NR NR/L3/CTM/121 ISSUE 3 PDF

This procedure applies to all people who are involved in the administration of initial competence assessments and annual reviews of any competences contained in the following Network Rail standards:

• NR/SP/CTM/011 - Competence & Training in Track Engineering

• NR/SP/CTM/012 - Competence & Training in Signal Engineering

• NR/SP/CTM/013 - Competence & Training in Telecoms Engineering

• NR/SP/CTM/014 - Competence & Training in OHL Engineering

• NR/SP/CTM/015 - Competence & Training in Conductor Rail Engineering

• NR/SP/CTM/016 - Competence & Training in Fixed Plant Engineering

• NR/SP/CTM/017 - Competence & Training in Civil Engineering

• NR/SP/CTM/018 - Competence & Training in Power Distribution

• NR/SP/CTM/021 - Competence & Training in Track Safety

• NR/OP/TM/C07 - Machine Control

The documents listed detail the competence framework and competence standards for the relevant discipline. For the purpose of the procedure any competence contained in these standards is referred to as a competence in scope and any person who holds one of these competences is referred to as a person in scope. Competences held by a person are described as being at one of the following levels:

• Level 0 – To be determined

• Level 1 – Requires training and direct supervision

• Level 2 – Trained and requires supervision/mentor support

• Level 3 – Competent and can complete work un-supervised

• Level 4 – Competent and experienced and can mentor others

• Level 5 – Technical Specialist

• Level 100 – No Longer required

In some cases endorsements are used to describe the particular type of equipment a person is competent to work on. Some competences are achieved as a result of successful completion of training whilst others require the person to gain experience in the workplace before being assessed.

Purpose

This procedure sets out the administration processes to be followed:

• Before, during and after an Annual Review is being completed.

(Section 4 - Annual Review)

• After a person attends a training course

(Section 5 - Training)

• When a person joins the company or moves from one job to another

(Section 7 - New Recruits, Transfer or Promotion)