Transport Manager CPC Training

This is a 2-week IN-PERSON training event (Monday to Friday)

The Transport Manager CPC course delivers knowledge and skills across many subjects within the logistics industry. The qualification is a requirement for those included within the application for a standard national or international company operator's licence. This course also provides critical information necessary to operate and run a transport company safely and legally.

Participants will complete the course with a clear understanding of all aspects of managing a transportation business, including the legal obligations when operating large vehicles.

Who is this course for?

For existing transport managers or those aspiring to this job role.

Course topics

• Business and company law
• Industrial relations
• Health and safety
• Financial management
• Commercial conduct of the business
• Marketing
• Organisation charts, KPIS and work plans
• Business taxation
• Operator licensing
• Drivers hours
• Planned preventative maintenance
• Vehicle costing
• Vehicle taxation
• Transport ancillaries and contracts of carriage
• Electronic data
• Safe loading and unloading
• Weight and dimensions of vehicles and loads
• Mechanical conditions: plating and testing, fleet inspections and enforcements
• Driver licensing
• Traffic regulation and speed limits
• Traffic accident procedure
• Insurance
• Permits and methods of operating
• Customs transit systems
• Incoterms and frontier crossings
• International transport documentation

Course Benefits

• Industry-recognised qualification providing transferable skills
• Caters to requirements of all fleet sizes
• Career opportunities and progression
• Up to 35 hours DCPC included.

Course pre-requisites

Due to the intensive nature of this course, it is recommended, but not required, that learners have good English and Maths Skills Equivalent to GCSE/ level 2. If you are unsure on your current skill level, please get in touch and we can arrange an assessment of your needs. Prior industry knowledge could be an advantage, however, it is not a requirement for successful completion.

Course delivery

The course is 10 days long and runs from 8.15 am to 5 pm over a week (Monday to Friday). The final day is where candidates take their exam. The course is delivered in person through classroom-based learning.

Course location

The course is delivered at our TRS Training centre at Kammac in Knowsley.

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Payment

You can pay immediately on Eventbrite or you can request an invoice.

PLEASE NOTE: if you choose the invoice payment option, you MUST pay within 14 days of the start date.

If you are booking within 14 days of the start of the course, you MUST pay via Eventbrite when registering.

Cancellation policy

Please note: you are entitled to a FULL refund if you cancel at least 14 days before the start of the course. Cancellation after this means you will not receive a refund.

Instructors

Jeff Cairns is our lead tutor for ADR training. He has extensive experience in the industry and has been an SQA-recognised instructor for over 10 years. He has tutored hundreds of candidates to complete the course successfully and was a finalist in the DCPC Instructor of the Year Awards.

Paul Clarke has been a fully-recognised SQA instructor since 2020 and has held relevant qualifications for over 25 years.

Host or Publisher TRS Training