The Driver CPC has been set up to help relevant sectors improve the skill level of their workforce.

Approved in conjuction with JAUPT, LATA delivers the full 35 hours of Driver CPC. Each module is split into 7 hours and can be taken as a weekly course or booked one day at a time.

The schedule for the week is as follows:

The Driver CPC is for LGV and PCV drivers who drive professionally throughout the UK. It has been developed as a requirement of the EU Directive 2003/59, which is designed to improve the knowledge and skills of professional LGV and PCV drivers throughout their working life. There are two parts to the legislation;

• The initial qualification must be achieved by LGV drivers along with their vocational license to enable them to use their license professionally.

• Periodic Training: 35 hours of training every 5 years must be attended by all professional drivers.

  All professional drivers (new and existing drivers) must complete a total of 35 hours Periodic Training every 5 years following their "acquired rights" or initial qualification to keep their Driver CPC valid. Existing drivers must complete their Periodic Training by September 2014 (LGV).

Exemptions

There are a number of Driver CPC exemptions associated with the Directive. These are listed below;

• Vehicles with a maximum speed not exceeding 45kph

• Vehicles used by or under control of the armed forces, civil defence, the fire service and forces responsible for maintaining public order

• Vehicles undergoing road tests for technical development, repair or maintenance purposes, or of new or rebuilt vehicles which have not yet been put into service

• Vehicles used in states of emergency or assigned to rescue missions

• Vehicles used in the course of driving lessons for any person willing to obtain a driving license or Driver CPC

• Vehicles used for non-commercial carriage of passenger or goods for personal use

• Vehicles used for carrying material or equipment to be used by the driver in the course of his or her work, providing that driving the vehicle is not the drivers' principle activity

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