The Institute of Road Transport Engineers, is a
UK based membership institution, with global branches, originally
founded in 1944, In 2001 it agreed that it would found the Society of Operational Engineers when it was approached by the Institution of Plant Engineers who needed external support. IRTE continues as a best practice professional sector of SOE, and publishes the monthly
magazine
A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...
''Transport Engineer'', as well as a wide range of technical guides. IRTE historically held very successful commercial transport shows and conferences and is a partner in the National CV Show, a very successful commercial vehicle exhibition.
The Irtec license is a professional certification for auto technicians in the U.K. Established in 2002, the Irtec licence is a voluntary scheme that assesses the competence of automotive technicians who maintain and repair vehicles in the following 4 classes; Heavy Goods Vehicle (above 7.5t), Light Commercial Vehicle (below 7.5t), Light & Heavy Commercial Vehicle (combined) and Bus and Coac
An Irtec
licence
A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit).
A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...
certifies the individual, rather than the employer, and can be used to demonstrate a common standard of skills from one company to the next.
The Irtec licence is offered at several benchmark levels:
*Vehicle Safety and Inspection Technician Licence
*Service Maintenance and Repair Technician Licence
*Advanced Technician Licence
*Master Technician Licence
External links
Society of Operations EngineersIRTEC Licensing Schemeirtec Homepage
Professional certification in engineering
Engineering societies based in the United Kingdom
Organizations established in 1944
Road transport in the United Kingdom
Transport organisations based in the United Kingdom
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