Under CoPTTM warrants are a requirement for most Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) roles. Waka Kotahi is responsible for maintaining a database of all TTM warranted workers in NZ and issuing (or withdrawing) warrants.
Waka Kotahi has made the decision to discontinue the supply of physical warrant ID cards.
We encourage you to familiarise yourself with our public search tool(external link), as this will become the main way of providing evidence of your warrant when cards are discontinued.
More information can be found in the February 2024 Road works safety and TTM update(external link).
Under the training and competency model, new warrants were progressively released. For full details, including the differences between Category A, B, and C warrants please refer to the TTM Notice: Implementation of stage 1 of Training & Competency Model [PDF, 899 KB]
Details of warrants are recorded in the Waka Kotahi TTM training database, and on the public search of CoPTTM ID numbers using acronyms that relate to the warrant type.
Search for a CoPTTM ID number(external link)
From 1 November 2024 NZTA intends to cease administration and registration of TTM warrants where there is an identical unit standard offering.
This change will see TMO-NP, TMO, STMS Universal, STMS (A/B/C) -NP, and STMS (A/B/C) warrants turned off and unit standards 31958, 31959, 31960, 31961, 31962, and 31963 delivered through Connexis using current TTM trainers and assessors and existing training material that NZTA has shared with Connexis.
More information can be found in the September 2024 newsletter on Changes to TTM training.(external link)
The acronyms are listed in the table below.
| Full name of warrant | Non-practising warrant acronym | Practising warrant acronym |
| Training for the TTM Crew | ||
| Traffic management operative | TMO -NP | TMO |
| Universal Site Traffic Management Specialist | STMS -U | No practising warrant |
| Site Traffic Management Specialist Category A | STMS (A) -NP | STMS (A) |
| Site Traffic Management Specialist Category B | STMS (B) -NP | STMS (B) |
| Site Traffic Management Specialist Category C | STMS (C) -NP | STMS (C) |
| Site Traffic Management Specialist Mobile | STMS (M) -NP | STMS (M) |
| Site Traffic Management Specialist (with multiple categories) | STMS (AC) -NP | STMS (AB) |
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Specific TTM activities |
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| Inspector | No non-practising warrant | Inspector |
| Audit, Planning, and Network management | ||
| Temporary Traffic Management Planner | TTM Planner -NP | TTM Planner |
| Training and assessment | ||
| Temporary Traffic Management Mentor | No non-practising warrant | Mentor |
| Temporary Traffic Management Assessor | No non-practising warrant | Assessor |
| Temporary Traffic Management Trainer | No non-practising warrant | (T) |
This warrant enables the holder, once briefed by the STMS in charge, to:
On category A roads
On category A and B roads
Topics covered during the workshop include:
Any worker who will be required to:
Any person who is intending to be:
The TTM Worker unit standard is a prerequisite to this warrant.
There is a unit standard for the TMO -NP warrant – US 31959: Demonstrate knowledge of temporary traffic management.
There is a unit standard for the TMO practising warrant – US 31960: Maintain the worksite under temporary traffic management.
The learning consists of a one-day knowledge workshop delivered by a TTM Trainer. This is followed by on-job coaching from a TTM Mentor for those wishing to gain the practising warrant.
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Non-practising warrant |
The assessment for this warrant occurs progressively during the workshop. |
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Practising warrant |
The trainee will be assessed by a TTM Assessor on the practical components of the role. |
The TMO non-practising warrant must be refreshed every three years by successful completion of:
The TMO practising warrant is renewed once the TMO practical re-assessment has been successfully completed. The practising warrant will expire on the same date as the non-practising warrant.
This provides base STMS knowledge for the STMS category A, B, or C learning blocks and the STMS Mobile learning block. The STMS Universal workshop is normally run in conjunction with a category A, B, or C workshop or an STMS Mobile workshop.
Any person who is intending to be:
The TMO non-practising warrant is the minimum prerequisite to this warrant.
There is a unit standard for the STMS-U warrant - US 31961: Explain the requirements for the worksite under temporary traffic management.
The learning consists of a two-day knowledge workshop delivered by a TTM Trainer.
The assessment for this warrant occurs progressively during the workshop.
There is no refresher workshop for this warrant.
Any changes to CoPTTM relating to universal STMS content will be included in the category A, B, and/or C STMS Refresher workshop.
This provides the base knowledge for working on category A road environments.
Topics include:
Any person wishing to work on category A roads as an onsite STMS, or any person wishing to work on category A roads while fulfilling one of the following roles; Traffic Operations Manager, TTM Mentor, TTM Assessor, TTM Trainer, TTM Planner, TMP Approver, TTM Auditor, Traffic Management Coordinator or Corridor Manager.
The STMS Universal warrant is the minimum prerequisite to this warrant. Those wishing to gain the practising STMS Cat A warrant must first hold the practising TMO warrant.
An onsite STMS is also required to have endorsements for specific activities/specialist TTM equipment (eg portable traffic signals, VMS) if they oversee operations using these and there is no other worker on-site with the required endorsements.
There is a non-practising warrant, STMS (A) -NP, and a practising warrant, STMS (A), for this learning block.
There are 2 unit standards that can be awarded to an STMS (regardless of the category of road the STMS is warranted for). These are:
Once the unit standards have been awarded for a category of road, the STMS is not required to attain these unit standards again for other categories of road environment.
The learning consists of a one-day knowledge workshop delivered by a TTM Trainer. This is followed by on-job coaching from a TTM Mentor for those wishing to gain the practising warrant.
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Non-practising warrant |
The assessment for this warrant occurs progressively during the workshop. |
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Practising warrant |
The trainee will be assessed by a TTM Assessor on the practical components of the role. |
There is a 3 yearly refresher workshop on CoPTTM changes - delivered by a TTM Trainer. This renews the non-practising warrant.
The practising warrant is renewed once the STMS Cat A practical re-assessment has been successfully completed. The practising warrant will expire on the same date as the non-practising warrant.
This provides the base knowledge for working on category B road environments.
Topics include:
Any person wishing to work on category B roads as an onsite STMS, or any person wishing to work on category B roads while fulfilling one of these roles; Traffic Operations Manager, TTM Mentor, TTM Assessor, TTM Trainer, TTM Planner, TMP Approver, TTM Auditor, Traffic Management Coordinator or Corridor Manager.
The STMS Universal warrant is the minimum prerequisite to this warrant. Those wishing to gain the practising STMS Cat B warrant must first hold the practising TMO warrant.
An onsite STMS is also required to have endorsements for specific activities/specialist TTM equipment (eg portable traffic signals, VMS) if in charge of operations using these and there is no other worker on-site with the required endorsements.
There is a non-practising warrant, STMS (B) -NP, and a practising warrant, STMS (B), for this learning block.
There are 2 unit standards that can be awarded to an STMS (regardless of the category of road the STMS is warranted for). These are:
Once the unit standards have been awarded for a category of road, the STMS is not required to attain these unit standards again for other categories of road environment.
The learning consists of a one-day knowledge workshop delivered by a TTM Trainer. This is followed by on-job coaching from a TTM Mentor for those wishing to gain the practising warrant.
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Non-practising warrant |
The assessment for this warrant occurs progressively during the workshop. |
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Practising warrant |
The trainee will be assessed by a TTM Assessor on the practical components of the role. |
There is a 3 yearly refresher workshop on CoPTTM changes - delivered by a TTM Trainer. This renews the non-practising warrant.
The practising warrant is renewed once the STMS Cat B practical re-assessment has been successfully completed. The practising warrant will expire on the same date as the non-practising warrant.
This provides the base knowledge for working on category C road environments.
Topics include:
Who should complete the learning block?
Any person wishing to work on category C roads as an onsite STMS, or any person wishing to work on category C roads while fulfilling one of these roles; Traffic Operations Manager, TTM Mentor, TTM Assessor, TTM Trainer, TTM Planner, TMP Approver, TTM Auditor, Traffic Management Coordinator or Corridor Manager.
