Institute of Road Transport Engineers


IRTE, formerly the Institute of Road Transport Engineers, was a UK based membership organisation, with global branches, originally
founded in 1944, Which merged in 2001 with the Institution of Plant Engineers to form the Society of Operations Engineers. IRTE continues as a best practice professional sector of SOE, and publishes the monthly magazine Transport Engineer, as well as a wide range of technical guides. IRTE, through SOE, is a partner in the CV Show, a commercial vehicle exhibition.
The Irtec license is a professional certification for auto technicians in the U.K. Established 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, Light Commercial Vehicle, Light & Heavy Commercial Vehicle and Bus and Coach. 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.
The Irtec licence is offered at several benchmark levels: