KEEPING AUTHORITIES INFORMED
Practical ideas for council officers and transport teams, covering bus reform, secondments and putting training into practice. Browse by topic or search all the insights.
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The proposed secondment pilot aims to give local transport Authorities extra people and skills. To make that support last, your Authority needs to connect the incoming team to its transport work and retain the knowledge after the placement ends.
The government’s secondment pilot will give mayoral Authorities extra people for six to nine months. How can your team make the best use of that time?
Every local transport authority in England can now franchise its bus services. In this article, we look at the people and skills your Authority needs to use those powers.
Free learning, guidance and networks are already available. Applied training focuses on your Authority’s bus reform decisions, leaving your team with usable outputs.
Training builds knowledge and gives your team a starting point. Some outputs need an experienced practitioner alongside the team while it finishes the work.
A course gives you a starting point. Questions often come up later, when you are drafting specifications, standards or plans for your Authority.