Road safety awareness programme for adults in Waterford!

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has produced a road safety awareness programme for adults called ‘Protecting Our Community- A Call to Action!’ It is made up of a resource pack and accompanying DVD. It is based on the Rules of the Road and aims to change the attitudes and behaviour of drivers, pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists.

The Road Safety Authority are running a free ‘train the trainer’ training programme for people interested in delivering ‘Protecting Our Community- A Call to Action!’ to adults in their community in Waterford on the 25th and 26th of August in the Tower Hotel, The Mall, Waterford. 

This training is aimed at people who work with community groups in a professional or a voluntary capacity.  The training will take place over two evenings to facilitate volunteers who work during the day.   Participants will be expected to deliver the programme to community groups locally and to feed back information on these sessions to the Road Safety Authority.  Training is free of charge.  Participants will receive a training pack, DVD and a certificate.

You must attend both evenings of the training. 

The training will take place on the following dates:

Evening 1

Date:  25th of August     Time:  7.00-9.30p.m.

Location:  The Tower Hotel, The Mall, Waterford.  See http://www.towerhotelwaterford.com/ for further details

Evening 2

Date:  26th of August    Time:  7.00-9.30p.m.

Location: The Tower Hotel, The Mall, Waterford.  See http://www.towerhotelwaterford.com/ for further details

The training will take the following format:

Evening 1

   7.00-8.15   Overview of Road Safety in Ireland and ‘Protecting Our Community- A Call to Action’

   8.15-8.30   Break

   8.30-9.30   Group work

–         Group 1 ‘Road User Impairment’

–         Group 2: ‘Vulnerable Road Users’.

–         Group 3: Safety belts and child restraints’’

Evening 2

  7.00-8.00          Group Presentation 1- Road User Impairment

  8.00-8.40          Group Presentation 2- ‘Vulnerable road users’

  8.40-9.20          Group Presentation 3- ‘Safety belts and child restraints’

  9.20-9.30          Certificates

–                                 Evaluation forms

–                                  AOB

To participate you must complete an application form (attached) and return to form by Monday the 23rd of August 2010.  Places are limited so please apply as soon as possible.

For further information please contact Jenny McLoughlin, Road Safety Promotion Officer, Road Safety Authority at 096 25002 email jennymcloughlin@rsa.ie