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It is the Sponsors responsibility to ensure candidates booked onto the course are eligible for the training they are to receive and in line with any relevant medical level or restriction that may apply, in accordance with NR/L2/OHS/00124 Competence Specific Fitness Medical Requirements.

Please be aware that candidates will be treated on a training event as if they are at work and they must comply with the relevant medical policy and bring their Sentinel Smartcard which will be swiped at the start of the course.

Please note this is a modular course and elements MUST be successfully completed BEFORE continuation with the course, these elements can be failed which will result in the termination of the course event at that time. No monies will be refunded or credited for the course or part thereof due to failing to achieve the required pre requisite competence(s) to allow overall competence to be awarded.

Must be a minimum age of 18.

Must bring and hold a valid Sentinel Track Safety Card endorsed with PTS & AC, IWA (if applicable) and COSS and DCCR to complete the CRP module and meet the requirements of NR/L2/CTM/021 – Competence and Training in Track Safety.  Please be advised that the competency can only be recertified if it is valid or within the 8 week grace period. 

Please be advised that from the 6th December 2025 (inclusive), COSS holders attending a COSS recertification training event must meet the requirements of NR/L2/CTM/021 and demonstrate a minimum of x4 COSS practice requirements on Network Rail Maintained Infrastructure since the last assessment.  (From 5th December 2026, this shall be 10 practices, excluding COSS LKT).

In the rare circumstance where an individual may have attended a PTS recertification just prior to attending the COSS Recert training, the above practice requirement is still in effect but they will need to have 4x PTS competence uses or COSS uses recorded on Sentinel since the PTS recertification date. The individual will not be eligible for COSS Recert training until they have met the recertification requirement.

These entries can be in the form of the blue logbook and/or Sentinel swipes. However, any blue logbook entries must be dated before 5th December 2025. Any recorded in the book after this date will not be accepted. All practice requirement records dated from 6th December 2025 must be electronic Sentinel swipes and clearly show the specific competence used.

Work Experience Logbooks/swipes not meeting these requirements will result in candidates not being eligible to continue with the course.

Please be advised that it may be possible to recertify the PC competency within this course but it cannot be guaranteed. If candidate holds PC, must have a minimum of 2 PC entries since last assessment.  However, any blue logbook entries must be dated before 5th December 2025. Any recorded in the book after this date will not be accepted.

Meet the medical requirements of Network Rail Standard NR/L2/OHS/00124 Competence Specific Fitness Medical Requirements to minimum medical level 4 and NR/L2/OHS/00120 (Drugs & Alcohol).

Must have sufficient command of English language as detailed in Network Rail Company Specification NR/L2/CTM/021 (Competence & Training in Track Safety).

Please advise of any additional learning needs i.e. Dyslexia in advance of the course.

Must Bring Photo ID - For British Nationals, one of the following (original hard copy - not electronically): a current and valid branded form of identity token, used for accessing the RMI (Railway Maintained Infrastructure) such as a Sentinel Card; in-date and valid full driving licence; in-date and valid UK Provisional Photo Card Driving Licence; in-date and valid passport, a UK biometric ID Card/Residence Permit (BRP), an Armed Forces Identity Card, a proof of age card recognised under PASS with a unique reference number (this includes the Citizen ID Card), N.I. Electoral Identity Card or a resident permit as per Home Office guidance.

For Non-British Nationals - an in-date and valid passport, Identity Card or Driving Licence from an EU or European Economic Area (EEA) country or a US Passport Card is required (original hard copy - not electronically).