Global Road Safety Leadership Course
Since 2016, JH-IIRU and the Global Road Safety Partnership – with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies – have trained more than 900 passionate road safety professionals from more than 70 low- and middle-income countries (LMCIs) via the Global Road Safety Leadership Course (GRSLC).
The GRSLC suite of courses includes:
- Global Road Safety Leadership Course – Baltimore, USA
- Regional Global Road Safety Leadership Course (rGRSLC) – Regional
- Global Road Safety Leadership Course: Initiative Partners (GRSLC: IP) – Delivered online during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Road Safety Executive Leadership Course (RSELC) – Regional
- Road Policing Executive Leadership Course (RPELC) – Regional
- Global Road Safety Leadership Course: Alumni Fellowship Program
About the GRSLC
Goal
The objective of the course is to enhance effective leadership capacity to optimally address road safety in LMICs to reduce deaths and serious injuries around the world. The course builds leadership capacity to design, advocate for, and implement effective road safety programs and policies.
Curriculum
The suite of courses is delivered in-person and online; incorporating presentations and webinars from technical experts in road safety, leadership training, and workbook group activities. Each offering includes, among others, modules on:
- Road safety management
- Safer roads and mobility
- Safer vehicles
- Safer road users
- Road safety policy and advocacy
- Post-crash response
Participants
Participants are drawn from partner organizations from within the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), as well as key personnel from government agencies, civil society organizations, Red Cross/Red Crescent National Societies, academia, development banks, INGO/NGOs, and enforcement agencies, who are actively engaged in road safety activities globally.
Key Features
- Active engagement: join a growing international network of participants from different settings and backgrounds, including government and civil society
- Diverse faculty: Learn from a group of experienced, international faculty that aims to challenge and inspire participants.
- Multisectoral curriculum: Thematic emphasis on leadership across a range of road safety issues, irrespective of participants’ positions in their organizations
- Certification: Certification from a leading university and leading partners in global road safety
GRSLC 2024
The 2024 cohort attended a meeting at Bloomberg Philanthropies' headquarters in New York City, where Alumni Fellows showcased their year-long projects.
We have delivered 16 course offerings across various regions:
- GRSLC: 6 offerings (USA)
- rGRSLC: 3 offerings (Malaysia, Kenya, Argentina)
- GRSLC: IP: 3 offerings (online)
- RSELC: 1 offering (Argentina)
- RPELC: 3 offerings (online, Kenya, Argentina)
Contact Us
GRSLC Course: grslcourse@gmail.com
Hanaa Ahsan: hahsan1@jhmi.edu