23 July 2009 14:13

PRL Training - Wrexham Industrial Estate

Driver CPC (Certificates of Professional Competence) Legislation Update

As the leading provider of vocational and logistic training services in North Wales PRL on the Wrexham Industrial Estate are going to run a series of 1hr informative workshops outlining Driver CPC and what the changes means to the industry. These will be informal Q and A workshops at no cost and confirmed dates are:

Tues 28th July 6pm - 7pm
Thurs 30th July 8am - 9am

If you are interest / attendance to either of these sessions (on Wrexham Industrial Estate) please contact PRL on 01978 660025 or admin@prl-training.co.uk further sessions will be organised subject to demand.

The Driver CPC is a new requirement for LGV and PCV drivers who drive professionally throughout the UK. Developed as a requirement of the EU Directive 2003/59, it 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 Driver CPC qualification that must be achieved by new LGV and PCV drivers along with their vocational licence to enable them to use their licence professionally
periodic training, which involves all professional drivers undertaking 35 hours of training every 5 years.

The requirement for LGV drivers comes into effect from 10 September 2009 and means that more than 300,000 LGV drivers in the UK will have to complete a minimum of 35 hours of approved training every five years. Each block of approved training must include at least seven hours of contact time with a tutor or trainer and must be completed within a 24 hour period.

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