Initial & Periodic HGV Driver CPC Training
Driver CPC training covers core competences that, depending on whether you are a new HGV driver, or a qualified HGV driver will define what subject you would need to cover.
As a new driver, you will be required to complete the initial driver CPC training, this will consist of four modules:
- Module 1
- Module 2
- Module 3
- Module 4
However, if you are already a fully qualified HGV driver then you will be required to complete 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years to keep your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) to drive a lorry, bus, or coach.
Our periodic CPC training courses cover the following topics:
- Driver Essentials
- Driving Principles
- Emergency First Aid & Health and Safety
- Smart Motorways
- Vehicle Defects & Driver Licencing
To keep your Drivers CPC, you need to do 35 hours of training before your 5-year deadline. It’s up to you when you take the training courses, as long as you do them within the 5-year period.
2 Start Ltd is a JAUPT approved training provider for CPC, so your CPC training hours will count towards your official DCPC Hours.
HGV CPC Training
Are you looking for Driver CPC training as a qualified driver? Thinking about joining the logistics industry as an HGV driver and requiring your initial driver CPC training?
2 Start training provides both Initial and Periodic HGV drivers’ CPC training.
CPC training for driving an HGV is a key part of the training process and requires you to complete 35 hours of approved Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training as a new HGV driver or 35 hours of HGV CPC training every 5 years as a professional HGV driver for hire or reward.
HGV CPC training is available separately or included as part of certain HGV driver training packages provided by 2 Start which you can book online, you can also build your own driver training package with us that can include CPC training if required.
Our HGV driver CPC courses cover focused topics including:
- Initial CPC
- MOD 2 Theory
- MOD 4 Practical
- Periodic CPC
- Driver Essentials
- Driving Principles
- Emergency First Aid & Health and Safety
- Smart Motorways
- Vehicle Defects & Driver Licencing
The CPC training provided by 2 Start will contribute towards your DCPC hours.
Lorry Driver CPC Training
CPC stands for the Certificate of Professional Competence, and its main aim is to encourage high standards of driving and improve road safety. To obtain your CPC card, candidates need to complete both theory and practical elements.
Thirty-five hours of periodic CPC training is required every five years to remain safe and compliant, with a fine of up to £1,000 available to those driving professionally without the proper lorry driver CPC training. Showing the importance of keeping it up to date, completing CPC checks and ensuring you carry evidence of your Driver CPC status.
A Driver Certificate of Professional Competence CPC is a legal requirement for anyone wanting to drive larger vehicles professionally or as part of a hire and reward service. If you would like to drive heavy goods or PCV vehicles that weigh over 3.5-tonnes, including LGVs, HGVs, and buses/coaches, you will need to complete CPC training.
Initial vs Periodic CPC: Why you need it?
Some people require MOD 2 & MOD 4 initial CPC training rather than needing to complete 35 hours of periodic training.
People who passed their car test before 1st January 1997 will be required to undertake 35-hours of periodic CPC training. Anyone passing their car test after 1st January 1997 needs to take a MOD 2 CPC theory followed by MOD 4 practical training and testing.
Local Periodic CPC training
Periodic CPC driver training essentially means that as a professional driver for hire and reward (i.e. getting paid to drive), you must legally complete 35 hours of CPC training within a 5-year period.
New and existing professional drivers will have to undertake 35 hours of periodic CPC training every five years to ensure that their Driver CPC (DCPC Hours) is current. This is known as periodic training in the industry.
Only Driver CPC courses that are approved and are being delivered by a training centre that has been approved by the Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training (JAUPT) will count towards the periodic training requirement.
2 Start Ltd is a JAUPT-approved training provider for CPC, so your CPC training hours will count towards your official DCPC Hours.
CPC Exemptions
Certain drivers are not required to have the Drivers CPC. These are either based on what the vehicle is transporting, or what the vehicle is used for. Drivers are exempt if the vehicle is:
- Used for non-commercial carriage of passengers or goods, for personal use;
- Undergoing road tests for technical development, repair or maintenance purposes, or of new or rebuilt vehicles which have not yet been put into service; (must be driven by a qualified motor mechanic)
- Used in the course of driving lessons for the purpose of enabling that person to obtain a driving licence or a Drivers CPC; (must be driven by driving instructors)
- Carrying material or equipment to be used by that person in the course of his or her work, provided that driving that vehicle does not constitute the driver’s principal activity. (For example, transporting scaffolding to the driver’s place of work. Driving must not become the major part of the work, i.e., the work being carried out at the site of work must be a significantly greater use of time than driving itself.)
- With a maximum authorised speed not exceeding 45 km/h; (such as agricultural tractors)
- Used by, or under the control of, the armed forces, civil defence, the fire service, and forces responsible for maintaining public order;
- Used in states of emergency or assigned to rescue missions.
For more information on exemptions and requirements, please see the Government website.
Online CPC Training
We have a wide variety of online CPC training courses available for you to book online now! We have both 1-day and 5-day Online CPC options, allowing you to complete your full 35-hours of periodic CPC training in increments or in one go.
In order to complete one of our Online CPC courses, all you need is to have access to:
- A computer with a camera and microphone
- Internet connection
Once students have enrolled on our online CPC courses, they will be sent guidelines on how to set up, install and use zoom, and how to begin their online CPC training.
Read our article for more information on online CPC.
What courses do we offer?
The CPC module that we offer, include:
- Driver Essentials.
- Driving Principles.
- Emergency First Aid & Health and Safety.
- Smart Motorways.
- Vehicle Defects & Driver Licencing.
Periodic CPC Training Near Me
Periodic drivers’ CPC training essentially means that as a professional driver for hire and reward (i.e. getting paid to drive), you must legally complete 35 hours of CPC training within a 5-year period.
New and existing professional drivers will have to undertake 35 hours of periodic CPC training every five years to ensure that their Driver CPC (DCPC Hours) remains current. This is known as periodic training in the industry.
Only Driver CPC courses that are approved and are being delivered by a training centre that has been approved by the Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training (JAUPT) will count towards the periodic training requirement.
2 Start Ltd is a JAUPT-approved training provider for CPC, so your CPC training hours will count towards your official DCPC Hours.
Driver CPC Training
Driver CPC training covers core competencies that, depending on whether you are a new HGV driver, or a qualified HGV driver will define what subject you would need to cover.
As a new driver, you will be required to complete the initial driver CPC training, this will consist of four modules:
- Module 2 Theory
- Module 4 Practical
- CPC Specific Q&A scenarios test
- CPC Specific practical test
However, if you are already a fully qualified HGV driver (or have held your driving licence since before 1st January 1997, and already hold category C1 or above) then you will be required to complete 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years to keep your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) to drive a lorry, bus, or coach.
Our periodic CPC training courses cover the following topics:
- Driver Essentials
- Driving Principles
- Emergency First Aid & Health and Safety
- Smart Motorways
- Vehicle Defects & Driver Licencing
To keep your Driver CPC, you need to do 35 hours of training before your 5-year deadline. It’s up to you when you take the training courses, as long as you do them within the 5-year period.
2 Start Ltd is a JAUPT-approved training provider for CPC, so your CPC training hours will count towards your official Driver CPC Hours.
