To support National Apprenticeship Week 2026, join CIHT and guest speakers in a special podcast about the level 3 transport planning technician apprenticeship (TPTA), as we celebrate ten years of CIHT’s involvement in both its creation and supporting its delivery.
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The transport planning technician apprenticeship podcast brings together an award-winning learning provider, Leeds College of Building (LCoB), an employer of transport planning apprentices, Leicestershire County Council, and a successful transport planning apprentice who achieved a distinction in her End Point Assessment (EPA) with the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT).
As the 200th transport planning apprentice prepares to complete their EPA with CIHT in March 2026, the podcast explores how CIHT and other stakeholders continue to support the development of the next generation of transport planning professionals.
Since the TPTAs introduction in 2016, CIHT has worked closely with training providers, employers and professional qualification experts to ensure the apprenticeship remains supportive of industry needs, aligned with professional standards and leads to the Engineering Technician (EngTech) professional qualification.
Reaching the milestone of 200 apprentices sitting their EPA with CIHT highlights, both the scale and success of our engagement with this apprenticeship and its growing recognition as a highly credible pathway into the highways and transportation sector.
In this celebratory podcast, we are joined by Sarah Carter, Project Manager, Transport Planning and University Centre Designated Safeguarding Officer, at Leeds College of Building. Sarah reflects on her role in delivering the apprenticeship as the primary learning provider and supporting apprentices throughout their learning journey.
Sarah said:
LCB are thrilled, as the primary provider of the transport planning technician level 3 apprenticeship, that we have now supported 200 new early career professionals into the industry, many of whom have become professionally registered through CIHT. This is a great boost to so many local and national transport planning improvements and developments, as well as starting the careers of 200 people in an innovative, fascinating career
Richard Garratt is a Senior Transport Analyst & Head of the Transport Planning Apprenticeship Scheme at Leicestershire County Council. Ruchard highlights the value that apprentices bring to his business, including their significant contributions to real-world projects.
Shakira Bickhan, a former distinction level transport planning apprentice shares her personal journey of what inspired her to choose the apprenticeship route, demonstrates the support she received from CIHT, and highlights the apprenticeship’s role in building her confidence, competence and career opportunities.
The podcast also highlights CIHT’s ongoing role as an End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO), and showcases how engagement with CIHT supports apprentices during their training and beyond, including professional registration.
If you are working towards a career in highways and transportation and you are on an apprentice scheme, you can join CIHT as an apprentice member for Free! Find out more and apply here.
The transport planning podcast is available on the CIHT podcast channel, to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week 2026.
For more information, about this and apprenticeships in the highways and transportation sector, please see our Apprenticeship Schemes webpage or contact CIHTs Education team at: professionaldevelopment@ciht.org.uk.
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