One of the routes to obtaining full membership of the Institute of Licensing is to hold a Certificate of Higher Education level licensing qualification.
Courses currently available at this level are:
- Certificate of Higher Eduction in Licensing Law and Practice - Universtity of Westminster
Information relating to courses are given below:
Certificate of Higher Education in Licensing Law
and Practice
UNIVERSTITY OF WESTMINSTER
Background
The Certificate of Higher
Education in Licensing Law and Practice was developed in conjunction with the Licensing
Department of Westminster City Council, and with guidance from the Institute of
Licensing (IoL). It has been designed to be of particular relevance to staff
working within local government with responsibilities for various aspects of
licensing, or those working, or seeking to develop expertise, in licensing
practice.
Successful completion of
the course has been identified by the Institute of Licensing as fulfilling
their membership criteria (subject to payment of membership fee).
Course Content
The Certificate of Higher Education in Licensing Law and Practice
successfully launched during the 2008-9 academic year. Ably led by the
Course Leader Alex Sinclair, the course has benefited immensely from practical
input from licensing experts who have contributed to the course. These have
included Philip Doyle, formerly of Westminster Council, and also Joe Cannon,
Philip Kolvin and colleagues from 2-3 Gray’s Inn Square.
In addition to the Licensing Act and the Gambling Act students will be
able to examine important recent developments in licensing law. The course
will include an introduction to taxi licensing in the first year and
one module on this important aspect of licensing in the second year. The module
will aim to ensure that students understand the basis of the law but also those
important connections to other branches of licensing. For students who wish to
take the subject further, there will be an opportunity for study in greater depth
as part of a supervised essay in the second semester of the course.
The course is designed to run over two years with students expected to
be available on Wednesday late afternoons for teaching. We are currently
accepting applications for October 2008 entry, and more details about the
course are available from the admissions officer, Philip
Niland, telephone 0207 911 5000 x 2389.
The course has a start date each October. Further
information about the course can be obtained from the university web site
at http://www.wmin.ac.uk/ ."