Irtec

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Founded in 2002, the Irtec licence is a voluntary scheme that assesses the competence of automotive technicians who maintain and repair vehicles in the following 4 classes; Heavy Goods Vehicle (above 7.5t), Light Commercial Vehicle (below 7.5t), Light & Heavy Commercial Vehicle (combined) and Bus and Coach.[1] An Irtec licence certifies the individual, rather than the employer, and can be used to demonstrate a common standard of skills from one company to the next.

Irtec is administered by the Society of Operations Engineers, a professional membership body representing engineers in three Professional Sectors including the Institute of Road Transport Engineers.

The irtec licence is offerd at several benchmark levels: