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TPP
and
Professional Development
Workshop
Martin Richards TPP
Director – Skills
TPS
Birmingham
29 March 2011
[email protected]
The Running Order
• The TPS Professional Development Scheme
and the TPP Qualification
• The TPP Qualification: The Professional
Review Routes
• Two TPP Fundamentals
• The Portfolio of Technical Knowledge (PTK)
• The Portfolio of Evidence
• The Professional Review Interview
• Some Additional Points on the TPP
• The TPS Professional Development Scheme
Questions are welcome at any point
What are the TPS Professional Development
Scheme and the TPP Qualification?
• The TPS Professional Development Scheme (PDS)
is a training scheme – designed to provide a
structured pathway to obtaining a broad range of
professional competences
• The TPP is a professional qualification awarded
to someone who can demonstrate that they have
the ability and professional commitment to work
and be recognised as a professional transport
planner
 Two key, related but different stages of
professional development
Who manages the TPS PDS and
the TPP Qualification?
• The TPS PDS is managed by the Transport
Planning Society (TPS)
– working with employers who are licensed PDS users
• The TPP qualification is
– awarded jointly by TPS and the Chartered Institution
of Highways Transportation (CIHT)
– managed by a Professional Standards Committee,
with members from both CIHT and TPS
– administered by CIHT on behalf of the Professional
Standards Committee
Who Uses the TPS PDS?
• 22 employers, with PDS licences
Arup
Colin Buchanan
Hampshire CC
Integrated Transport Planning
JMP Consulting
Mayer Brown
Mouchel
Parsons Brinckerhoff,
PFA Consulting
RPS
URS
Atkins
Halcrow
Hyder Consulting
Jacobs Consultancy
Leicestershire CC
Mott MacDonald,
MVA Consultancy
Peter Brett Associates
Ramboll
Transport for London
WSP
• Including 14 of the NCE Top 20 consultants
Questions
The TPP Qualification: The Professional
Review Routes
Step 1 - Do you have a degree?
Yes
• Is it
– a UK Honours degree?
– an equivalent from another country?
– an approved Transport Masters?
If not
• you need to prepare and submit a Technical Report as a
first step towards the TPP
Step 2 - Are you signed up to the
TPS PDS?
If you do not need to submit a Technical Report and you
are following the TPS PDS, you can submit for your
Professional Review interview once you have completed
the PDS and you are confident that you have sufficient
additional experience – including Proficiency.
• You do not need to submit a Portfolio of Technical
Knowledge
• But you will need additional experience beyond
completion of the PDS, to extend your Proficiency,
particularly in management, of people and of projects.
This is by design; having completed the PDS, you should
pursue your career in the main areas that interest you,
while obtaining the extra experience
Steps 3 and 4 - Do you have and
approved Transport Masters?
Yes
• once you have sufficient experience (including
Proficiency), you can prepare and submit for
your Professional Review interview
No
• Unless you are planning to complete the TPS
PDS, you must first submit a Portfolio of
Technical Knowledge
All the TPP Routes
Questions
Two TPP Fundamentals
The TPP (and PDS) Competence
Levels
A
Awareness
a general understanding of the area,
including an appreciation of its
relevance
K
Knowledge
an understanding of how a requirement
can be satisfied, in addition to the
general understanding and
appreciation
E
Experience
an ability to carry out work under
supervision
P
Proficiency
an ability to carry out work without
supervision and to supervise others
The TPP Skill Units
The TPP skill requirements are based on:
• Ten Technical Units – “Section A”
– such as A2: Laws and Regulations
• Three Generic Units – Management,
Communications and the like – Section B
– such as B1: Professional Leadership
• Each Unit is divided in two parts:
1 Awareness and Knowledge
2 Experience and Proficiency
Questions
The TPP Qualification: The PTK
The Portfolio of Technical
Knowledge – the PTK
Required for any candidates who
• has not completed the TPS PDS
• does not have an approved transport Masters
• does not need to submit a Technical Report
Through the PTK, you demonstrate that you have
satisfied the TPP Section A Technical Knowledge
requirements
Completing your PTK
• You need to
– provide evidence demonstrating you have satisfied
the TPP Section A knowledge requirements
– demonstrate your professional knowledge across
modes
– demonstrate a continuing commitment to learning
through your CPD record
• The evidence of your learning, knowledge, can include
– short courses
– degree modules
– on the job training
• You must use the standard PTK template
• You can submit your PTK whenever you are ready
The PTK Knowledge
Requirements
Topic
Unit
Mandatory
Standard
Choices
A1
Working within the policy context
K
A2
Applying laws and regulations
K
A3
Data
K
A4
Transport Models and Forecasting
K
A5
Assessment
K
A6
Stakeholder engagement
K
A7
Developing Strategic and Masterplans for
Transport
A8
Principles of Transport System Design
any two
A9
Travel Planning
of these
A10
Commercial and operational Management of
Transport Systems
K in
four Units
How is my PTK assessed?
