Bus and Coach Operator Accreditation Scheme (BOAS) - Online Course

Under the Passenger Transport Act (1990), operators of bus and coach services must be accredited by the Director General, Transport for NSW. One of the accreditation requirements is that applicants must be competent to carry on a bus service.

To meet the requirement of being competent to carry on a bus service, applicants must demonstrate they have the necessary knowledge and competence to carry on a bus service (clause 9 of the Passenger Transport Regulation).

The Bus and Coach Operator Accreditation Scheme (BOAS) online course is approved by Transport for NSW as meeting the accreditation requirement of competency to operate bus and coach services.

The BOAS course includes four modules:

• Module 1. Accreditation
• Module 2. Management Information System
• Module 3. Vehicle Maintenance Management System
• Module 4. Safety Management Systems

The BOAS course is delivered through online learning materials including notes, case studies, online quizzes, and a discussion board.

To pass the BOAS course, you must sit a computer-based examination. Examinations are held at 12.30 pm on the last Friday of every month at the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS), The University of Sydney at 144 Burren Street, Newtown. Please click here for directions to ITLS. If successful, BOAS course certificates are normally issued on the same day as the exam.

Students undertaking final computer examination.

Fees (all GST exempt)

For new entrants to the industry whose business is not yet accredited:

For those who are already accredited and wish to do a refresher or those who are accredited and are required to advise Transport for NSW that they have maintained currency of knowledge of minimum standards:

For those whose course registration has expired, i.e., who have been registered on the course for 12 months without successfully completing the final examination, there is a re-registration fee:

Registration and payment

Registration and payment for this course can be made online. Within 48 hours of your registration you will be sent (via email) a username and password and details of how to access the online course (please note if you register on a weekend day you will receive this information within 48 hours from the next working day).

**Please note that any change to registration details may be subject to an administration fee of $50**

Further details

Please email business.itlsinfo@sydney.edu.au (preferred) or phone (02) 9351 0036.