Road Safety Professional (RSP) Certification – Recent News
This section of the CARSP SNN aims to give our readers the most recent news about the RSP certification by the Transportation Professional Certification Board (TPCB) with a focus on the Canadian perspective.
The TPCB was established in 1998 to provide a mechanism to create and administer professional certifications for those involved in the practice of transportation (www.tpcb.org).
The Professional Traffic Operations Engineers (PTOE) certification exams are offered to professionals with expertise and experience in topics such as traffic operational analysis, traffic engineering studies, operational effects of geometric designs, traffic safety, traffic control devices, and social, environmental, and institutional issues.
The Professional Transportation Planned (PTP) certification exams are offered to professionals with expertise in topics such as land use and transportation analysis, needs assessment for short- and long-range planning, transportation system planning and evaluation, public policy, environmental analysis, and plan implementation.
The Road Safety Professional, Level 1, (RSP1) certification exams are offered to professionals who have demonstrated proficiency in the foundations of road safety principles and make decisions or take actions that potentially impact the safety of the travelling public. This includes individuals in the engineering, motor vehicle, behavioural, law enforcement, policy development, and emergency response communities. (https://www.tpcb.org/certification/rsp1/exam-format-and-content/)
The Road Safety Professional, Level 2, (RSP2) has two specialties: behavioural (RSP2B) and infrastructure (RSP2I). The certification exams are offered to professionals whose primary job functions are dedicated to improving the safety performance of the surface transportation system. This includes professionals responsible for developing and implementing engineering or behavioural programs aimed at reducing the number of fatalities and injuries due to road crashes. (https://www.tpcb.org/certification/road-safety-professional-2/infrastructure-domains1/) and (https://www.tpcb.org/certification/road-safety-professional-2/exam-format-and-content-behavior-domains/)
Since the launch of RSP1 certification exams in 2018 and RSP2 certification exams in 2019, a total of 178 Canadian road safety professionals have been certified by TPCB:
- 153 Canadian professionals have been certified as RSP1
- 16 Canadian professionals have been certified as RSP2I
- Nine Canadian professionals have been certified as RSP2B
Certification as RSP1 is a prerequisite for taking the RSP2 proficiency exam. There are four Canadian professionals certified as both RSP2B and RSP2I.
A total of 1,260 professionals are presently certified as RSP1, with 1,220 of them residing in the USA or Canada, and 40 in India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, or the UAE. Additionally, a total of 203 professionals are presently certified as RSP2 of which 21 professionals hold RSP2 in both specialties; all these professionals reside in the USA or Canada.
The next cycle of exams will take place in October 2024, February 2025, and June 2025. The applications for the February and June 2025 exams must be received by November 20, 2024, and March 20, 2025, respectively.