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Truck and Warehouse
Driving

Periodic Driver-CPC

Outline

Like many trades in our busy working world, professional drivers are now required to undertake Continuous Professional Development in the form of 35 hours of periodic training every five years to ensure they can continue to drive professionally and that their vocational licence remains valid.

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Driver-CPC is designed to confirm, and expand upon, the existing knowledge and skills of each driver, keeping them up-to-date with ever changing regulations, technology and practices within the industry.

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All our courses are delivered by experienced drivers who have logged a fair few miles on their tachograph themselves, giving candidates the benefit of their experiences as well as reminding drivers of the issues they face on a daily basis in a difficult, and sometimes overlooked industrial sector.

Course Content

We offer 3 options for Candidates or Businesses

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  1. On-line: where candidates can attend our course via MS-Teams

  2. In-class: Candidates have the option of joining us in a classroom, locations of which vary according to the course calendar 

  3. Business: For hauliers who would like a group class at their  place of business. 

 

Our Driver-CPC courses are ​delivered either exclusively On-line, or In-class where candidates can join us in a classroom rather than accessing the class via MS Teams. Candidates can choose as to which option they would like.

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On-line

(per driver)

All our online courses are priced from £60.00 per 7 hour course all in, and are available via MS Teams.

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If you are interested in joining us using the online system, please select a course from the list below or contact us direct for more information and availability.

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Business

(For hauliers)

For haulage businesses that would like to provide Periodic Driver-CPC training for their drivers on-site then you have the option of booking a day's training delivered on-site for up to 20 drivers.

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Subject to requirements these can be offered to hauliers starting from £398.48 per day, and an upload fee of £16.25 per candidate attending the day's course.

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For more information and to book our services please make initial enquiries by emailing us at info@logistical-training.com

Empty Streets
  • How many examinations do I have to pass to qualify for a transport manager CPC?
    There are two examinations that candidates need to pass in order to gain their 1071/2009 certification and can then stand as a Transport Manager for an operator within the UK Paper #01 - Multiple-choice A 60mark ‘short question’ format paper. Questions provide an A, B, C or D answer (distractor) format and a notional forty-two marks will achieve a pass. A maximum of 2hours* is available. This is a ‘closed book’ test, with only a pencil, blank piece of paper, calculator and dictionary permitted. Paper #02 - Case Study A 60mark paper that presents a case study with 6 to 8 questions. A notional thirty marks should achieve a pass. A maximum of 2hrs 15mins* is available. This is an ‘open-book’ test, allowing the entrant to have ‘hard-copy’ notes and study materials with them.
  • Do I have to sit both exams at the same time?
    No, you can spread them out if you so wish to. However, both exams need to be passed within a 2 year window, so the clock starts ticking when a candidate passes one of the exams.
  • Do I need existing qualifications to sit the CPC exams?
    There are no minimum examination entry requirements. However, candidates need to note that the Department of Transport believe that an average of 140 to 160 hours of study is required to gain the qualification. This is a Level 3 Qualification and as such is on par with A'level skills. Candidates are also advised to be proficient in England and Mathematics. Legal age ‘capacity’ to practice as a Transport Manager starts at 18yrs.
  • How difficult are the Transport Manager CPC exams?
    Well, that is kind of dependant on the candidate really! The two factors though which result in a better probability of success seem to be ... Study Time and Effort: The more hours and effort a person puts into their study then the better the changes of gaining the qualification. This involves self-study time to go through the notes, the recommended reading list, and in the case of candidates using our Online+ or Portal+ options, going through the online quiz tools, exercises, past papers, and supporting modules and content. Options Selected: Whilst you might naturally assume we are attempting the hard-sell here, pass rates clearly show that the more a candidate invests in their studies, then the better the chances of gaining their qualification. The best past rates are with candidates who attend our Online+ course with First Time pass rates between 68% and 92% (2023-2024) . Those opting for our Essentials option have a First Time pass rate at less that 20%. Having said that, pitching up to our Online+ for 8 hours over the 11 days is still no guarantee of a pass, candidates still need to put in the core time to get a thorough understanding of the topics
  • Are the examiners trying to trick you?
    We get this question a lot. The obvious answer is No, of course not. But.... the examinations are there to assess a candidate's breadth and depth of knowledge in the subject concerned and as such they have to be very specific in the way in which questions are formed, so as to garnish the correct answer from candidates without ambiguity. So, there's an "art-form" to the questions they ask so as to ensure you, as the candidate, give the correct answer.
  • Why is your course split over several weeks?
    So, as instructors we have been delivering Transport Manager CPC for sometime now and we have found that pass rates improve when candidates are given time to absorb and digest the course content over a slightly longer period of time, hence we start the course 4 weeks before the exams. Whilst 2 week courses are available, we have found them to be highly intense for both the candidates and the instructors. We have also found that many candidates come from busy traffic offices, and as such Mondays tend to be "panic" days trying to resolve problems that happened over the weekend, or trying to get this week sorted. Fridays also tend to be POETS's day with many candidates, either by choice or because of pressures in the office. So leaving these 2 days out of the equation tends to make for a more relaxed learning environment. For the slightly more observant, we also work around School Half Term's as well as we find that children and study don't always go hand-in-hand!
  • How does the course work?
    OK, so for every day of the course, you'll get a WhatsApp message around 08:30 from our team, complete with a MS-Teams link for you to come and join us in our online classroom, the doors to which are opened around 08:45 With the Online+ course, you also get the links and a course synopsis outlining what the day's training is going to cover, and advice on any documentation you'll need on the day to download and print. Candidates are strongly advised to have gone through the Portal+ modules covering that particular day's topics beforehand, so that they have a basic understanding of the topic rom the off and we are not starting totally blind. Each day last's roughly 8 hours though some days will be longer and more intense than others. We tend to stop around 13:00 for lunch, and we have 2 coffee breaks at midpoints in the morning and afternnon, though time are very much flexible dependant on the topic and how everyone in the class feels at the time.
  • I'm going to do the Online+ course, what do I need to do?
    So once you are enrolled then you'll receive your Training Pack by Royal Mail Express48, and you'll receive an email prompting you to register on our Portal. We advise that once you receive your pack you start your studies, focusing especially on modules 1 to 6 in your notes as these are our "background" modules. In other words you will be expected to know the content in these modules for both your Paper 01 Multiple Choice and Paper 02 Case Study examinations, but as these are predominantly business background modules then we will not be focusing directly on these topics in the class in any great depth. We also advise you start looking at the remaining content on both the Portal and your notes to get a heads up as to what you are facing. Before the start of the course we strongly advise you go through the Portal content on modules 7 and 19 before the first day.
  • Why do you record the classroom sessions?
    So, we have 2 answers here. The first being for "training and quality" purposes, which is in our terms and conditions. The recordings are kept private between ourselves and those of you in class. The other reason is we upload the edited classroom recordings to the Online+ course module on the Portal so candidates can go back over the classroom if they choose. When editing the recordings we remove your camera feed, so you are not visible in the recording.
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