Training in bus service commissioning and operations
The CILT(UK) BSCO learning programme is designed for those working in local authorities with public transport responsibilities, bus operators and the wider profession to support effective implementation of the strategy to get better services that passengers need. Topics and themes covered in the learning programme, relevant to both local authorities and bus operators, deliver skills, knowledge and understanding leading to closer working relationships and successful partnerships.
Developed in a joint effort by CILT(UK), Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), Association of Transport Coordinating Officers (ATCO), and representatives across the profession, the qualification supports the national strategy aimed to deliver better bus services for passengers across England through improvements in how services are planned and delivered and is the only comprehensive bus training programme currently offered in the UK. It is aligned to the work of the ‘Bus Centre of Excellence’ which was created to deliver a long-term support programme to build up local authority capability.
The proposed learner audience for the funded places are:
Engaged local transport authority staff with limited experience or no prior learning in the field and a direct link to bus service commissioning and operations for their LTA.
Newly engaged local authority staff with limited experience or no prior learning in the field and a direct link to bus service commissioning and operations for their LTA.
The course is delivered through a digital platform by leading training provider PTRC, giving learners flexibility over when and where they study, enabling them to take control over the best times to study as well as access to a host of resources to enhance the learning journey. Supported by digital classrooms which are facilitated by experts from the profession to focus on how the learning can be applied in the workplace.
Lasting for approximately 24 weeks (subject to public holidays) learners would need to undertake 5-7 hours study per week. There are 10 timetabled digital classroom sessions, the majority lasting 3 hours which will be scheduled between 9-5 on a weekday throughout the programme. This course concludes with an online examination to achieve the qualification
More information is available from Bus Service Commissioning & Operations Qualification Programme - CILT