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To use the risk tier table simply look up the level of risk and description of the waste facility you work at, before looking across to see which qualification you require – you can find out more about the qualification by clicking on the relevant qualification.


Please note: the risk tier table is primarily intended for new permit applications or to determine additional competence arrangements for existing permitted facilities. It is applicable to facilities in England operating in accordance with the Environmental Permitting Regulations. Operators are advised to check with their Environmental Regulator (Environment Agency)  for confirmation that they will accept the qualification before registering with a centre.


If an operator undertakes a qualification covering more than one activity and chooses to cover additional activities at a later date – for example, completed:


  • * MROC2 for end-of-life vehicles and are planning to cover a WEEE-ATF site
  • * HROC6 hazardous waste treatment and are planning to cover MROC1 non-hazardous transfer
  • * HROC6 hazardous waste treatment and are planning to cover MROC2 end of life vehicles or WEEE ATF
  • * HROC4 hazardous transfer and are planning to cover MROC12 non-hazardous transfer


The operator will need to maintain the appropriate Continuing Competence test for the original award and complete the appropriate Continuing Competence test for the new activity when their existing Continuing Competence becomes due.


Please be aware that following publication of the Continuing Competence syllabi effective from 1st April 2023, the previous Continuing Competence test for Clinical Waste (CW) is now titled Healthcare Waste (HW).

Note: Once you identify the relevant permit or associated activity, click the qualification or purpose statement links, in order to access further information.

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 Risk Description of Waste Facility Covered Standard Rules Permit Award Code On Site Assessment Qualification VRQ Qualification On Site Assessment Purpose Statement VRQ Purpose Statement Continuing Competence
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 High Hazardous waste landfill (open) including single stream Bespoke Permit Only HROC1 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 High Risk Operator Competence for Managing Hazardous Open Landfill (601/8500/4)

Pathway 1 - Hazardous Waste: HROC1a

Pathway 2 - Hazardous Waste Single Stream: HROC1b		 N/A Click Here N/A LH
3
 High Non-hazardous waste landfill (Open) including single stream Bespoke Permit Only HROC2 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 High Risk Operator Competence for Managing Non-Hazardous Open Landfill (601/8501/6)

Pathway 1 - Non-Hazardous Waste Landfill: HROC2a

Pathway 2 - Non-Hazardous Waste Single Stream Landfill: HROC2b		 N/A Click Here N/A LNH
4
 High Closed landfill Bespoke Permit Only HROC3 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 High Risk Operator Competence for Closed Landfill (601/8499/1) (HROC3) N/A Click Here N/A LC
5
 High Hazardous waste transfer (not covered in lower risk tiers) SR2008No9, SR2015No9 HROC4 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 High Risk Operator Competence for Managing Transfer of Hazardous Waste (601/8504/1)

Optional Unit OCS22 - Hazardous Waste: HRO C4a		 N/A Click Here N/A TSH
6
 High Non-hazardous transfer of household, commercial and industrial wastes with WEEE manual sorting with removal of plugs, batteries and cables (For sites STORING asbestos) SR2022No5 HROC4 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 High Risk Operator Competence for Managing Transfer of Hazardous Waste (601/8504/1)

Optional Unit OCS22 - Hazardous Waste: HRO C4a		 N/A Click Here N/A TSH
7
 High Hazardous clinical waste transfer SR2008No24 HROC4 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 High Risk Operator Competence for Managing Transfer of Hazardous Waste (601/8504/1)

Optional Unit OCS23 - Hazardous Clinical Waste: HRO C4b		 N/A Click Here N/A HW
8
 High Hazardous clinical waste treatment SR2008No25, SR2013No1 HROC5 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 High Risk Operator Competence for Managing Thermal Treatment of Hazardous Waste (601/8503/X)

Pathway 2 - Hazardous Clinical Waste: HRO C5b		 N/A Click Here N/A HW
9
 High Recovery of oil / organic solvents Bespoke Permit Only HROC5 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 High Risk Operator Competence for Managing Thermal Treatment of Hazardous Waste (601/8503/X)

