How to Obtain a Transport Manager CPC in Road Haulage.

What is a Transport Manager CPC in Road Haulage.

Applicants for a Goods Vehicle Operator’s License 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).

If you choose to obtain your own CPC instead of hiring me as your Transport Manager, you will need to pass an exam administered by OCR. The exam is held 4 times a year: in March, June, September, and December. It consists of 2 parts:

1. Multiple choice (2 hours 15 minutes).
2. Case Studies (2 hours 15 minutes).

Most of the information related to the OCR exam is available here. There, you will find sample Multiple Choice questions under “Assessment materials” and sample Case Study exams under “Past papers”. Answers and analysis of past Case Study exams are available under “Examiner reports”. A complete syllabus for the exam is available here.

Here’s one example (more are available here):

• Case Study Exam – Description – March 2016
• Case Study Exam – Questions – March 2016
• Case Study Exam – Answers and Examiner Report – March 2016

You can buy self-study materials here. That pack is about 4-5cm thick, and it’s a stack of A4 sheets of paper printed on both sides. You are allowed to bring any paper materials to the Case Study part of the exam.