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Welcome to the team! Please see below a list of training resources to help you in your role as an author of DMRB documents.
Back to topOverview training video
Overview training video recorded in 2020 which serves as a useful general introduction to the refresh work completed on the DMRB between 2015 – 2020. Topics include transformation of the DMRB, new DMRB structure and website, new style of DMRB documents, departures process, and, general documents to be aware of.
Manual for Development of Documents
The Manual for Development of Documents (MDD) is published by National Highways to give procedures, processes, instruction and advice for the development of documents relating to the planning, preparation, design, construction, management and demolition of highway works on the UK Overseeing Organisations’ motorway and all-purpose trunk roads.
It is split into three parts covering governance, document layout and style, and drafting rules. Please click here to view the manual.
Training on the Collaborative Authoring and Review Software (CARS)
If you are working for a project sponsor at National Highways, please ask them to set up a new CARS log-in for you and assign you access to the document you have been tasked to work on.
If you are a National Highways employee and assuming responsibility for the document as the Technical Author, please email TSG and we will ensure access and that our records are updated.
The help tutorials section contains a range of CARS guidance videos specifically for authors at this link and covers various functions such as how to draft a document, adding comments, tables. figures etc.
Please also see the ‘Using CARS‘ menu for a range of help articles tailored by topic. If you want to search for a particular keyword you can do so in the search box on the main help page.
Back to topTraining on figures
Please view this training session to understand how to handle figures in the DMRB. It is also available as a PDF output to look back on slides.
Training on DMRB consequential updates from the MCHW
To address queries received by technical authors, this session was held on 28th November 2023 to clarify the approach to handle content migrated from the MCHW and how to address the designers’ options in the DMRB as a result of the MCHW updates.
Training on the governance deliverables
Please note this training session will only be relevant for those tasked with completing the governance deliverables to support the creation or update of a document and is usually completed by National Highways staff. It is also available as a PDF output to look back on the slides.
If you need access to the governance deliverable templates and the SharePoint folders where the records are stored, please send a request to standards_enquiries@nationalhighways.co.uk It is also available as a PDF output to look back on the slides.
Training on Jira (used by National Highways staff only)
Jira is the programme management software where we record details of previous publications, forecast dates for updates to documents, governance deliverable records, records of governance approvals, and feedback received about documents. It is only used by National Highways staff and in particular those who have the role Technical Author or Technical Standards Committee chair or secretary.