The scheme is split into three parts;
031  First written paper
032  Second written paper
033  Practical skills

Candidates have to pass all three parts in order to be awarded a Certificate.

Administrative changes and fees
Part I Course
City and Guilds now requires candidates to be registered for the scheme with City and Guilds.  Registration attracts a City and Guilds registration fee which will appear on your Part I course invoice.  Registration currently lasts for three years.  If a candidate does not complete the scheme within three years (starting from day one of the Part I course), a new registration fee will be charged on entering the written examinations (031 and 032) or when the candidate makes an 033 practical submission.  City and Guilds require registration because some elements of the practical submission (033) are assessed on this course.

Part II Course
No further City and Guilds fees are due. However as well as the Part II course fees, the invigilation fees for the final examinations and examination accommodation fees will appear on your Part II invoice.

Exams (031 and 032)
The two written examinations 031 (first written) and 032 (second written) take place on the third Thursday in October of each year.  We will automatically enrol candidates for the exams who have confirmed their Part II course place.  Candidates re-sitting an exam and who are not booked on a Part II course will need to notify us that they wish to re-sit one or both of the examinations.

The cut-off date with City and Guilds for enrolling candidates for the written examinations is the 31st August.  You will therefore need to confirm your Part II course place or have notified us of an intention to re-sit by the 31st July.  (Please note that we too take annual leave(!) and we normally enrol students for the written examinations around the start of August). 

Late enrolment for the examinations is possible however this attracts a penalty fee with City and Guilds which grows larger the later enrolment is left.

Because of the high fees now associated with these examinations and the fact that AiTS initially pay these fees on your behalf, you will receive an invoice for the examination entry when we enrol the students.  You will normally receive this invoice prior the Part II course.  Please note that City and Guilds does not refund fees for students that subsequently cancel or fail to turn up for an examination.

Practical submission (033)
The syllabus no longer 'requires', rather it now 'suggests' that the practical element (033) is completed prior to taking the written exams (031 and 032).  If a candidate chooses to do this and passes the written exams, no certificate will be issued by City and Guilds until the practical element and thus the course, has been successfully completed. 

Because the 033 element could (and often is) submitted much later than the Part II course, we now invoice the City and Guilds fee associated with this submission when we submit the results to City and Guilds.  You should also be aware that if submission is made after the City and Guilds registration period has expired, another City and Guilds registration fee will be due.

PLEASE NOTE - The current practical syllabus expires in 2012.  You should ensure that all Candidates currently enrolled in the scheme have completed all elements by this date to ensure that, should ACPO change the syllabus, they do note have to carry out additional work.

Completing and Submitting the 033 Portfolio
ACPO has made a number of changes to the Practical Syllabus.  The changes do mean that the two reconstructions traditionally submitted to complete the award of 033 will no longer be sufficient to gain a pass.  The main changes include producing evidence of;

• health and safety at scenes
• the use of other experts (tachograph, toxicology etc.)
• the evaluation and use of witness evidence
• awareness of electronic distance measuring equipment.

The changes mean that Centres will no longer be able to collect all the evidence required to pass 033 and that Senior Collision Investigators will now have a role in collecting evidence on the Candidates performance in practical situations.

These pages are designed to assist Senior Collision Investigator in managing the changes and collecting the appropriate evidence.

In order to assist the Centre, can you please ensure that you submit all the evidence (the portfolio) in one go rather than in bits.  A new coversheet has been designed to assist you (see below).

Collating checking and referencing the evidence provided by Candidates is a time consuming process.  We therefore tend to check the practical submissions submitted in quarterly batches. 

Use the Evidence Checking Wizard to assist you in collecting sufficient evidence.  Start Wizard