The National Roads Authority (NRA) has officially registered and joined the UK’s Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) Professional Development Framework (PDF) programme. This will provide a robust, structured framework that supports our employees’ progression towards multiple professional qualifications, including Chartered Engineer, and Chartered Transport Planning Professional, amongst others.

The framework offers employers the chance to develop their own in-house talent, increase staff retention and position themselves as forward-thinking leaders in the industry.

It includes progress tracking to monitor staff development and uses a single, consistent structure with shared and qualification-specific competencies leading towards multiple professional qualifications.

This is a key achievement for the NRA, as we are now set to enrol our staff on the CIHT PDF programme to get them professionally qualified and competent to practice in their chosen field of highways and transportation.

About CIHT

The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT, formerly the Institution of Highways and Transportation) is a British learned society for the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation of land-based transport systems and infrastructure.

The CIHT offers routes to qualifications such as UK Chartered and Incorporated Engineer status (conferred by the UK Engineering Council), and also UK Chartered Transport Planning Professional. It has twelve (12) regional UK branches and several overseas branches that all run local events and technical meetings.

The CIHT is a board-governed professional body. The main aims of the Council and Boards are to act as the decision-making bodies for the CIHT and deliver the strategy, business plans and outputs on behalf of the membership. The CIHT is a member of the UK Construction Industry Council.