The CILT (UK) Level 3 Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) for Transport Managers in Passenger Transport and Road Haulage is a qualification required to obtain an 'O' License to operate freight or passenger transport operations in the UK. It is offered 6 times per year and covers subjects related to business, legal, financial, and technical aspects of road transport. The CPC qualification demonstrates that license holders have the competency required by EU regulations for Transport Managers.

1. CILT (UK) LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATE
The Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) for Transport Managers in Passenger Transport and
Road Haulage is offered by CILT (UK) and includes a range of subjects related to the business of road
and passenger transport.
A requirement for the granting of a standard ‘O’Licence for both freight and passenger operations is that
the licence holder either holds, or has access to the services of someone who holds a Certificate of
Professional Competence. Current legislation imposes restrictions on the number of operator licences and
vehicles on which an external associate CPC holder can be named.
The CPC is a qualification issued on behalf of all EU national transport departments (DfT) in the UK.
CILT is an Awarding Organisation for the CPC and offers the courses 6 times throughout the year.
The Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) for Transport Managers in Passenger Transport is
offered by CILT (UK) on behalf of the Department for Transport and includes a range of subjects related
to the business of road transport. The objective of the qualification is for individuals to obtain the
competency requirements for a Transport Manager as laid out in Regulation (EC) No. 1071/20091.
OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE FOR TRANSPORT MANAGERS (PASSENGER
TRANSPORT)
Who is the qualification for?
The qualification is for individuals who want to:
is one of the elements an applicant must satisfy for the Transport Commissioner to grant an ‘O’ Licence).
What entry qualifications do I need?
This qualification is open access and no prior knowledge, skills, understanding or qualifications are
required.
Content
The qualification comprises of one mandatory unit with the learning outcomes and associated assessment
criteria developed from Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 1071/2009. The unit consists of the following
elements, with the full learning outcomes and associated assessment criteria shown in the CILT(UK)
Level 3 Certificate of Professional Competence for Transport Managers (Passenger Transport) standards
document available from CILT(UK):
- Civil Law
- Commercial Law
- Social Law
- Fiscal Law
- Business and Financial Management of the Undertaking
- Access to the Market
- Technical Standards and Technical Aspects of Operation
- Road Safety.