You must do 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years to keep your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) to drive a lorry, bus or coach. You can be fined up to £1,000 for driving professionally without Driver CPC. You can check how many hours of training you’ve done in the current 5-year period. You only need to complete one set of training every 5 years if you drive both lorries and buses professionally. You have to do the training in the country where you work or normally live.

Your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification lasts for 5 years. To keep your Driver CPC you need to do 35 hours of training before your 5-year deadline. The deadline to do your training is shown on your card. It’s up to you when you take the training courses, as long as you do them within the 5-year period. All of these courses can be run as in-house courses in order to minimise the cost. Please ring for more details.
Manual handling techniques, ergonomic principles and risks associated with incorrect body movements and postures. The importance and benefits of physical fitness; the importance of healthy and balanced eating; The dysfunctional effects of alcohol and drugs; dealing with effects of fatigue and stress. The common causes of slips, trips and falls; the steps to be taken to prevent these incidents happening in the work place and on or around vehicles. The different types of personal protective equipment (PPE), and the importance of correct use.

Course Structure:
-Manual handling
-Personal wellbeing
-Slips trips and falls
-PPE
-Other topics may be included (for more details please contact our CPC Coordinator on 01963 33957)
-Course closure and feedback