TPP and Professional Development Workshops are being held in

Birmingham: on Tuesday 29 March 12.30, hosted by Mott MacDonald at Canterbury House, 85 Newhall Street, B3 1LZ, Contact: amrit.mudhar@mottmac.com

Leeds: on Tuesday 17 May, 12.30 hosted by Arup, 78 East Street, Rose Wharf, LS9 8EE. Contact: emma.roberts@arup.com

London: on Wednesday 18 May, 6.00p, hosted by Arup, Emerson Room, 8 Fitzroy Street, W1T 4BJ,  Contact: wheway@itpworld.net,

There will be another workshop in Manchester on Wednesday 30 November, at a location yet to be fixed.

There is a possibility of one in Cardiff, but the response thus far has been very limited.  Anyone wanting to attend one in Cardiff should contact info@tps.org.uk.  Workshops in other Regions/Nations will be announced in due course.

The Workshops, which will be led by the Society’s Skills Director, Martin Richards TPP, are intended to help those who are planning to apply for the Transport  Planning Professional – TPP – qualification to understand the procedures and requirements for TPP candidates, as well as those participating in the TPS Professional Development Scheme (PDS).  They will cover routes to the TPP (including the Portfolio of Technical Knowledge and the TPP P DS), the Portfolio of Evidence competency requirements (including the possible choices), preparing the Portfolio of Evidence, preparing for the Professional Review interview and the interview itself, as well as the benefits of being a TPP, and of following the TPS PDS..

A good part of each Workshop will be devoted to Questions and Answers, enabling those with specific questions to put them to Martin

Those for should attend include:

• anyone planning to apply for the TPP qualification as well as anyone seriously thinking about applying
• anyone following the TPS Professional Development Scheme
• TPP and TPS PDS Mentors

Anyone planning to attend should register with the contact named for each event, above.