Upon completion of the course, delegates will:

•  understand the principles of transport appraisal and benefit-cost analysis•  able to apply fit for purpose and proportionate appraisal in line with WebTAG•  be familiar with the requirement of producing a robust Value for Money case•  understand the role of transport appraisal tools (TUBA, COBALT and WITA)•  understand how to apply transport appraisal to real world case studies•  learn about the ex-post evaluation methods and techniques and•  understand how ex-post evaluation can improve the quality of transport appraisal

Session 1

• Introduction to transport appraisal
• Purpose of ex-ante and ex-post appraisal
• Techniques of cost-benefit analysis

Session 2

• Proportionate appraisal
• Environmental and health appraisal
• Wider impact/GVA appraisal

Session 3

• Appraisal tools
• Treatment of risk and uncertainty in transport appraisal
• WebTAG-based appraisal tables
• Ex-ante appraisal case study

Session 4

• Monitoring and evaluation
• Ex-post evaluation methods
• Relationship among transport modelling, appraisal and evaluation
• Ex-post appraisal case study

Transport planners, transport modellers, business case writers, project managers, and team leaders both in public and private sector responsible for producing business cases and feasibility schemes, undertaking projects prioritisation process and managing monitoring and evaluation programme.