Highways Agency Licence to Practice.

Background to the Licence to Practice (LTP)
In 2007, following a publication by the Highways Agency which discussed consistent standards with stakeholders, they proposed that they had a clear opportunity to improve the standards of stakeholder delivery across the network. At the same time the Construction Skills Council were looking to develop a Level 2 National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) for Incident Support Unit personnel.

Following consultation with service providers the Highway Agency decided that the way forward was the introduction of a Licence to Practice which laid down clear measurable learning outcomes and a process that would be robust and sustainable.

The project to develop the Licence to Practice was lead by Ray Lane, the ISU development Manager for Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Services (BBIS) (Now Balfour Beatty Major Civil Engineering – BBMCE).

Key reference materials for this development were: • Joint Operating Procedures (JOP)

• Network Management Manual (NMM)
• Standard Incident Management Framework (SIMF)
• Network Operations National Guidance Manual (NONGF)
• Traffic Incident Management Guidance Framework (TIMGF)
• The Traffic Officer Service Manual
• Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Service ISU Manual
• Sec 7 – Chapter 8 Traffic Signs Manual
• ACPO Road Death Investigation Manual
• ACPO Policing of Motorways Manual
• Traffic Management Act 2004
• Highway Code
• Motorway Regulations 1988

To access the Highways Agency Licence to Pactice training programme details click here.