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35 courses in the planned catalogue
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Short professional course
ZMW 2,200 · standard fee per participant
Safe System Foundations for Zambia
A foundational 3-day intensive course that introduces the Safe System philosophy, its five pillars, and its application to Zambia’s road safety context. Participants develop the analytical skills to identify system failures, apply the Haddon Matrix, and design evidence-based interventions aligned to the UN Decade of Action 2021,2030.
Starts throughout the year · by arrangement
Short professional course
ZMW 3,200 · standard fee per participant
Road Safety Management for Cities & Councils
A intensive course equipping city and council officials with the tools to build and manage a road safety function within local government. Covers institutional frameworks, multi-sector coordination, budgeting for safety, and rapid action planning for urban Zambia.
Starts throughout the year · by arrangement
Short professional course
ZMW 6,600 · standard fee per participant
Road Safety Audit (RSA) – Theory & Field Practicum
A course combining classroom theory and supervised field practicum in road safety auditing (RSA). Participants learn to apply systematic audit methodologies, complete VRU-focused checklists, rate hazard severity, and write professional audit reports using structured audit methods.
Starts throughout the year · by arrangement
Short professional course
ZMW 3,800 · standard fee per participant
Crash Data Collection & Quality Improvement (Police/RTSA/Health)
A practical course on crash data collection, quality assurance, and analysis for decision-making. Covers Zambia’s national crash reporting system, data quality challenges, cleaning protocols, hotspot identification, and dashboard design. Uses hands-on Excel exercises with a realistic Zambia crash dataset.
Starts throughout the year · by arrangement
Short professional course
ZMW 6,600 · standard fee per participant
Crash Investigation & Scene Management (Basic)
A course introducing systematic crash investigation methods and professional scene management for Zambia road safety officers. Covers scene safety, evidence preservation, vehicle examination, driver interview techniques, crash reconstruction basics, and report writing aligned to the MVIR system.
Starts throughout the year · by arrangement
Short professional course
ZMW 3,600 · standard fee per participant
Speed Management & Speed Limit Setting
A course on the science and practice of speed management, covering the speed-risk relationship, spot speed surveys, speed limit review methodology, enforcement strategies, and engineering treatments. Participants develop practical skills using real survey data and Zambia case studies.
Starts throughout the year · by arrangement
Short professional course
ZMW 3,900 · standard fee per participant
School Zone Safety & Star Rating for Schools Practicum
A practical course on child road safety and school zone design. Combines the iRAP Star Rating for Schools (SRS) methodology with Zambia-specific practicum activities covering arrival/dismissal observation, risk prioritisation, quick-build interventions, and stakeholder engagement with schools, councils, and police.
Starts throughout the year · by arrangement
Short professional course
ZMW 3,900 · standard fee per participant
Motorcycle & Delivery Rider Safety (Training of Trainers)
A Training of Trainers (ToT) course equipping participants to deliver motorcycle and delivery rider safety programmes in Zambia. Covers the Zambia motorcycle crash profile, helmet standards and compliance, defensive riding techniques, fleet management for delivery companies, and adult learning principles for rider training delivery.
Starts throughout the year · by arrangement
Short professional course
ZMW 5,300 · standard fee per participant
Pedestrian & Cycling Safety Design (NMT Quick-Builds)
A design-focused course on non-motorised transport (NMT) safety infrastructure using quick-build and low-cost techniques. Covers pedestrian and cycling crash profiles in Zambia, the Lusaka Pedestrian and Cycling Policy framework, NMT design principles, quick-build toolbox application, and a hands-on intersection redesign exercise.
Starts throughout the year · by arrangement
Short professional course
ZMW 3,900 · standard fee per participant
Work Zone Traffic Management & Temporary Traffic Control
A course on work zone safety and temporary traffic control (TTC) for Zambia road construction and maintenance sites. Covers work zone crash patterns, Zambia RDA standards, TTC design principles, device specifications, and a practical site layout exercise.
