scope:

This business process specifies requirements for the quality assurance of training/assessment organisations and individuals involved in the delivery of training/assessments which award a Network Rail competence which is deemed Safety Critical and requires an 'Authority to Work'.

NOTE: This business process does not apply to professional competences.

Purpose

This business process is part of Network Rail's Competence Management System. It:

a) provides assurance that training and/or assessment organisations have safe and effective management systems in place to deliver training and/or assessments which awards a Network Rail competence; and

b) confirms that training and/or assessment organisations use approved trainers and/or assessors with the required skills and knowledge.

NOTE: From this point on, for ease of reading 'training and/or assessment' is referenced as 'training/assessment'.