Operator Licence Awareness Training

Providing insight and understanding into the requirements and undertakings under which the operator licence is granted.  The awareness course, delivered across two days, in both HGV and PSV, by verified Institute trainers with long served industry experience and knowledge aims to improve knowledge and understanding for continued compliance.

The course is aimed at those in the role of ‘responsible person’ (on restricted licences),as well as business owners, partners and directors to understand their legal responsibility to fulfil the requirements of the undertakings under which they operate.  Operational and administration staff will also benefit from course attendance and gain a clear understanding of the requirements of their roles.

Course attendance may also assist those embarking on the transport manager CPC qualification studies and examinations, providing a good grounding in regulations and requirements for continued studies.

Attendance on an Awareness course can be required to be undertaken following an instruction from appearance before the Traffic Commissioner, or licence application.

Institute training complies fully with the expectations of the Traffic Commissioners.  IoTA is a recognised as a professional body for the delivery of road transport training, and other services, by the Office of the Traffic Commissioner.

Operator Licence Awareness Training (OLAT) is designed to give the operator the ability to prevent non-compliance through guidance and advice:

• Operator Licensing
• Safe Loading of Vehicles
  
• Weights and Dimensions
• Drivers Hours; Road Transport and static worker Working Time; Record Keeping & Tachographs Planning Safe Overnight Parking
• Driver Licensing
• Speed Limits
• Bridge Strike; Routing
• Planned Preventive Maintenance; Defect Reporting
• Enforcement
• Operational Security
• Operator Compliance Risk Scores (OCRS) & Earned Recognition

Operator Licence Awareness Courses are available at The Training Centre, Sandy, Beds SG19 1RS, at your location or venue in the vicinity - depending on availability.  Charges may vary  

An abbreviated version of the OLAT course is also available as a 3.5 hour module (as part of the Institute matrix of training modules for Driver CPC) designed to inform drivers and junior staff of their role in Operator Licensing Compliance and the implications of non-compliance. – Please note that this 3.5 hour module is not acceptable to the Traffic Commissioners as an OLAT course

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