The Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) from eligible road safety professionals and practitioners to apply for the inaugural Future Leaders Program. Supported by the Australian Government through the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, the program is designed to offer successful candidates an opportunity to engage with and learn from senior road safety leaders and policymakers to effect meaningful change within their community.
The ACRS Future Leaders Program is a pilot program providing an opportunity for road safety’s next generation of talent to gain exposure to multidisciplinary experiences and learn to effect change within the community.
The purpose of the ACRS Future Leaders Program is to establish a platform for increased exposure to policymaking and advocacy and create experiential and networking opportunities for early to mid-career road safety professionals.
Anyone who considers themselves in the early to mid-stage of their road safety career (e.g., government, industry, or academia) could be a future road safety leader and is welcome to apply.
Opportunities for successful Future Leaders throughout the program will include (but are not limited to):
- Access to senior road safety professionals, practitioners, and policymakers at the 2025 Future Leaders Workshop.
- Multidisciplinary, regional field day experiences with corporate partners.
- Learning about multidisciplinary roles within road safety.
- Support to advocate for change and influence policy.
- Learning how to cultivate road safety partnerships and broaden the scope of professional networks.
Time Commitment
Engagement in the Future Leaders Program (pilot) for 2025 will be approximately 14 months. Successful applicants must be willing to commit to:
- Regular cohort / committee meetings. One hour every 2-3 months for online meetings.
- Travel to and attend the 2024 ARSC Early Career Network event in Hobart (October 2024) to introduce the program’s goals and intended outcomes.
- Travel to and attend the Future Leaders Workshop in early 2025, to meet with senior road safety practitioners and policy makers to learn how to effectively advocate for and influence policy.
- Travel to and attend the 2025 ARSC to report on the outcomes from the workshop with policymakers – including what they learnt from the workshop and how they propose to make real change within their community.
Program Criteria
Applicants must:
- Be a member of the ACRS; (Not a member? Join here)
- Be an Australian or New Zealand resident;
- Demonstrate active involvement in road safety;
- Demonstrate potential for future leadership in the road safety field; and
- Demonstrate an interest in gaining exposure to policy-makers and multidisciplinary experiences within road safety.
Application Process
- Applications can be made through the online application form
- Applications open 9 August 2024 and close on 23 August 2024
FAQs
What is the Future Leaders Program?
The ACRS Future Leaders Program is a pilot program providing an opportunity for road safety’s next generation of talent to gain exposure to multidisciplinary experiences and learn to effect change within the community. The Program aims to establish a platform for increased exposure to policymaking and advocacy, and create experiential and networking opportunities for early to mid-career road safety professionals.
Who is eligible to apply?
Road safety professionals, practitioners, specialists and researchers from any discipline within road safety may apply.
Anyone who considers themselves in the early to mid-stage of their career (e.g., government, industry, or academia) could be a future road safety leader and is welcome to apply.
Additionally, applicants must:
- Be a member of the ACRS; (Not a member? Join here)
- Be an Australian or New Zealand resident;
- Demonstrate active involvement in road safety;
- Demonstrate potential for future leadership in the road safety field; and
- Demonstrate an interest in gaining exposure to policy-makers and multidisciplinary experiences within road safety.
Will there be just one successful Future Leader?
The ACRS aims to select a number of Future Leaders from a range of regions and road safety disciplines in the pilot round for 2025 and encourages all emerging / mid-career road safety specialists to apply.
Acknowledgement
The ACRS Future Leaders Program was funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.
The ACRS Future Leaders Program – An Australian Government initiative