Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC)
What is periodic Training?
The EU passed the Driver CPC EU Directive in 2003. This will affect all professional LGV and PCV drivers. For new drivers it introduces a new initial qualification, the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC), which increases the amount of knowledge that drivers need before they can drive.
All drivers, new and existing, will then have to undertake 35 hours of training every five years to ensure that their Driver CPC is current. This is known as Periodic Training.
How much training is required?
All drivers must undertake 35 hours of training in every five year period. The minimum length of a training course that contributes to the Periodic Training requirement is seven hours.
How is it delivered?
Only training centres that are approved by the JAUPT on behalf of the Competent Authority can deliver Periodic Training. In the UK the approval process has been delegated to the JAUPT. The content, title and method of delivery of each training course must also be approved
What training can 2 Start Offer?
We currently have two Driver CPC accredited courses we offer:
The course contents are below
Course 1 Driver Essentials
- Introduction to the Driver CPC
- EU Drivers Hours Regulations
- Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations
- EU Tachograph Regulations
- Penalties for Infringements
- Customer Care
- Course Evaluation and Close
Course 2 Load and Load Security
- Welcome & Admin
- Introduction & Purpose of the day
- Responsibilities for load/loading and O licence implications.
- Best practice - code of practice
- Safety of loads and passengers on vehicles, RIDDOR
- Offences and Checks Load movement - the science/friction
- Principles of load restraint and seat belts.
- Roping & Sheeting /other methods of security Towing trainers on LGV + PCV Vehicles.
- Affects on loads - weather/hills/camber etc.
- Load distribution & rollover.
- weights General Safety Passenger Safety
- Driver Security and Load Security
- Types of load - animals, Passengers, STGO, high, wide and long loads and dangerous goods.
- End of course evaluation
Course 3 Basic First Aid
- Welcome and Introduction to First Aid
- Legal Requirements
- Emergency Response, Dr. ABC, CPR
- Bleeding
- Fractures, dislocations and spinal injuries
- Strains, sprains, burns and choking
- Shock
- Heart attack and strokes
- Diabetes, asthma and fits
- End of course evaluation
Course 4 General Health and Safety
- Welcome and Introduction
- Health & Safety at Work Act, Regulations, EU Directives, Enforcement
- Accidents, causes and prevention
- Risk Assessments
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Fire, causes, prevention and equipment
- Ability to assess emergency situations on the road and vehicle insurance.
- First on the scene of a road traffic accident.
- Noise
- Manual Handling and the human body
- Lifting and carrying Techniques
- Course Feed back & Summary
Course 5 Fuel Efficient Driving
- Welcome and Introduction
- Driving Technicians correct vehicle selection
- Aerodynamics and different types of fuel.
- Advantages and disadvantages.
- Maintenance, Costs and affects.
- The Human factor + driving practices
- SAFED (Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving)
- Vehicle security for passenger and non passenger carrying vehicles.
- Immigration and boarder control
- Course Feed back & Summary