Duration
One day (minimum of 7 hours)
Group Size
Maximum 10 learners
Who should attend
All professional drivers of lorries greater than 3.5 tonnes, buses, coaches and minibuses with more than 8 passenger seats unless they qualify for an exemption.
Course aims
To improve the knowledge of lorry and bus drivers by:
- Road Safety (and thus all road users)
- The Road freight and passenger transport industries (better staff performance, better recruitment and retention, more economical vehicle usage.
- The environment (reduced fuel consumption and vehicle wear)
- Recognising and accrediting the knowledge and skills required for the professional bus, coach and lorry drivers.
- Ensuring drivers continually update their skills and knowledge and ultimately raising the status of bus, coach and lorry drivers to promote as a career.
Course Objectives:
On completion of the modules learners will:
- Emergency First Aid Work (EFAW) (Module 1)
- Winter Service Operations (WSO) (Module 2)
- Vehicle Reversing (Banksman) + Manual Handling (Module 3)
- Driver Essentials (Module 4)
Certification: Once the theory and practical tests of competence have been passed and / or the relevant ‘periodic training’ is taken, a Driver Qualification card is issued. These cards are issued for a 5 year period. A certificate per module is issued after successful completion.
