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Bus and Coach
Accreditation
NSW Bus and Coach Accreditation [Online Course]
Course structure
Fees
Registration and payment
Further details
Certificate of Transport Management [24
to 27 July 2008]
Course structure
Registration and payment
Further details
NSW Bus and Coach Accreditation
Course structure
This course covers the
requirements under the Passenger Transport Act 1990 (The Act) which require
operators of bus and coach services to be accredited by the Director
General, NSW Ministry of Transport (The Ministry). This online accreditation
program is compulsory for all new entrants to the bus and coach industry.
The modules of the course
provide the basis of what is required under The Act. Case studies are
provided which provide a step by step approach to a company seeking
accreditation.
The purpose of this
course is to develop and test your understanding of how to:
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successfully apply
for accreditation under Regular Passenger, Long Distance, Tourist and
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charter services
together with 4-wheel-drive tourist vehicles;
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meet the
accreditation requirements including record keeping and internal auditing;
and
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gain further
approval at the end of three years.
To successfully gain
accreditation you will need to demonstrate your understanding of the
requirements in a face-to-face computer-based examination.
Examinations will be
carried out at 2pm on the last Friday of every month in the computer room at
ITLS (144 Burren Street, Newtown, Sydney). If you are successful your
accreditation certificate will be issued the same day.
The essential
standards/requirements to become accredited as a bus operator in NSW
include:
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good repute;
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fit and proper;
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competent to carry
on a bus service;
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financially viable
of carrying on a bus service; and
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access to parking
and maintenance facilities.
If an operator operates a
public passenger bus service without the appropriate accreditation a maximum
fine of $110,000 maybe imposed. This course meets the educational
requirements of the Ministry for owning and operating a bus or coach
operation in NSW (including charter, tour and off-road services).
Further details of the online course may be obtained by clicking here.
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Fees
(all GST exempt)
For new entrants to the
industry whose business is not yet accredited:
$550 - Full course fee
$660 - Full course fee,
with CD of course materials (all course materials are available to download
for free from the course website)
For those who are already
accredited and wish to do a refresher or those who are accredited and are
required to advise the Ministry that they have maintained currency of
knowledge of minimum standards:
$220 - Update/refresher
fee
$330 -
Update/refresher fee,
with CD of course materials (all course materials are available to download
for free from the course website)
Note there is also a
re-registration fee of $110 for those whose course registration has expired,
i.e., who have been registered on the course for 12 months without
successfully completing the final examination.
Registration and payment
Registration and payment for this course can be made online, please click
here. Once your registration has been processed you will be
provided with a username and password and details of how to access the
online course.
Further details
Please email
busandcoach@itls.usyd.edu.au
Certificate of Transport Management
24 to 27
July 2008
Please click on the image below to download the program flyer:
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Course Structure
This course includes the
online accreditation modules available in the NSW Bus and Coach
Accreditation program plus an extended set of topics as part of professional
development that focus on running a bus and coach business. These include:
costing; service design; route planning; industrial relations; marketing;
institutional reform; and dealing with government and customers. Successful
completion of the course (four assignments) leads to the award of the Certificate of Transport
Management which may be used to articulate to the Graduate Certificate in
Transport Management in our Graduate Program The course may also be taken without completing the assessment requirements,
in this scenario the attendee would be provided with a Certificate of
Attendance and not the full course certificate.
The Certificate of
Transport Management is supported by the Bus and Coach Association of NSW, NSW State Transit and the NSW Ministry of Transport and has become an important program for other middle and
senior management staff in the bus and coach sector (including operators,
suppliers and consultants) to gain currency in the range of managerial,
planning and policy areas that are central to the success of this industry.
The networking benefits of this four day, face-to-face program are an
important aspect of the course.
Those who successfully
complete the assessment requirements of the course will be awarded their
course certificate at the ITLS Awards Night, please see the awards nights
webpage for information about the night. |
Registration and payment
Registration and payment for this program can be made online, please click
here. Once your registration has been processed you will be
provided with a username and password and details of how to access the
online course.
Further details
Please email
busandcoach@itls.usyd.edu.au |
