Transport Incident Risk Mitigation and Contingency Planning Training

Learning Outcomes

• Analyze transport-related risks and identify potential incident scenarios in various operational contexts.
• Develop risk mitigation plans that address identified hazards and align with organizational policies and legal requirements.
• Design contingency plans for transport incidents, including resource allocation, communication protocols, and response procedures.
• Implement risk mitigation and contingency plans through training, drills, and integration into daily operations.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of implemented plans through post-incident reviews and performance metrics.
• Demonstrate compliance with relevant South African legislation and industry standards during incident response.

Target Audience

Transport managers, safety officers, logistics coordinators, and any professionals responsible for transport operations and incident response in corporate or public sectors.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, learners should have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals provide hands-on experience in conducting risk assessments, developing contingency plans, and participating in incident response drills. Learners apply theoretical knowledge to realistic transport scenarios, reinforcing skills in documentation, coordination, and decision-making under pressure.

Practical Activities

• Risk Assessment Workshop — Learners work in groups to perform a risk assessment on a simulated transport operation (e.g., hazardous cargo on a specific route), using provided templates and risk matrices. (4h)
• Contingency Plan Development — Groups develop a contingency plan for a given incident scenario (e.g., vehicle accident with spillage), including activation procedures, resource lists, and communication protocols. (4h)
• Tabletop Incident Response Drill — Facilitator presents a simulated transport incident; learners assume roles and respond step-by-step, making decisions on containment, communication, and recovery. (4h)
• Document Review and Auditing Exercise — Learners review sample risk assessments and contingency plans, identify gaps, and provide recommendations for improvement, simulating an audit process. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.