Tour Coach Services is QTMR Approved Assessor #19

PURPOSE
 
Under section 12(1) of the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994 all operators of public passenger services must attain and maintain Operator Accreditation in order to provide public passenger services in Queensland.

The purpose of operator accreditation is to ensure operators:

RESOURCES

Under section 19(1) of the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Standard 2010, applicants for operator accreditation must successfully complete a training course approved by the Director General, Department of Transport and Main Roads.

The fundamental course in Queensland is the Operator Accreditation 'Workbook'.

You can direct enquiries and apply for Operator Accreditation at QTMR.

You will be supplied:

• Operator Accreditation Information Guide
• Operator Accreditation Assessment Guide (aka the "Workbook")
• Supporting Information Bulletins and Legislation CD
• List of QTMR Approved Assessors

There is a series of FREE resources available on this web-site to assist in submitting your Workbook.

COURSE OUTLINE

1. Operation and maintenance of public passenger vehicles
2.  Provision of quality public passenger services
3.  Compliance with vehicle design, safety and operational requirements
4.  Business management skills
5.  Compliance with legislation/documentation which relates to public transport operations

6.  Additional questions for school transport services

7.  Additional questions for urban, minor and long distance scheduled services

All applicants must complete sections 1-5.
All school service applicants must complete sections 1-6.
All urban, minor and long distance scheduled services must complete sections 1-7.

ASSESSMENT

The candidate will (in accordance with QTMR legal standards), if they choose Tour Coach Services:

• have access to Tour Coach Services who can provide guidance in completion of the Workbook;
• be permitted to represent for assessment an additional two (2) times after the intitial submission.  Operators who have not been successful in completing the Workbook will be deemed as not having met the training requirment;
• new operators must complete the workbook within three (3) months of being issued with provisional Operator Accreditation;
• operators who have not successfully completed the workbook within three (3) months will not have their Operator Accreditation renewed.  If this is the case, a new application for Operator Accreditation will be required.

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