and impacts of travel planning.

The process of designing, developing and supporting travel plans is then explored in detail, and the example of hospitals is considered as an in-depth case study. Hospitals illustrate a range of travel plan issues and possible measures. Following the exploration of travel plans for hospitals, you will be able to choose to concentrate upon either workplace or school travel plans. If your responsibilities cover both, you can draw upon both study streams. In either case, you will be directed to read a set of relevant case studies and answer some questions. You will then tackle the spreadsheet exercises in which you will develop a package of measures for either a school site or a workplace travel plan.

The course assignment will ask you to relate what you have learned in studying the pack to your own work situation. It would be worthwhile discussing this activity with your line manager or others with whom you share travel planning responsibilities.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

explain the environmental, social and economic impacts of transport, and the resulting need for mobility management

understand the relative roles of (a) technical measures to reduce negative transport impacts and (b) mobility management approaches

be aware of the role of relevant transport policy, legislation and targets

understand what constitutes a travel plan �in particular that a travel plan is a process rather than a product

appreciate the range of measures that can be used as part of a travel plan in workplaces and/or schools

identify the benefits of travel plans for individuals and organisations

understand how to match an individual package of measures to the requirements of a particular site/organisation

specify an effective travel plan for your situation

understand the fundamental issues relating to the management of the travel plan process

understand the factors that influence organisational change and how change can be managed effectively to the benefit of the organisation as a whole

identify key success factors in travel planning �including good partnerships, clear objectives, client/organisational motivation, senior management involvement, budget issues, continuity and monitoring.

The strong link between course learning and your work practice creates relevant, enduring and transferable outcomes. It requires no more than 30 hours of your time in total, over whatever period suits you. But the learning is far richer than more expensive one- to three-day workshops. Register online today and start tomorrow �no need to wait!

The course features the distinctive strengths of The Open University from its years of expertise in work-based learning:

The convenience of accessing its clearly presented and sequenced materials, activities and support whenever suits you and wherever you have access to the protected course website �if you prefer, you can print key materials to work on them offline.

The support of an expert learning adviser who can clarify course materials, answer questions and help you relate the course to your specific needs.

A work-based activity helping you to connect the course to your individual and organisational context and needs. At the end of the course you send this to the learning adviser, who provides personal feedback.

Certification of completion from the OU for those who complete the course. You can use this to demonstrate your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity to your employer and/or professional body. (N.B. The course does not carry academic credit points.)

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