Prerequisites
The STMS Universal warrant is the minimum prerequisite to this warrant. Those wishing to gain the practising STMS Cat C warrant must first hold the practising TMO warrant.
An onsite STMS is also required to have endorsements for specific activities/ specialist TTM equipment (eg portable traffic signals, VMS) if in charge of operations using these and there is no other worker on-site with the required endorsements.
Warrant
There is a non-practising warrant, STMS (C) -NP, and a practising warrant, STMS (C), for this learning block.
Unit standard
There are 2 unit standards that can be awarded to an STMS (regardless of the category of road the STMS is warranted for). These are:
Once the unit standards have been awarded for a category of road, the STMS is not required to attain these unit standards again for other categories of road environment.
Duration and type of learning
The learning consists of a one-day knowledge workshop delivered by a TTM Trainer. This is followed by on-job coaching from a TTM Mentor for those wishing to gain the practising warrant.
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Non-practising warrant |
The assessment for this warrant occurs progressively during the workshop. |
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Practising warrant |
The trainee will be assessed by a TTM Assessor on the practical components of the role. |
There is a 3 yearly refresher workshop on CoPTTM changes - delivered by a TTM Trainer. This renews the non-practising warrant.
The practising warrant is renewed once the STMS Cat C practical re-assessment has been successfully completed. The practising warrant will expire on the same date as the non-practising warrant.
This provides the base knowledge for undertaking mobile operations on either category A and B road environments or the shoulder of category C road environments.
This learning block is not appropriate if the person is required to be in charge of mobile operations to install, maintain or remove TTM at static worksites. The STMS category A, B, or C learning blocks cover this activity.
Topics include:
Any person wishing to complete mobile operations as an onsite STMS.
This warrant is not appropriate if the person is required to be in charge of mobile operations to install, maintain or remove TTM at static worksites.
The STMS Universal warrant or unit standard 31961 is the minimum prerequisite to this warrant. Those wishing to gain the practising STMS Mobile operations warrant must first hold the practising TMO warrant or unit standard 31960.
Warrant
There is a non-practising warrant, STMS (M) -NP, and a practising warrant, STMS (M), for this learning block.
There are currently no unit standards for this learning block.
The learning consists of a one-day knowledge workshop delivered by a TTM Trainer. This is followed by on-job coaching from a TTM Mentor for those wishing to gain the practising warrant.
Assessment
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Non-practising warrant |
The assessment for this warrant occurs progressively during the workshop. |
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Practising warrant |
The trainee will be assessed by a TTM Assessor on the practical components of the role. |
It is up to individual organisations to determine what refreshing knowledge and reassessing competence looks like. There is no refresher workshop available to renew the STMS Mobile warrant.
Another workshop and assessment may be undertaken in order to renew a warrant for 3 years.
This provides the base knowledge for completing inspection activities in category A and B road environments and on the shoulder of category C road environments.
Topics include:
Any person wishing to conduct inspection activities and who does not need to hold other TTM warrants.
This may include surveyors, provided their work fits within the range of inspection activities.
Staff who are regularly involved in the installation of TTM which may include inspecting or carrying out non-invasive work, are not eligible for the Inspector warrant and must hold the appropriate TTM warrant.
There is no prerequisite for this learning block.
There is a practising Inspector warrant (Inspector) for this learning block.
The learning consists of a four-hour knowledge workshop delivered by a TTM Trainer. This is combined with on-job coaching.
The assessment includes undertaking inspection activities in category A and B road environments.
It is up to individual organisations to determine what refreshing knowledge and reassessing competence looks like. There is no refresher workshop available to renew the Inspector warrant.
Another workshop and assessment may be undertaken in order to renew a warrant for 3 years.
This learning block provides the knowledge and skill needed to design a TMP that is:
Topics include:
Once TMP approved
Any person who wants to develop and submit a TMP for approval or any person wishing to fulfill one of these roles: TMP Approver, Traffic Management Coordinator, or Corridor Manager.
The TTM Planner is expected to acquire endorsements for specific activities (eg traffic signals, sealing, and road marking)/specialist TTM equipment (eg portable traffic signals, VMS) if using these within a TMP.
