CPC - National & International Certificate of Professional Competence 2008 - 80% pass rate!

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Certificate of Professional Competence in National / International Road Haulage required for Operator Licence applications and a recognised qualification for Career Development. Recent results have shown that RHA Training delegates passed 80% of all units whilst attending RHA Training Courses! (Dec 2007)

National Freight Course

Applicants for a Standard Goods Vehicle Operator's Licence must show that they are 'professionally competent' or that they employ a transport manager who meets the requirements. Persons will be considered 'professionally competent' by passing the examination for the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) conducted by OCR Examinations on behalf of the Department for Transport (DfT).

Related Training Course - Managing Your Operator Licence

Supporting your study for CPC (Restricted or National) or as a new Transport Manager, this one day course will provide information required when dealing with your "O" Licence.

CPC National and International Home Study

RHA National Training also provide CPC National & International Study Notes - Please call 01733 261456 to order or download the booking form by clicking the link below, allowing 7 to 10 days for delivery. Study Notes are subject to periodic updates - please specify which exam date you intend to sit for the latest version details, to download the order form click on the icon below. Simply complete your details and send back your form with payment. RHA Study Notes are the most up to date versions, please ask if you intend to take an exam over 3 months in advance.

Nature of The CPC Course

These are general intensive study courses designed to enable the candidate to acquire the specific knowledge necessary to obtain the Certificate of Professional Competence for National Freight.

The course consists of:-

Unit 1 National Core (30 multiple choice questions - 45 minutes)
Unit 2 National Road Haulage (40 multiple choice questions - 60 minutes)
Unit 4 National Road Haulage (Case Study - written answers - 120 minutes)

Full CPC certificates will be issued on passing all 3 units. Individual unit certificates will be issued if not successful in all examinations, which will be exchanged for a full certificate on passing the outstanding unit examinations.

Please allow 8 weeks for results to be received after the exam date.

Exam Dates - 2008

Exam dates will be Friday 6 June, Friday 5 September, Friday 5 December.

National CPC - Venue Details

The CPC courses are held at three locations Bradford, Peterborough & Reading (Swallowfield).

The courses held in Bradford, Peterborough and Reading provide CPC Modular Training 2 days a week over a duration of 4 weeks, including an extended preparation day for exam Unit 4.

Details of courses held in Bradford, Peterborough and Reading are at the bottom of this page to download.

OCR regulations specify that entries for examinations will not be accepted less than 21 days before the examination date.

Examination fees paid to the OCR are not refundable after the closing date for the examination.

Exam Only Service Call 01733 261456

We can book your exam for you if taking place at Peterborough, Bradford or Reading please contact us for more information and prices. Spaces are limited to availability and exam deadlines.

International Freight Course

Applicants for an International Goods Vehicle Operator's Licence must show that they are 'professionally competent' or that they employ a transport manager who meets the requirements. Persons will be considered 'professionally competent' by passing the examination for the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) conducted by OCR Examinations on behalf of the Department for Transport (DfT).

CPC International FAQ

Q - I achieved my CPC National Certificate before October 1999. Can I achieve a full International Certificate by just taking the new International unit?

A - Upgrading was only available until June 2004. You will now have to re-take all four units to achieve a full National and International CPC certificate.

Nature Of The International CPC Course

These are intensive study courses designed to enable the candidate to acquire the specific knowledge necessary to obtain the Certificate of Professional Competence.

The course consists of:

Unit 6 International Road Haulage (Case Study - written answers - 60 minutes)

The International Freight qualification can only be obtained as part of a combined National/International course or if the National qualification is already held.