Starts throughout the year · by arrangement
Short professional course
ZMW 2,700 · standard fee per participant
Fleet Safety & Driver Risk Management for Companies
A course on occupational road risk management for corporate fleets. Covers the safe system framework applied to fleet operations, driver risk profiling, journey management, vehicle standards, incident investigation, telematics, and development of a company Fleet Safety Management System (FSMS) aligned to ISO 39001.
Starts throughout the year · by arrangement
Short professional course
ZMW 2,200 · standard fee per participant
Road Safety Communication & Behaviour Change Campaigns
A course on designing, delivering, and evaluating road safety behaviour change campaigns in the Zambia context. Covers behaviour change theory (COM-B, EAST), audience analysis, media mix for Zambia, message development, campaign monitoring, and a hands-on campaign brief exercise.
Starts throughout the year · by arrangement
Short professional course
ZMW 3,900 · standard fee per participant
Post-Crash Care for First Responders (Basic Trauma + Referral)
A course on basic trauma care and referral for road crash casualties in the Zambia context. Covers scene safety, primary survey (ABCDE), basic life support, haemorrhage control, spinal precautions, triage (START method), and referral pathway documentation. Practical simulations using mannequins and scenario cards.
Starts throughout the year · by arrangement
Short professional course
ZMW 4,000 · standard fee per participant
Transport of Hazardous Goods & Corridor Safety (Basics)
A course covering the safety and emergency management requirements for road transport of hazardous goods in Zambia and the broader SADC corridor network. Covers ADR/GHS classification, HAZCHEM placarding, emergency response cards, route risk assessment, corridor safety management, and community risk communication.
Starts throughout the year · by arrangement
Short professional course
ZMW 3,600 · standard fee per participant
Road Safety Monitoring & Evaluation (KPIs, before/after studies)
A course on road safety M&E methods including KPI selection and measurement, before/after study design, control sites, statistical analysis basics, results interpretation, and reporting. Participants complete practical exercises using real Zambia road safety datasets and the ZRST Kafue Road before/after case study.
Starts throughout the year · by arrangement
Skills award certificate
ZMW 9,500 · standard fee per participant
Road Safety Management
A competency-based programme covering the full road safety management cycle: problem diagnosis, strategy development, multi-stakeholder coordination, programme implementation, and M&E. with a portfolio capstone project.
Next intake: January 2027
Skills award certificate
ZMW 10,500 · standard fee per participant
Crash Data & Analytics (Excel/Power BI basics)
A technical programme developing competency in crash data management, analysis, and communication using Excel and Power BI basics. Covers data quality, hotspot analysis, dashboard design, and briefing note writing.
Next intake: January 2027
Skills award certificate
ZMW 13,500 · standard fee per participant
Road Safety Engineering (Low-cost Treatments)
A applied engineering programme on low-cost road safety treatments. Covers hazard identification, treatment selection, cost-effectiveness, design basics, and before/after evaluation.
Next intake: January 2027
Skills award certificate
ZMW 13,500 · standard fee per participant
Road Safety Auditing (RSA) & Inspection
A programme developing competency in road safety audit (RSA) and road safety inspection (RSI) methodology, including field practicum, checklist completion, risk rating, and professional report writing.
Next intake: January 2027
Skills award certificate
ZMW 8,500 · standard fee per participant
Speed & Enforcement Operations
A programme on speed measurement, limit setting, enforcement operations, and multi-measure speed management packages. Covers spot speed survey methods, speed camera operations, enforcement planning, and community engagement.
Next intake: January 2027
Skills award certificate
ZMW 10,000 · standard fee per participant
Safe School Corridors Planning & Delivery
A programme specialising in safe school corridor design, stakeholder engagement, and programme management. Covers SRS methodology, quick-build design, community engagement, child behaviour, and corridor monitoring.
Next intake: January 2027
Skills award certificate
ZMW 13,500 · standard fee per participant
Urban NMT Planning & Design
A programme on non-motorised transport planning and design in urban Zambia. Covers NMT network planning, pedestrian and cycling infrastructure design, conflict analysis, quick-build techniques, and policy framework navigation.
Next intake: January 2027
Skills award certificate
ZMW 10,000 · standard fee per participant
Fleet & Occupational Road Risk (OHS + Driving)
A programme on fleet safety management aligned to ISO 39001. Covers driver risk assessment, vehicle safety standards, journey management, incident investigation, and FSMS development.