There is a non-practising warrant (TTM Planner -NP) and a practising warrant (TTM Planner) for this learning block.
The learning consists of a two-day knowledge workshop delivered by selected TTM Trainers and Subject Matter Experts. This is followed by an assessment for those wishing to gain the practising warrant.
| Non-practising warrant | No assessment. |
| Practising warrant | The trainee will design a TMP, have it approved and installed. The trainee will then submit their TTM Planner assignment for assessment by an Assessor selected by Waka Kotahi. |
There is no standard refresher workshop for this warrant. The need for a special TTM Planner refresher workshop will be determined by Waka Kotahi if there is a significant change to TMP requirements.
The holder of this warrant refreshes their CoPTTM knowledge by successfully completing an STMS Refresher workshop for the categories of road they are warranted for.
Skilled STMSs who want to mentor or coach staff on the practical aspects of their role.
The person must have practical experience and be warranted in the activities they will be mentoring on.
The minimum requirement is that the person holds the practising STMS warrant for the category of road the TTM Mentor is mentoring on.
There is a practising warrant - Mentor - for this learning block.
The learning consists of a one-day knowledge workshop delivered by TTM Mentor Trainer.
Assessment
The assessment for this warrant occurs during the workshop.There is no standard refresher workshop for this warrant. The need for a refresher workshop will be determined by Waka Kotahi if the mentoring process significantly changes.
The holder of this warrant refreshes their CoPTTM knowledge by attending an STMS Refresher workshop for the categories of road they are mentoring on.
This learning block provides details of the assessment methodology and requirements for each of the assessments. A briefing session is held for each assessment (or group of assessments).
Topics to be covered during each TTM Assessor briefing are:
TTM Assessors will need to successfully complete the briefing for each assessment included in their assessor scope of registration.
A TTM Assessor is required to hold Unit Standard 4098: Use standards to assess candidate performance. The assessor must have practical experience and be warranted in the activities they will be assessing.
The minimum requirement is that the person holds the practising STMS warrant for the category of road the TTM Assessor is assessing on.
There is a practising warrant (TTM Assessor) for this learning block. To attain this warrant, TTM Assessors must:
Each briefing will be between 4 and 8 hours in length (depending on the number of assessments covered in the briefing).
The assessment for this warrant occurs:
There is no standard refresher workshop for this warrant. The need for a refresher workshop will be determined by Waka Kotahi if the assessment process significantly changes.
The holder of this warrant refreshes their CoPTTM knowledge by attending an STMS refresher workshop for the categories of road they are assessing on.
This learning block provides the practical training skills needed to deliver selected TTM workshops.
Topics covered include:
Experienced STMSs who want to become trainers for selected TTM workshops that lead to the issue of warrants (and any associated refresher workshops).
The selected TTM workshops include TMO, Inspector, STMS Universal, STMS category A, category B, category C, and STMS Mobile.
It is also recommended that the STMS has successfully undertaken the role of TTM Mentor before attending the trainer training.
The STMS must:
The minimum requirement is that the person holds the practising STMS warrants for categories A and B.
There is a practising warrant (T) for this qualification.
The learning consists of a three-day knowledge and skills workshop delivered by selected trainers.
The initial assessment for this warrant occurs progressively during the TTM Trainer workshop.
Upon successful completion of the TTM Trainer workshop, the Trainer will be awarded a Probationary Trainer warrant for 12 months. This will enable them to run TMO workshops unsupervised and assist with the delivery of STMS workshops under the direct supervision of a TTM trainer warranted to deliver STMS training for that category of road environment. During these 12 months, the probationary trainer must complete their Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching.
After one year the Probationary Trainer will be assessed by a TTM Assessor selected by Waka Kotahi and if they have met the standards, they will be awarded the full TTM Trainer warrant allowing them to deliver STMS training for the categories of road environment they hold a practising STMS warrant for.
There is a three-yearly refresher workshop on the TTM Trainer warrant. The refresher workshop is a two-day workshop.
