Planning & Built Environment

    The Transport Planning Society
    End-Point Assessment

    Specification: 610/3037/5

    The THE-TRANSPORT-PLANNING-SOCIETY End-Point Assessment Planning & Built Environment specification covers 1 topic with 3 learning objectives (610/3037/5). Use the topic browser below to explore subtopics, exam tips, common mistakes, and key terminology for each area of the course.

    This subject will help you develop key knowledge and skills required for exam success.

    1

    Units

    3

    Learning Outcomes

    3

    Assessment Guidance

    3

    Key Skills

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    Key Features

    • Master key concepts
    • Develop exam technique
    • Apply knowledge effectively

    Common Exam Mistakes

    Pitfalls to avoid in your exams

    • •Confusing the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders (e.g., local authorities, consultants, operators) in the planning process.
    • •Failing to justify recommendations with quantitative evidence, relying instead on subjective opinion.
    • •Overlooking the integration of land-use and transport planning, leading to disconnected or unrealistic proposals.

    Top Examiner Tips

    Expert advice for exam success

    • •Always structure your answers using the assessment criteria as a checklist to ensure you address knowledge, application, and competency in each response.
    • •Refer explicitly to current legislation, national policy (e.g., NPPF, Manual for Streets), and local transport plan priorities to ground your work in professional context.
    • •Use clear, labeled diagrams or maps in coursework to visually demonstrate your analytical process and technical communication skills.

    Qualification Units

    1 units

    How this qualification is graded

    Vocational qualifications are marked against criteria, not an exam percentage. Each unit is assessed across three bands - build up from Pass by applying your knowledge to realistic workplace scenarios.

    Pass

    Accurately describe and explain the core knowledge for the unit and link it to the given scenario.

    Merit

    Apply and analyse that knowledge in detail, showing why it matters in the workplace context.

    Distinction

    Evaluate and justify decisions, weigh up alternatives and make well-reasoned professional recommendations.

    Transport Planning Society (TPS); Level 3 apprenticeship; endpoint assessment qualification; content is transport planning knowledge skills and behaviours delivered at technician level. - Core Content

    This core content element establishes the foundational knowledge, practical application, and competency demonstration required for transport planning technicians. It ensures apprentices comprehend key principles such as sustainable transport hierarchy, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven decision-making, and are able to apply these in real-world scenarios. Mastery of this content underpins all subsequent specialist activities and the professional conduct expected at the end-point assessment.

    Transport Planning Society (TPS); Level 3 apprenticeship; endpoint assessment qualification; content is transport planning knowledge skills and behaviours delivered at technician level.

    3 learning outcomes6 guidance points

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    The Transport Planning Society End-Point Assessment Planning & Built Environment