Next intake: January 2027
Skills award certificate
ZMW 10,000 · standard fee per participant
Post-Crash Care Systems & Trauma Pathways
A programme on post-crash care system design and trauma pathway management. Covers pre-hospital care, triage, trauma assessment, referral systems, data systems for post-crash care, and quality improvement.
Next intake: January 2027
Skills award certificate
ZMW 10,500 · standard fee per participant
Corridor Safety for Trade & Transport
A programme on road corridor safety management for major trade routes in Zambia and the SADC region. Covers corridor risk assessment, hazardous goods, community engagement, corridor data systems, and action planning.
Next intake: January 2027
Advanced certificate
ZMW 15,000 · standard fee per participant
Road Safety Leadership & Policy
A advanced programme for experienced road safety professionals developing leadership, policy analysis, advocacy, and strategic management competencies. Includes a policy capstone project.
Next intake: January 2027
Advanced certificate
ZMW 16,500 · standard fee per participant
Road Safety Data Systems (GIS + dashboards)
A advanced programme developing expertise in road safety data systems, GIS analysis, advanced statistical methods, and integrated dashboard development.
Next intake: January 2027
Advanced certificate
ZMW 15,500 · standard fee per participant
Road Safety Project Design & M&E (Donor-ready)
A advanced programme developing expertise in road safety project design, logical framework analysis, advanced M&E methods, impact evaluation, and donor-ready reporting.
Next intake: January 2027
Advanced certificate
ZMW 22,000 · standard fee per participant
Road Infrastructure Safety (Applied tools + practicum)
A advanced programme for experienced road engineers developing expertise in infrastructure safety assessment tools, Safe System engineering design, iRAP, and road safety audit management.
Next intake: January 2027
Diploma
ZMW 30,000 · standard fee per participant
Traffic Safety & Road Safety Management
A diploma (6 semesters + 480 hours industrial attachment) covering the complete road safety management discipline from foundations through advanced practice.
Next intake: January 2027
Diploma
ZMW 32,000 · standard fee per participant
Road Safety Engineering & Infrastructure Design
A diploma specialising in road safety engineering: hazard identification, treatment design, infrastructure assessment, NMT design, and work zone management.
Next intake: January 2027
Diploma
ZMW 29,000 · standard fee per participant
Crash Investigation, Enforcement & Operations
A diploma on crash investigation, traffic enforcement operations, road safety legislation, and enforcement management.
Next intake: January 2027
Diploma
ZMW 30,000 · standard fee per participant
Transport Planning, NMT & Urban Road Safety
A diploma integrating transport planning, NMT policy and design, and urban road safety management within the Zambia development context.
Next intake: January 2027
Diploma
ZMW 28,000 · standard fee per participant
Fleet Safety, Driver Training & Transport Operations
A diploma on fleet safety management, driver training methodology, transport operations, and occupational road risk.
Next intake: January 2027
Diploma
ZMW 28,000 · standard fee per participant
Post-Crash Care Systems & Emergency Response Coordination
A diploma on post-crash care system design, pre-hospital care, trauma management, mass casualty coordination, and health system strengthening.
Next intake: January 2027
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Next intake · January 2027
Study periods and course starts
Skills certificates, advanced certificates and diplomas next start in January 2027. Short professional courses can be arranged throughout the year, including employer bookings at an agreed time.
| Programme | Planned study period | Next start |
|---|---|---|
| Short professional courses (CPD) | 2–3 days, depending on the course | Throughout the year, by arrangement |
| Skills certificates (CERT) | 3 months; January–March 2027 cohort | January 2027 |
| Advanced certificates (PCERT) | 12 months; Semester 1: January–June 2027; Semester 2: July–December 2027 | January 2027 |
| Diplomas (DIP) | 3 years, 6 semesters; January–June and July–December study windows each year | January 2027 |
These are planned study windows, not daily teaching dates. ZTSI will confirm registration, teaching, assessment, breaks and any placement dates in writing before enrolment. Each cohort is subject to course readiness and admission requirements.
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