Pathway 1 - Hazardous Waste: HRO C5a		 N/A Click Here N/A TMH
10
 High Recovery of hazardous waste Bespoke Permit Only HROC6 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 High Risk Operator Competence for Managing Physical and Chemical Treatment of Hazardous Waste (601/8502/8) (HROC6) N/A Click Here N/A TMH
11
 High Recovery of oil / organic solvents Bespoke Permit Only HROC6 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 High Risk Operator Competence for Managing Physical and Chemical Treatment of Hazardous Waste (601/8502/8) (HROC6) N/A Click Here N/A TMH
12
 High Hazardous waste disposal (not incineration or landfill) Bespoke Permit Only HROC6 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 High Risk Operator Competence for Managing Physical and Chemical Treatment of Hazardous Waste (601/8502/8) (HROC6) N/A Click Here N/A TMH
13
 High Hazardous waste treatment (not covered in lower risk tiers) Bespoke Permit Only HROC6 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 High Risk Operator Competence for Managing Physical and Chemical Treatment of Hazardous Waste (601/8502/8) (HROC6) N/A Click Here N/A TMH
14
 High Non-hazardous transfer and treatment of household, commercial and industrial wastes with WEEE manual sorting with removal of plugs, batteries and cables (For sites STORING asbestos) SR2022No4 HROC4 and MROC1 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 High Risk Operator Competence for Managing Transfer of Hazardous Waste (601/8504/1)

HROC4a (full qualification and optional Unit OCS22 - Hazardous Waste)
AND		 N/A Click Here (HROC4) N/A TSH and TMNH
15
 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-hazardous waste treatment and transfer (601/8528/4) (MROC1) Click Here (MROC1)
16
 For more information, please refer to the additional guidance for asbestos storage in the MROC1 purpose statement
17
 Medium Non-hazardous transfer with treatment (not otherwise specified) SR2012No13, SR2021No13, SR2021No14 MROC1 or VRQ406 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-hazardous waste treatment and transfer (601/8528/4) (MROC1) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ406) Click Here Click Here TMNH
18
 Medium Treatment of land for reclamation, restoration or improvement of land SR2010No9, SR2010No10 MROC1 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-hazardous waste treatment and transfer (601/8528/4) (MROC1) N/A Click Here N/A TMNH
19
 Medium Mobile plant for treatment of land for land reclamation, restoration or improvement SR2010No5 MROC1 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-hazardous waste treatment and transfer (601/8528/4) (MROC1) N/A Click Here N/A LSNHW
20
 Medium Use of waste to manufacture timber or construction products SR2010No13, SR2015No24 MROC1 or VRQ406 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-hazardous waste treatment and transfer (601/8528/4) (MROC1) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ406) Click Here Click Here TMNH
21
 Medium Treatment of waste wood for recovery SR2022No8 MROC1 or VRQ406 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-hazardous waste treatment and transfer (601/8528/4) (MROC1) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ406) Click Here Click Here TMNH
22
 Medium Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) SR2022No7,
SR2021No15		 MROC1 or VRQ406 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-hazardous waste treatment and transfer (601/8528/4) (MROC1) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ406) Click Here Click Here TMNH
23
 Medium Metal recovery site (MRS) (wet scrap e.g. oily metal swarf – free flowing liquid) SR2008No21, SR2008No22, SR2015No14, SR2009No7, SR2011No2, SR2015No16 MROC1 or VRQ413 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-hazardous waste treatment and transfer (601/8528/4) (MROC1) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ413) Click Here Click Here MRS
24
 Medium Other mobile treatment facilities (non-hazardous) Bespoke Permit Only MROC1 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-hazardous waste treatment and transfer (601/8528/4) (MROC1) N/A Click Here N/A TMNH
25
 Medium Use of waste in a deposit for recovery operation (construction, reclamation, restoration or improvement of land other than by mobile plant) SR2015No39 MROC1 or VRQ410 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-hazardous waste treatment and transfer (601/8528/4) (MROC1) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ410) Click Here Click Here TMNH
26
 Medium Non-hazardous transfer and treatment of household, commercial and industrial wastes with WEEE manual sorting with removal of plugs, batteries and cables (For sites that are NOT storing asbestos) SR2022No4 MROC1 and MROC17 or
VRQ406 and VRQ414		 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-hazardous waste treatment and transfer (601/8528/4) (MROC1)

A ND		 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ406) Click Here (MROC1) Click Here (VRQ406 and VRQ414) MROC1 and MROC17 = TMNH and TSH
or VRQ406 and VRQ414 = TMNH and TSH
27
 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Storage and Transfer of Hazardous Waste (601/8538/7) (MROC17) AND

CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ414) 		Click Here (MROC17)
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 Medium End of life vehicle facilities (vehicle storage, depollution and dismantling) SR2008No20, SR2015No13, SR2011No3,
SR2015No17, SR2012No14, SR2015No18, SR2021No12		 MROC2 or VRQ412 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Physical Treatment (601/8531/4) (MROC2) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ412) Click Here Click Here ELV

Please note: SR2012No14 and SR2015No18 requires ELV and MRS
30
 Medium WEEE ATF – physical treatment SR2008No23, SR2015No3, SR2015No15 MROC2 or VRQ416 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Physical Treatment (601/8531/4) (MROC2) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ416) Click Here Click Here WEEE

Please note: SR2015No3 requires WEEE and MRS
31
 Medium Recovery of refrigerants Bespoke Permit Only MROC2 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Physical Treatment (601/8531/4) (MROC2) N/A Click Here N/A TMH
32
 Medium Treatment of asphalt waste containing coal tar Bespoke Permit Only MROC2 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Physical Treatment (601/8531/4) (MROC2) N/A Click Here N/A TMH
33
 Medium Composting in open windrows / Composting biodegradable wastes SR2021No1, SR2021No2,
SR2021No5		 MROC3 or VRQ407 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Open Windrow Composting (601/8530/2) (MROC3) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ407) Click Here Click Here AC
34
 Medium Composting in closed vessels / Composting biodegradable wastes SR2008No17, SR2010No14, SR2011No1, SR2021No3, SR2021No4, SR2021No5 MROC4 or VRQ407 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Closed Vessel Composting (601/8517/X) (MROC4) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ407) Click Here Click Here AC
35
 Medium Anaerobic digestion facility including use of the resultant biogas SR2012No11,
SR2021No6, SR2021No7, SR2021No10		 MROC5 or VRQ407 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Anaerobic Digestion (601/8515/6) (MROC5) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ407) Click Here Click Here AD
36
 Medium Storage of wastes to be used in land treatment SR2010No17 MROC6b or VRQ407 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Storage of Non-Hazardous Wastes (603/1338/9) (MROC6b) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ407) Click Here Click Here TSNH
37
 Medium Open inert landfill Bespoke Permit Only MROC7 or VRQ4010 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Open Inert Landfill (601/8529/6) (MROC7) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ410) Click Here Click Here LIN
38
 Medium Open inert landfill single waste stream Bespoke Permit Only MROC8 or VRQ4010 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Single Waste Stream Open Inert Landfill (601/8532/6) (MROC8) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ410) Click Here Click Here LIN
39
 Medium Closed inert landfill Bespoke Permit Only MROC9 or VRQ410 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Closed Inert Landfill (601/8516/8) (MROC9) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ410) Click Here Click Here LC
40
 Medium Mobile plant for land spreading (land treatment resulting in benefit) (OCS20) SR2010No4 MROC10 or VRQ415 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-Hazardous Sludge and Land Spreading (601/8526/0)

Optional Unit OCS20 - Non-Hazardous Waste: MROC 10a		 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ415) Click Here Click Here LSNHW
41
 Medium Mobile plant for land spreading of sewage sludge (land treatment resulting in benefit) (OCS60) SR2010No6 MROC10 or VRQ415 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-Hazardous Sludge and Land Spreading (601/8526/0)

Optional Unit OCS60 - Biological Waste: MROC 10b		 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ415) Click Here Click Here LSNHW
42
 Medium Non-hazardous sludge – biological, chemical and physical treatment (OCS60) Bespoke Permit Only MROC10 or VRQ407 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-Hazardous Sludge and Land Spreading (601/8526/0)

Optional Unit OCS60 - Biological Waste: MROC 10b		 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ407) Click Here Click Here TMNH
43
 Medium Deposit in lagoons of non-hazardous dredging from waterways Bespoke Permit Only MROC11 or VRQ410 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Dredgings Management (601/8521/1) (MROC11) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ410) Click Here Click Here TMNH
44
 Medium Storage and treatment of dredging for recovery SR2010No18 MROC11 or VRQ410 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Dredgings Management (601/8521/1) (MROC11) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ410) Click Here Click Here TMNH
45
 Medium Non-hazardous transfer of household, commercial and industrial wastes with WEEE manual sorting with removal of plugs, batteries and cables (NOT storing asbestos) SR2022No5 MROC17 or VRQ414 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Storage and Transfer of Hazardous Waste (601/8538/7) (MROC17) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ414) Click Here Click Here TSH
46
 Medium Non-hazardous transfer without treatment Bespoke Permit Only MROC12 or VRQ406 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-Hazardous Waste Transfer (601/8527/2) (MROC12) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ406) Click Here Click Here TSNH
47
 Medium Contaminated land remediation SR2008No27 MROC13 or VRQ409 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Contaminated Land Remediation (601/08518/1) (MROC13) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ409) Click Here Click Here CLR
48
 Medium Civic amenity (CA) sites / Household waste recycling centres (HWRC) SR2022No6 MROC14 or VRQ406 and VRQ414 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Household Waste Recycling Centres (601/8522/3)

