| The Traffic Commissioners require professional competence to be demonstrated by atleast one member of your management team usually the Transport Manager
This applies to all businesses which hold a standard operator’s licence and which operate vehicles with a gross plated weight of more than 3.5 tonnes or vehicles which are not plated and which have an un laden weight of more than 1525 kg.
The successful completion of the CPC award will qualify you to be nominated as the professionally competent person on a standard national operators licence in any business large or small. The OCR CPC Qualification The OCR CPC award is a Level 3 qualification, level 3 is considered to be an Advanced Level Qualification. Advanced Level qualifications are normally studied in addition to compulsory education in addition to and after OLevels / GCSE's. Obtaining the Qualification You will need to pass three examinations to gain the Certificate of Professional Competence for National Road Haulage. You can take all three examinationson the same day or you can take one or more at a times spread throughout the year. Each examination unit you pass will remain valid until substantial changestake place in the syllabus, even then, a few years may be available to complete any other units you need in order to gain your full CPC award. Before you begin studying for your CPC qualification at Level 3 it is recommended that you have good english and maths skills equivalent to Level 2 (GCSE). If you are not sure of your current skill level you should discuss this with Road Runner Training who will arrage an assessment of your needs. To be successful in obtaining your CPC qualification you will need to study hard and apply information based on the law concerning business and road haulage. You will then be required to use knowledge to; Read and Analyse information Answer direct questions on various aspects of road haulage operations ad associated laws. Answer questions related to a scenario, applying the principles of road haulage operations and associated laws. Solve problems, applying various principles, rules and legislation. The final examination includes 3 Modules: Module 1 and Module 2 are Multiple choice papers Module 4 is a case study You will be required to understand and analyse information, write a series of procedures, comment on systems and policy, perform a range of mathematical calculations, and apply suitable formulae and functions. You will be able to use a calculator and will be required to present your answers in a variety of formats including explanations, reports, instructions, tables and charts. |
