UCD School of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Scoil na hlnnealtóireachta Comhshaoil, Struchtúr agus Sibhialta UCD
Road Safety Audit Course
Who is this course for?
This course is for qualified civil engineers who want to become qualified to carry out road safety audits on the Irish road network.
This course will prepare road safety engineers to become members of a road safety audit team. From 2013 all road safety auditors carrying out audits on the Irish TERN network will need to have a certificate of competence, validated by an EU Member State, in order to carry out road safety audits on the Irish TERN network. This, in addition to the current Irish DMRB requirements (HD19/09) of 5 audits as a trainee and 5 audits as a team member, will be part of the requirements to become a team leader. This course has been approved by the Road Safety Authority and passing the exam will result in this certificate of competence qualification.
Course Duration:
UCD and TMS are pleased to announce that the next RSA course will take place before the end of the year. The following are the dates for the RSA course in 2012/13:
- 13th and 14th December 2012
- 8-11th January 2013
- 29th January -1st February 2013.
Each day the course will run from 9am-5pm with lunch provided in UCD. Some site visits will also take place on these dates.
Curriculum:
The course will cover:
* Road Infrastructure Safety Management in Ireland* Collision Data Recording and Analysis
* Evaluation of Options
* Economic Assessment
* Scheme Options for Design
* Road Safety Audits
* Design Stage Audis
* Post Opening Stage Audits
Assessment:
Assessment will take place by way of examination and project work.
Fees:
Please contact the fees office for details of current fees Fees information
Applications:
All participants in the course must:
* Hold a degree in civil engineering or relevant related degree.
* Have a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in road safety or road design.
Instructions for applying:
1. Go to http://www.ucd.ie/apply/
2. One there, click the large round green button on the right of the screen which states “Apply Online”.
3. This will bring you to https://sisweb.ucd.ie/usis/bwskalog.P_disploginNon
4. Here you need to create a first time user account to login and apply (unless you were a UCD student previously in which case you should log in using your existing student number – the password should be default set to your date-of-birth in format DDMMYY.)
5. Once you are in this system, you will see a drop down box “Application Type”. Choose “Undergraduate Cert/Diploma”.
6. Ifthe course you are doing starts between January and March, please choose January start in the drop down menu; if your course starts between April and August please choose the April start; if your course starts between September and December please choose the September start.
7. You will then come to a menu of options. These are Name, Personal Information etc.
8. When you click on Programme Choices, you will be brought to a page where you will see a drop down menu under 1st Application. The course will be listed on this as Prof Cert Road Safety Audits.
9. You will then be asked to provide information about your qualifications and employers.
10. From this you will be brought to a declaration page where you can submit your application.
Apply on-line now
Deadline for applications:
Applications are now open through the UCD applications system. Applications will close on the 15th November. Please come back to this website for updates.
Enquiries
Enquiries to Dr. Aoife Ahern, e-mail aoife.ahern@ucd.ie or call 01 716 3218