(CILT) Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) for Transport Managers in Road Haulage.

Students wanting to become a transport manager for a standard operators licence. Managers, senior management and directors of transport operations. Students should already have a good understanding of transport operations or currently being involved with the transport industry / operation.

This qualification is open access and no prior knowledge, skills, understanding or qualifications are required but a general understanding of operator compliance is recommended.

Our CPC qualification focuses on the skills required to deliver in the role of a Transport Manager in the varied types of transport operations through accessible and rigid assessment, evidencing both core knowledge and transferral of learning to the workplace. The CILT(UK) CPC consists of one unit and four modules.

Each of the four modules focuses on a specific area of competence relevant to the role of a Transport Manager covering the requirements laid out in the Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009.

The structure of our modular syllabus allows for flexible teaching as well as weighted focus on key topics in line with the regulation. Assessment is focused on the relevant knowledge and understanding required by competent Transport Managers in everyday operations and activity using methodology that focuses on application of learning in the workplace and well as fundamental core knowledge.

The four modules and the elements within each are:

RH-M1 Managing Business Operations

• Business and Company Law
• Commercial Management
• Financial Management and Business Taxation
• Marketing
• Human Resources and Industrial Relations
• Workplace Health and Safety RH-M2 Managing Drivers
• Driver Licensing
• Drivers Hours and Records

RH-M3 Managing Compliance and Risk

• Operator Licensing
• Traffic Accident Procedures
• Insurance and CMR
• Planned Preventative Maintenance
• Plating and Testing
• Weights and Dimensions
• Safe Loading and Transit
• Traffic Regulations and Speed Limits

RH-M4 Managing Transport Operations

• Contracts and Conditions of Carriage
• Electronic Data
• Vehicle Selection
• Vehicle Costings
• Vehicle Taxation
• Permits and Methods of Operating
• Incoterms
• Frontier Crossings
• Customs Transit Systems
• Transport Documentation

Paper 1 is closed book, meaning no supporting resource is admissible during the assessment. The objective is to test basic recall. This will assess the level of core knowledge across all elements of the syllabus.

The approximate weighting of the areas tested in this assessment for each module are:

RH-M1 Managing Business Operations 16%

RH-M2 Managing Drivers 28%

RH-M3 Managing Compliance and Risk 28%

RH-M4 Managing Transport Operations 28%

The pass mark for this assessment is 70%.

The assessment will last for 2 hours

Please be aware for online assessments the appearance of the questions will vary, however the format will remain the same.

Paper 2 is open book. Only learning material supplied by VIPTMC is admissible in the test. Questions relate to case studies which are pre published in this syllabus. More detailed contextual and quantifiable elements are given in each assessment for further context to the case study relative to the specific elements being assessed.

Those elements covered in Paper 1 will be relevant to giving context to the required answers in Paper Two, however these can be easily referenced if required using admissible resources.

The case study questions are designed to ensure assessments develop and enhance learning. Case study assessments are reflective of modern education and allows learners to access learning materials, reflecting vocational practice. This type of assessment correlates to vocational context, where an employee will never be given a case study or assessment while not being permitted to complete it by accessing relevant sources of information.

There are three case study questions covering three specific modules listed below relating to one case study.

• Question 1 – RH-M2 Managing Drivers
• Question 2 – RH-M3 Managing Compliance and Risk
• Question 3 – RH-M4 Managing Transport Operations (which may include Financial Management and Business Taxation)

Each question is split into several elements that require an answer identifying key factors giving examples or further context as guided by the question text.

A total of 20 marks are available for each case study question. All information to assist in answering the question will be detailed in the case study and supplementary information within the question. The candidate will be expected to use the learning gained through study to apply the core knowledge to a workplace scenario.

The pass mark for this assessment is 50%.

The assessment will last for 2 hours & 15 minutes

This is a minimum of 30 marks from 60. Learners must attempt all case study questions to ensure competence across the required elements of the syllabus.

To achieve the CILT(UK) Level 3 Certificate of Professional Competence for Transport Managers (Road Haulage) Learners will need to pass bothPaper 1 and Paper 2, which results in a total overall minimum pass mark of 60% (whilst meeting the individual paper requirements)

If either Paper 1 or Paper 2 is not achieved in one sitting a resit for this Paper only will be required.

Paper One: Assessment set by CILT(UK), marked by automated marking system and internal assessors.

Paper Two: Assessment set by CILT(UK), marked by external assessors appointed by CILT

Exam results will be issued approximately 8 weeks after the of date the exam.

Exams will take place either at our exam centre (paper based) or online at a suitable location of your choice.