MOOC ‘Electrification of paratransit services’

Type of diploma

Follow-up certificate

Target audience

The MOOC aims to raise awareness among a very wide audience, ranging from citizens, students, associations and civil organisations to technicians, consultants, decision-makers and executives involved in urban mobility and energy transition projects.

There are no prerequisites for taking the course.

Partners

Training developed as part of the European SolutionsPlus project, in partnership with UEMI, POLIS, Rupprecht Consult and UNEP.

Key figures

Working time on the European SolutionsPlus project.
Free registration for listeners.

Periodicity

One session: in 2023, accessible on the Mobility Academy platform (free of charge).

Teaching device and method

This distance learning course can be delivered synchronously (by opening a session on a training platform) or asynchronously.
For each sequence, 2 to 4 videos are provided by experts in the field to present the main findings and existing feedback, as well as case studies of cities in the South.
To date, the course is only available in English (videos, assessments and follow-up materials).

Pedagogical and technical means

Distance learning

Model

The course comprises 5 teaching units (approximately 10 hours):
– S 1 : Overview of the paratransit sector
– S 2 : Actions and regulation at the national level
– S 3 : Actions and regulation at the local level
– S 4 : Engaging with paratransit operators
– S 5 : Deployment of e-paratransit infrastructures and services

Expected skills

C1: Understand the issues associated with the electrification of the paratransit sector;

C2: Understand to what extent the electrification of paratransit is an appropriate solution for improving the urban mobility system;

C3: Identify the main issues associated with the electrification of the paratransit sector, taking into account the diversity of this sector:

C4: Identify the strategies, tools and measures that can be put in place by national and local authorities to develop the electrification of paratransit and ensure its integration with existing services;

C5: Define the role of paratransit operators and users in the operation of the new services;

C6 : Specify the main stages in the deployment of an electrification project for paratransit.

Our training catalogue

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MOOC 'Electrification of paratransit services'

Formation à distance avec possibilité de décliner sous forme synchrone (ouverture d’une session sur une plateforme de formation), ou asynchrone. Pour chaque séquence, de 2 à 4 vidéos sont proposées par des experts du sujet pour présenter les principales connaissances et les retours d’expériences existant, ainsi que des cas d’études de villes du Sud. A ce jour, la formation est uniquement disponible en anglais (vidéos, évaluations et supports de suivi).

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