Optional Unit OCS40 - Hazardous and Non-hazardous: MROC1 4a		 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ406)

AND		 Click Here Click Here (VRQ406 and VRQ414) Hazardous and Non-hazardous:
TMH or TSH*

*depending on site activities
49
 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ414 )

(VRQ406 can be used for HWRCs handling Hazardous and Non-hazardous or Non-hazardous o nly)
50
 Medium Non-hazardous clinical waste treatment Bespoke Permit Only MROC15 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-Hazardous Clinical Waste Treatment (601/8525/9) (MROC15) N/A Click Here N/A HW
51
 Medium Non-hazardous clinical waste transfer Bespoke Permit Only MROC16 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Non-Hazardous Clinical Waste Transfer (601/8524/7) (MROC16) N/A Click Here N/A HW
52
 Medium Storage of electrical insulating oil / Storage of catalytic converters SR2012No15 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Storage and Transfer of Hazardous Waste (601/8538/7) (MROC17) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ414) Click Here Click Here TSH
53
 Medium Mechanical biological treatment (MBT) Bespoke Permit Only MROC18 or VRQ411 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Mechanical Biological Treatment (601/8523/5) (MROC18) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ411) Click Here Click Here TMNH
54
 Low Waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) storage Bespoke Permit Only LROC1 or VRQ416 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Low Risk Operator Competence for Non-hazardous waste transfer and storage (601/08514/4) (LROC1) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ416) Click Here Click Here WEEE
55
 Low Metal recovery site (MRS) dry scrap (including separately collected batteries – no free flowing liquid) SR2021No11 LROC1 or VRQ413 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Low Risk Operator Competence for Non-hazardous waste transfer and storage (601/08514/4) (LROC1) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ413) Click Here Click Here MRS
56
 Low In-house storage of non-hazardous waste Bespoke Permit Only LROC1 or VRQ406 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Low Risk Operator Competence for Non-hazardous waste transfer and storage (601/08514/4) (LROC1) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ406) Click Here Click Here TSNH
57
 Low Mobile plant for non-hazardous treatment of waste to produce soil, soils substitutes and aggregates SR2022No2 LROC2 or VRQ406 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Low Risk Operator Competence for Non-Hazardous Treatment to Produce Soil (601/8513/2) (LROC2) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ406) Click Here Click Here TMNH
58
 Low Non-hazardous treatment of waste to produce soil, soils substitutes and aggregates SR2022No1 LROC2 or VRQ406 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Low Risk Operator Competence for Non-Hazardous Treatment to Produce Soil (601/8513/2) (LROC2) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ406) Click Here Click Here TMNH
59
 Low Non-hazardous transfer of construction, demolition and excavation wastes SR2022No3 LROC3 or VRQ406 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Low Risk Operator Competence for Inert Storage and Transfer (601/8510/7) (LROC3) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ406) Click Here Click Here TMNH
60
 Low Inert transfer Bespoke Permit Only LROC3 or VRQ406 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Low Risk Operator Competence for Inert Storage and Transfer (601/8510/7) (LROC3) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ406) Click Here Click Here TSNH
61
 Low In-house storage of inert waste Bespoke Permit Only LROC3 or VRQ406 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Low Risk Operator Competence for Inert Storage and Transfer (601/8510/7) (LROC3) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ406) Click Here Click Here TSNH
62
 Low Inert physical treatment Bespoke Permit Only LROC4 or VRQ406 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Low Risk Operator Competence for Inert Physical Treatment (601/8508/9) (LROC4) CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (603/3581/6) (VRQ406) Click Here Click Here TMNH
63
 Use of waste in construction SR2010No7, SR2010No8 LROC5 CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Low Risk Operator Competence for Construction Waste (601/8507/7) (LROC5) N/A Click Here N/A TSNH
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