• Your PTK will be assessed by two trained
assessors
– one is likely to be a practitioner, the other from
a university with an approved transport
Masters course
• They will need to be to be satisfied that you have
a thorough understanding of the principles
underlying transport planning in each of the
Mandatory Units and the two other Units you
have chosen
Remember!
• Your PTK is about knowledge
• It is NOT about experience
• So write about how you have satisfied the
Knowledge requirements through learning
– experience is only relevant in explaining what
you learned through working on projects
• You must demonstrate how you satisfy the
knowledge requirements within the 500 word
limit for each of the eight Units
Keep Good Records!
Keeping a detailed record of when and how you
obtained each item of Knowledge - your learning
outcomes - as your career progresses will be a
great help when you come to complete your PTK
Questions
The Portfolio of Evidence
The Portfolio of Evidence
The Portfolio of Evidence is, in effect, your application for a
Professional Review interview
Through your Portfolio of Evidence, you need to demonstrate
1 your Experience and Proficiency through:
- one completed Competence Record Form (CRF) for
each of
- the ten Section A Units
- the three Section B Units
- a project synopsis (or synopses of up to three projects)
2 your commitment to professional development through:
- your CPD record for the last two years
- a SWOT analysis
- a Personal Development Plan
The Section B – Generic - Units
You must use the CRFs to demonstrate your
Proficiency in each of the three Section B Units
Unit
B1
B2
B3
Topic
Professional leadership
Interpersonal skills
Commitment and personal conduct
Status
Mandatory
Mandatory
Mandatory
The Section A – Technical - Units
Understanding the rules for satisfying the
requirements can be challenging
• You must complete a CRF for each Unit
• There are
– six Mandatory Units (A1, A2. A3, A4, A5 & A6),
– four Units in a “Choice Set” (A7, A8, A9 &
A10)
• The requirements involve two possible
combinations of Proficiency and Experience
Units
The Mandatory Section A Units
First,
• in five of the Mandatory Units you must demonstrate
Experience, and
• in one, Data, you must demonstrate Proficiency
In addition …You have two
possibilities – Alternative 1
The first Alternative requires
• Proficiency in four additional Section A Units, and
• Experience in one additional Section A Unit
– the one additional Experience Unit must be selected
from one of the four “Choice Set” Units
Alternative 1 - The four additional
Proficiency Units
• The four additional Proficiency Units can then be chosen
from five of the Mandatory Units
and three of the “Choice Set” Units – but not the one
selected for the additional experience Unit
Alternative 2
If you have a good breadth of experience but limited project
management, you have an alternative of demonstrating
Proficiency in three additional Section A Units, but you
then have to demonstrate Experience in three additional
Section A Units
• Your three additional Experience Units must be selected
from four of the “Choice Set” Units
Alternative 2 - The three
additional Proficiency Units
• Your three additional Proficiency Units can be selected
from the one remaining Choice Set Unit left after
selecting your three additional Experience Units
and from five of the Mandatory set
The Section A Mandatory and
Choice Requirements: A Summary
There are 6 Mandatory Units:
– 5 Units at Experience level
– 1 Unit at Proficiency level – Data
in addition you have a choice between
• either
– 4 Units (other than Data) at Proficiency level
– plus 1 Choice Unit at Experience level
• or
– 3 Units (other than Data) at Proficiency level
– plus 3 Choice Units at Experience level
Proficiency
• Proficiency is about being able to supervise others – as
well working without direct supervision
• You do not have to be a Project Manager
– work as a Task Manager or Team Leader within a
larger project can demonstrate your “Proficiency”,
provided you have had full responsibility for the parts
of the project assigned to you
The Competence Record Form CRF
Completing your CRFs
For each CRF, you have maximum of 500 words in
which to summarise your Experience, and your Proficiency
where appropriate
• as well as demonstrating your professional competence that word limit tests your ability to communicate succinctly
• you should use a variety of different projects within each
CRF as well as across the 13 CRFs to demonstrate the
breadth and depth of your Experience and Proficiency
– do not concentrate on just a few projects
– try to use projects other than that chosen for Project
synopsis
Remember!
• Your CRFs are about Experience and Proficiency
– if you submitted a PTK, that was about Knowledge
– while you might use some of the same projects, the
evidence you draw from them for the two Portfolios is
very different
– a focus on a single mode or a narrow set of projects
is not satisfactory
– as someone with the TPP qualification, you must
demonstrate that you are capable of working across a
range of contexts, including modes
Questions
Your Project Synopsis
• Your Project Synopsis must be no more than 1,200
words
– that limit is another test of your skill in writing
succinctly and well – a key communication skill
• You can describe up to three projects
– but it is usually better to concentrate on just one
• The Project(s) should demonstrate the breadth and
depth of your competence across both the Section A and
the Section B requirements
• The synopsis (or synopses) will form the basis of a
presentation you have to make at the beginning of your
Professional Review interview
Questions
How much Experience and
Proficiency do I need?
• Obtaining the qualification TPP requires both breadth
and depth of experience
– across modes
– across contexts
• Gaining that experience within a few years requires a
structured approach to career development
– obtaining it “as and when” will almost certainly take
longer
• Some transport planners may be ready for their TPP
Professional Review interview within five years of
starting work in transport planning
– most will take longer
Keep Good Records!
