Organise and supervise travel
Overview
Who is this unit for?
This unit is for those who organise travel involving children and young people with adult supervision, e.g. for home-to-school travel, educational visits, field studies or sports fixtures.
What is this unit about?
This unit is about organising and supervising travel for children, young people and adults. Travel may be `self-powered', e.g. on foot or by bicycle, in an owned or hired vehicle, or by public transport.
This unit contains two elements:
1. Make travel arrangements
2. Supervise travel
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Make travel arrangements
P1 plan travel arrangements that are appropriate to the requirements of the journey and needs of the participants
P2 plan travel arrangements that balance efficiency, cost-effectiveness, comfort and concern for the environment
P3 plan for likely contingencies
P4 plan travel arrangements that are safe and take account of the likely conditions during the journey
P5 provide the participants and members of staff involved with clear, correct and up-to- date information about the travel arrangements in good time
P6 ensure that the participants and staff are fully prepared for the journey P7 follow all the relevant organisational and legal requirements for the
journey
Supervise travel
P8 take reasonable action to ensure the timely departure and arrival of the
participants
P9 maintain the safety of the participants during the journey
P10 ensure that equipment, belongings and any travel documents are safe and secure during the journey
P11 supervise the handling of equipment and belongings to avoid injury and damage
P12 take reasonable action to ensure that vehicles and attachments under your control, and control of these vehicles, conform to organisational and legal requirements
P13 deal with any difficulties during the journey in a way which maintains the safety, security, comfort and goodwill of the participants
P14 keep required records accurate and up-to-date
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
K1 the major factors to bear in mind when organising travel, especially those to do with the safety and security of participants
K2 resources and arrangements that may be necessary for disabled people K3 travel arrangements which are appropriate to the range of participants,
the range of journeys and the types of programme in which you are involved
K4 the importance of ensuring travel arrangements take account of likely conditions and how likely conditions may affect the types of arrangements
K5 the importance of providing participants and other staff with up-to-date and accurate information about travel arrangements in good time: what can go wrong if this is not done
K6 the preparations which both participants and members of staff would have to make for the range of journeys
K7 what kinds of contingencies might occur in the range of journeys and arrangements listed and what plans to make to take account of these
K8 the organisational and legal requirements which govern organising travel for participants
K9 what steps to take to ensure the safe and timely departure and arrival of participants
K10 the importance of ensuring the safety and welfare of participants during the journey and how to do so
K11 types of behaviour to discourage during the types of journeys listed and how to do so with the range of participants listed
K12 how to maintain the safety and security of equipment, belongings and travel documents during the types of journeys listed
K13 safe handling and storage techniques
K14 organisational and legal requirements for the condition and control of vehicles
K15 types of difficulties which might arise during the journey and how to deal with these
K16 guidelines and good practice concerning the parking of vehicles
K17 records which need to be kept and the importance of doing so
Scope/range
Make travel arrangements
1. travel arrangements
1.1. method of transport
1.2. route
1.3. departure and arrival times
1.4. stages in the journey
1.5. food and drink
1.6. comfort and hygiene
1.7. overnight accommodation
1.8. supervision and support
1.9. transport of equipment and belongings
2. Journeys
2.1. self-powered
2.2. in a organisation/hired vehicle
2.3. public transport
3. participants
3.1. adults
3.2. children and young people
3.3. people with specific needs for travel
Supervise travel
4. Journeys
4.1. self-powered
4.2. in a organisation/hired vehicle
4.3. public transport
5. participants
5.1. adults
5.2. children and young people
5.3. people with specific needs for travel
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Children and young people
non-disabled and disabled children and young people in the age range four to 16 years, both girls and boys, from all cultures and backgrounds
Contingencies
things which may go wrong, e.g. bad weather, accidents, failure of staff to attend as requested, etc.
Disabled people
people with impairments who experience barriers to accessing mainstream facilities. This includes people with physical and sensory impairments, learning and communication difficulties, medical conditions, or challenging and complex needs, which may be permanent or temporary
Self-powered
e.g. on foot or by bicycle or canoe
Links To Other NOS
TDASTL59 Escort and supervise pupils on educational visits and out-of- school activities
Origin of this unit
This unit is taken from the national occupational standards developed by SkillsActive, where it appears as unit B228.