Certificate of Professional Competence
It is a legal requirement that all Goods / Passenger Vehicle Operators, or a member of their staff, must prove that they are ‘of good repute’ and professionally competent before an Operators Licence can be applied for.
To achieve this recognition, the operator, or a member of their staff, must successfully undertake the CPC Examinations and gain the Certificate of Professional Competence in Transport Management.
The qualification includes a range of subjects related to the business of Road Haulage Transport Management. The areas specified in EU Directive 98/76/EC are assessed.
Who is the qualification for?
Everyone involved in road transport who operates vehicles for hire and reward must demonstrate evidence of professional competence.
The qualification is for individuals who:
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Are Transport Managers or are aspiring to this role who will have responsibility for the holding of an organisation’s Operator’s Licence, or
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Demonstrate their professional competence to meet Operator Licencing requirements (Holding a CPC is one of the elements an applicant must satisfy for the Transport Commissioner to grant an ‘O’ Licence).
RSA (OCR) Examination Board set and administer the examinations to assess the professional competence of those wishing to enter the Transport or Passenger Industry. These examinations are conducted four times a year, normally in the months of March, June, September and December.
The CPC Certificate assesses skills at Level 3 of the National Framework of Qualifications. The examinations are designed to be comparable in demand to other qualifications at Level 3, eg NVQ Level 3, Advanced GNVQ or A Level equivalent.
The new structure as from 2012 comprises of 2 x 2 hour examinations.
One x 2 hour multiple-choice examination containing 60 questions which will have a pass mark of 70% and one x 2 hour written exam containing a case study with 8 questions and a required pass mark of 50%.
Sample assessment material for CPC Examinations is now available on the OCR website – www.ocr.org.uk
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Course Details:
MODULE 1
1 Introduction
2 Business & Company Law
3 Industrial Relations
4 Health & Safety Legislation
5 Financial Management
6 Commercial Conduct of Business
7 Marketing
8 Organisation Charts, KPIs and Work Plans
9 Business Taxation
10 Operator Licencing
11 Drivers Hours and Records - Basic Requirements
12 Drivers Hours and Records
13 Planned Preventative Maintenance
14 Vehicle Costing
15 Vehicle Taxation
16 Transport Ancillaries and Contracts of Carriage
17 Electronic Data
18 Weights and Dimensions of Vehicles and Loads
19 Safe Loading of Vehicles and Transit of Goods
20 Mechanical Conditions - Plating and Testing
21 Mechanical Conditions - Fleet Inspection and Enforcement
22 Driver Licensing
23 Traffic Regulations & Speed Limits
24 Traffic Accident Procedure
25 Insurance
26 Vehicle Selection
27 Permits
28 Transit System
29 Frontier Crossings
30 International Transport Documentation
Examinations:
Exam: 60 Multiple Choice Questions (2 Hours)
8 Written Questions / Case Study (2 Hours)