Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation
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The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (formerly the Institution of Highways and Transportation) is a learned society concerned specifically with the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation of land-based transport systems and infrastructure.
With over 11,500 members, the CIHT offers routes to qualifications such as Chartered
and Incorporated Engineer status and also Transport Planning Professional
. The CIHT is dedicated to providing support and networking opportunities to members with a calendar of technical seminars and conferences, plus social events. The CIHT has 18 regional UK branches and several overseas branches that all run local events and technical meetings.
The CIHT is a board-governed professional body. The main aims of the Council and Boards are to act as the decision making bodies for the CIHT and deliver the strategy, business plans and outputs on behalf of the membership. The CIHT’s Council and Boards were established to deliver the object of the Institution:
The CIHT is a member of the Construction Industry Council
.
To reflect its standing in the industry, the Institution decided to apply for Royal Charter
status. In 2008 IHT submitted its Petition, draft Charter and ByeLaws to the Privy Council
. At the Privy Council meeting held at Buckingham Palace on 15 October 2009 Her Majesty the Queen approved an Order instructing the Lord Chancellor to affix the Great Seal to the Institution's Charter.
As a result on 7 December 2009, the Institution was granted its Royal Charter and took its current name of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation.
which is calling on the UK government to make safe road design a national transport priority.
With over 11,500 members, the CIHT offers routes to qualifications such as Chartered
Chartered Engineer (UK)
In the United Kingdom, a Chartered Engineer is an engineer registered with Engineering Council UK . Contemporary Chartered Engineers are master's degree-qualified and have gained professional competencies through training and experience...
and Incorporated Engineer status and also Transport Planning Professional
Transport Planning Professional
Transport Planning Professional is a professional qualification for transport planners which has been developed by the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Transport Planning Society. It has been designed to provide professional recognition for transport planners at a level...
. The CIHT is dedicated to providing support and networking opportunities to members with a calendar of technical seminars and conferences, plus social events. The CIHT has 18 regional UK branches and several overseas branches that all run local events and technical meetings.
The CIHT is a board-governed professional body. The main aims of the Council and Boards are to act as the decision making bodies for the CIHT and deliver the strategy, business plans and outputs on behalf of the membership. The CIHT’s Council and Boards were established to deliver the object of the Institution:
- "to advance for the public benefit the science and art associated with highways and transportation in all their aspects; and to promote education, training, and research and development of the said science and art."
The CIHT is a member of the Construction Industry Council
Construction Industry Council
The Construction Industry Council is the representative body for the professional bodies, research organizations and specialist business associations in the construction industry in the United Kingdom...
.
History and chartered status
The Institution of Highways and Transportation was founded in 1930.To reflect its standing in the industry, the Institution decided to apply for Royal Charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
status. In 2008 IHT submitted its Petition, draft Charter and ByeLaws to the Privy Council
Privy council
A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the monarch's closest advisors to give confidential advice on...
. At the Privy Council meeting held at Buckingham Palace on 15 October 2009 Her Majesty the Queen approved an Order instructing the Lord Chancellor to affix the Great Seal to the Institution's Charter.
As a result on 7 December 2009, the Institution was granted its Royal Charter and took its current name of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation.
Transport Advice Portal
The Transport Advice Portal (TAP) website is a joint venture involving the Department for Transport (DfT) and the CIHT. TAP has been devised to direct members of the transportation profession and the general public to core documents in a range of subject areas that focus on the management of user groups on roads in the UK. The portal acts as a repository of web links to documents that are seen as key guides to the planning, design and operation of road networks.Campaign for Safe Road Design
In July 2008 the IHT, as it then was, became a partner in the Campaign for Safe Road DesignCampaign for Safe Road Design
The Campaign for Safe Road Design is a partnership between 13 UK major road safety stakeholders that is calling for the UK Government to invest in a safe road infrastructure which in their view could cut deaths on British roads by 33%.-Aims:...
which is calling on the UK government to make safe road design a national transport priority.