SEG Awards
Level 3
QN: 603/7325/8
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SEG Awards Level 3 Certificate of Professional Competence for Transport Managers (Road Haulage)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by SEG Awards. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 125 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
SEG Awards
Syllabus Units
8 Units
Guided Hours
125 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Access to the Road Haulage Market
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be familiar with the occupational regulations governing road transport for hire or reward, industrial vehicle rental and subcontracting, and in particular the rules governing the official organisation of the occupation, admission to the occupation, authorisations for intra- Community and extra-Community road transport operations, inspections and penalties
- Be familiar with the rules for setting up a road transport undertaking
- Be familiar with the various documents required for operating road transport services and the introduction of checking procedures to ensure that the approved documents relating to each transport operation, and in particular those relating to the vehicle, the driver, the goods and luggage are kept both in the vehicle and on the premises of the undertaking
- Be familiar with the rules on the organisation of the market in road haulage services, as well as the rules on freight handling and logistics
- Be familiar with border formalities, the role and scope of customs transit documents (T documents and TIR carnets), and the obligations and responsibilities arising from their use
2
Business and Financial Management of the Undertaking (Road Haulage)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be familiar with the laws and practices regarding the use of cheques, bills of exchange, promissory notes, credit cards and other means or methods of payment
- Be familiar with the various forms of credit (bank credit, documentary credit, guarantee deposits, mortgages, leasing, renting, factoring, etc.) and the charges and obligations arising therefrom
- Know what a balance sheet is, how it is set out and how to interpret it.4.
- Be able to read and interpret a profit and loss account
- Be able to assess the undertaking’s profitability and financial position, in particular on the basis of financial ratios
- Be able to prepare a budget
- Be familiar with the cost elements of the undertaking (fixed costs, variable costs, working capital, depreciation, etc.), and be able to calculate costs per vehicle, per kilometre, per journey or per tonne
- Be able to draw up an organisation chart relating to the undertaking’s personnel as a whole and to organise work plans, etc
- Be familiar with the principles of marketing, publicity and public relations, including transport services, sales promotion and the preparation of customer files, etc
- Be familiar with the different types of insurance relating to road transport (liability, accidental injury/life insurance, non-life and luggage insurance) and the guarantees and obligations arising therefrom
- Be familiar with the applications of electronic data transmission in road transport
- Be able to apply the rules governing the invoicing of road haulage services and know the meaning and implications of Incoterms
- Be familiar with the different categories of transport auxiliaries, their role, their functions and, where appropriate, their status
3
Civil Law Relating to Road Haulage
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be familiar with the main types of contract used in road transport and with the rights and obligations arising therefrom
- Be capable of negotiating a legally valid transport contract, notably with regard to conditions of carriage
- Be able to consider a claim by their principal regarding compensation for loss of or damage to goods during transportation or for their late delivery, and to understand how such a claim affects their contractual liability
- Be familiar with the rules and obligations arising from the CMR Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road
4
Commercial Law for Transport Managers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be familiar with the conditions and formalities laid down for plying the trade, the general obligations incumbent upon transport operators (registration
- record keeping, etc.) and the consequences of bankruptcy
- Have appropriate knowledge of the various forms of commercial companies and the rules governing their constitution and operation
5
Fiscal Law for Transport Managers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be familiar with the rules governing Value Added Tax (VAT) on transport services
- Be familiar with the rules governing motor vehicle tax
- Be familiar with the rules governing the taxes on certain road haulage vehicles and be familiar with tolls and infrastructure user charges
- Be familiar with the rules governing income tax
6
Road Safety Relating to Road Haulage
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know what qualifications are required for drivers (driving licence, medical certificates, certificates of fitness, etc.)
- Be able to take the necessary steps to ensure that drivers comply with the traffic rules, prohibitions and restrictions in force in different member states (speed limits, priorities, waiting and parking restrictions
- use of lights, road signs, etc.)
- Be able to draw up instructions for drivers to check their compliance with the safety requirements concerning the condition of the vehicles, their equipment and cargo, and the preventive measures to be taken
- Be able to lay down procedures to be followed in the event of an accident and to implement appropriate procedures to prevent the recurrence of accidents or serious traffic offences
- Be able to implement procedures to properly secure goods and be familiar with the corresponding techniques
7
Social Law for Transport Managers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be familiar with the role and function of the various social institutions which are concerned with road transport (trade unions, works councils, shop stewards, labour inspectors, etc.)
- Be familiar with employers’ social security obligations
- Be familiar with the rules governing work contracts for the various categories of worker employed by road transport undertakings (form of the contracts, obligations of the parties, working conditions and working hours, paid leave, remuneration, breach of contract, etc.)
- Be familiar with the rules applicable to driving time, rest periods and working time, and in particular the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No. 3821/85, Regulation (EC) No. 561/2006, Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2006/22/EC, and the practical measures for applying those provisions
- Be familiar with the rules applicable to the initial qualification and continuous training of drivers, and in particular those deriving from Directive 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
8
Technical Standards and Aspects of Road Haulage Operation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be familiar with the rules concerning the weights and dimensions of vehicles in the member states and the procedures to be followed in the case of abnormal loads that constitute an exception to these rules
- Be able to choose vehicles and their components (chassis, engine, transmission system, braking system, etc.) in accordance with the needs of the undertaking
- Be familiar with the formalities relating to the type approval, registration and technical inspection of these vehicles
- Understand what measures must be taken to reduce noise and to combat air pollution by motor vehicle exhaust emissions
- Be able to draw up periodic maintenance plans for the vehicles and their equipment
- Be familiar with the different types of cargo-handling and loading devices (tailboards, containers, pallets, etc.) and be able to introduce procedures and issue instructions for loading and unloading goods (load distribution, stacking, stowing, blocking and chocking, etc.)
- Be familiar with the various techniques of ‘piggy-back’ and roll-on roll-off combined transport
- Be able to implement procedures to comply with the rules on the carriage of dangerous goods and waste, notably those arising from Directive 2008/68/EC3 and Regulation (EC) No 1013/200649.
- Be able to implement procedures to comply with the rules on the carriage of perishable foodstuffs, notably those arising from the Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage (ATP)
- Be able to implement procedures to comply with the rules on the transport of live animals
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/7325/8
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- SEG Awards
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Apr 2021