Keeping a detailed record of when and how you
obtained each item of Experience and
Proficiency as your career progresses will be a
great help when you come to complete your
Portfolio of Evidence
When can I submit my Portfolio of
Evidence?
• Only when you are confident that you have all the
Experience and Proficiency that award of the TPP
requires
• TPP Professional Reviews are held twice a year, in early
May and November
• Your submission must be made one month earlier
– the dates are given at www.tpprofessional.org
Questions
The TPP Professional Review Interview
What happens at my Professional
Review Interview?
• You will be interviewed by two trained reviewers (one will
be in the lead)
– there might also be an auditor or a trainee reviewer in
the room, observing
• Before the interview, the reviewers will have studied your
Portfolio of Evidence and agreed the key areas they will
pursue through the interview
• You will first be asked to give a 15 -20 minute presentation
on the project – or projects - you have chosen
• The reviewers will then ask you about your project and
then your experience
– although the Interview is mainly about your experience,
the reviewers may well ask you about your knowledge,
if they have concerns
Your Professional Review
Interview – The Project(s)
• Rehearse your presentation, and rehearse it again
– with your Mentor, with colleagues
• Remember, it is as much a test of your ability to get the
necessary information across within no more than 20
minutes – ideally 15 - as it is about the project(s)
• If you go over the 20 minutes maximum, your reviewers
might cut you off
• Try to avoid using a laptop for your presentation
– your reviewers will be on one side of a table, you on the other –
and there might be a trainee reviewer off to the side
• Its best to use handouts, or an A3 double sided flip chart
Your Professional Review
Interview – After the Presentation
• First, the Reviewers will ask you about your Project(s)
• They will then move on to other parts of your Portfolio,
focussing on addressing concerns they might have
identified
• The concerns might be about any aspect of your
professional competence
– technical, managerial, professional involvement and
commitment …… knowledge, experience ……
• The challenge is to respond to the questions honestly,
informatively and succinctly – do not ramble or talk at
length
Remember!
• Your interview will last no more than 75 minutes, and in
that time you have to
– give the reviewers sufficient time to ask all the
questions they want to ask
– convince the reviewers that, supported by your Portfolio
of Evidence, you have the breadth and depth of
professional competence required for award of the TPP
• Being an effective oral communicator is a key requirement
What happens after my
Professional Review Interview?
• After the interview the reviewers will prepare a joint report
and recommendation
• A group of PSC members will consider their report and
recommendation, together with your Portfolio of Evidence
– if they have any doubts they refer decision to full PSC
• The PSC will confirm or revise the interviewers’
recommendation and agree the key content of a letter you
will be sent
Questions
Some Additional Points on the TPP
Do I need a Mentor?
Yes, a Mentor is highly advisable
• Understanding the TPP requirements,
• Keeping a record of your experience, from your early
days in transport planning structured to match the
requirements,
• Making sure you satisfy the requirements – and filling
gaps if you do not,
• Making the most effective use of all your experience in
completing your Portfolio of Evidence,
• Rehearsing your project presentation and preparing for
your Professional Review interview,
all benefit from advice, and encouragement, from someone
who “knows”
What Are the TPP Fees?
The TPP fees for 2011 are:
• Professional Review, £450
• Senior Route, £450
• Professional Review resit, £200
• Portfolio of Technical Knowledge, £100
• Technical Report, £100
• Annual registration, following success, £12
Some employers pay these fees, others reimburse
successful candidates
What are the benefits of the TPP
qualification, to me?
• Award of the TPP qualification defines you as a true
professional, with a wide range of technical and
management competences
• As the number of those with the TPP qualification grows,
so employers and organisations commissioning transport
planning work are likely to show a preference for those
with the TPP
– particularly for those planners giving evidence in
public on transport planning policies and plans
• In due course you will competing in a jobs market in
which others may well have the TPP qualification
Questions
The TPS Professional Development Scheme
- some key points
Can I backdate my PDS record?
• Yes, a new PDS participant can have their past
achievements recognised
– if they already have some experience that
can be verified, they do not need to start at
the very beginning
• A PDS participant who moves from one
licensed employer to another can take their
partially completed PDS record with them,
and continue with the new employer
What are the key differences between the
PDS and TPP requirements?
• The TPP requires Proficiency in all the Section B
Units, while the PDS only requires it in some of the
equivalent Units
• The TPP requirement for additional Units is
either 3Ps + 1E or 2Ps + 3Es
• The PDS requirement for additional Units is
either 2Ps + 1E or 3Ps + 3Es
 Why?
Having completed the PDS, you can pursue your
career in the main areas that interest you, while
obtaining extra experience, particularly as in
management – of people and projects (or tasks)
What does participating in the TPS PDS
cost?
Participation in the TPS PDS is free to trainees, but
employers must
• be Stakeholder members of TPS – or
Corporate Members if an LA or an organisation
with no more than 20 employees in total
and
• have a PDS licence
Questions
Thank you
more info at
[email protected]
www.tps.org.uk
[email protected]
www.tpprofessional.org