Sep 10, 2008 all drivers, new and existing, now have to undertake 35 hours of training every five years to ensure that their driver cpc remains valid. You must still complete your driver cpc periodic training by your deadline. Minimise your risk was the first training company to be registered with jaupt joint approvals unit for periodic training and we can now offer driver cpc for lgv as well as pcv drivers. The ode facility enables drivers to check the amount of periodic training recorded for them. Sign in to access your driver certificate of professional competence driver cpc training record. Check your driver cpc periodic training record driver cpc periodic training record the driver enquiry service, developed by dsa, allows lorry, bus and coach drivers working towards driver cpc to go online to check records of the periodic training theyve done.
By this time you are required to have completed your first 35 hours of periodic training. Application form for a driver qualification card dqc1ni. Driver cpc should not be confused with operators cpc which is required for transport managers and is a different qualification. To view your driver cpc training records, click on my cpc. You must complete 35 hours 5 days of periodic training every 5 years.
Traindrive is an approved periodic cpc training provider authorised by the jaupt approval body no. Driving licence information fair processing declaration form guidance notes for the driver please read these notes before you fill in this form guidance notes for the company 1 dvla handles your personal data in accordance with road traffic law and data protection laws. When booking training check to make sure your trainer and centre are approved. Periodic training should be uploaded to the driver s records directly, by the training provider, within 5 working days. If youre not sure what the text is, either type in your best guess or click the try another button and youll see new text. When to take driver certificate of professional competence cpc periodic. Oct 11, 2018 the driver didnt have the correct driver cpc entitlement to take periodic training dvsa identify drivers who do not have the correct level of entitlement and inform them hours have not been added to their record. When a driver attends driver cpc periodic training you should make them aware. Periodic training is designed to confirm, and expand on, the existing knowledge and skills of each driver to ensure that they continue to be safe, courteous and fuel. This usually occurs in cases where an employer provides a vehicle for the employees use, since illegal activities or reckless driving on the employees part can be a liability for the employer. The purpose of driver cpc training is to keep bus and truck drivers up to date on safety issues relating to vehicles, safe driving, environmentally friendly driving, assessments of risk. Driver cpc training ireland fleet data tachograph experts. The dcpc is required in addition to a vocational driving licence. All professional hgvlgv and pcv drivers who drive for hire and reward are required to complete 35 hours of periodic driver cpc training every 5 years in order to be issued with a driver qualification card dqc.
It is the driver s responsibility to monitor their own hours on the driver cpc online driver. Unapproved training will not count towards your drivers cpc. The driver and vehicle standards agency dvsa has approved remote delivery of driver cpc periodic training until further notice, beyond the original deadline of 12th june. Most professional lorry and bus drivers must complete 35 hours periodic training every 5 years to maintain a driver cpc card sometimes called a driver qualification card or dqc. Apr 27, 2017 check your driver cpc periodic training record. Once you have completed your periodic training and the cpc training organisation has uploaded a record of your cpc training to driver education section in the road safety authority you should submit a completed driver qualification card application form and submit it to driver education section in the road safety authority. We use this information to make the service work as well as possible. Online driver certificate of professional competence training record sign in to access your driver certificate of professional competence driver cpc training record close. Application form for a driver qualification card dqc1 ni. With my cpc, drivers who have already started their driver cpc periodic refresher training, can now. Contact the training centre or the driver and vehicle standards agency dvsa to find out if your record has been updated. Traindrive periodic training for driver cpc holders. You should also make them aware that their periodic training will not count towards issue of a dqc or issue them with a certificate of attendance.
You will then need to register using your driver number, email address and date of birth. Periodic training should be uploaded to the drivers records directly, by the training provider, within 5. You must check the identity of all drivers using one of these forms of photo id. Periodic cpc training basically means, training that you take continuously over a period of 5 years.
On completing the 35 hours training, a dqc will be issued to drivers that. Our first lgv course was delivered to truck drivers on 10th september 2009, when periodic training commenced for cat c licence holders. All drivers must undertake 35 hours of training in every five year period. Obtaining your driver qualification card driver cpc. After recieving the dqc card, you must do 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years to keep your cpc. Once there you simply sign up by giving your driving licence number and your home postcode. Cpc for existing lorry, bus and coach drivers nidirect. Licence and cpc checks how to check your training hours the new online driver enquiry service, developed by dsa, has just been launched to allow lorry, bus and coach drivers working towards driver cpc to go online to check records of the periodic training theyve done. Existing professional drivers are deemed to hold the qualification by acquired rights, but must complete 35 hours of periodic training within the five year introductory period to qualify for renewal. The rsa will issue your cpc card application form as soon as you have completed all the. Online driver certificate of professional competence training record. When a driver attends driver cpc periodic training you should make them aware that they must have the relevant category of licence and relevant driver cpc. There are some problems with the information you provided.
Periodic cpc training every 5 years is required for both lgv and pcv vocational drivers, to ensure driver cpcs remain valid. You cant register until the training centre has updated your record to show what training youve already done. Driver cpc periodic training is designed to confirm, and expand on, the. When a driver attends driver cpc periodic training you should make them. All professional lgv and pcv lorry and bus drivers must hold a driver certificate of professional competence driver cpc qualification. Periodic training is delivered through courses that drivers attend over the fiveyear period for which their current driver cpc is valid. If you pass the qualification process, a driver qualification card dqc will be issued and must be carried with you whenever you are driving professionally. We are now delivering driver cpc remotely after our consortium rtitb have been given approval by dvsa to allow this. Driver cpc driver certificate of professional competence, uk. Fines can be issued for not having the card on you.
Introduce the course you should set enough time for a. Online driver certificate of professional competence training. We will answer that question in more detail as we progress through this guide, but for now it is enough to know that driver cpc is a set of standards applied to initial driver training and careerlong. They must then attend 35 hours of driver cpc periodic training every five years to maintain this qualification.
The employer must not knowingly allow someone to drive professionally without a driver cpc. Their personal record shows which modules have been completed, how long until you need to complete your next module and which cpc training organisation has provided the training to you. Driver cpc catch up safe driving for work driver training. The dvsa provides an enquiry service allowing drivers to check records of the driver cpc periodic training that they have completed. Periodic training is continuing professional development for bus, coach and lorry drivers. The driver cpc certification is now a standard part of professional driving when that driving involves operating a lorry, bus, or coach. With my cpc, drivers who have already started their driver cpc periodic refresher training, can now view their own cpc training record on line. By law, any driver who obtained an lgv licence before september 2009 and who uses their licence commercially including any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 3. Check your driver cpc periodic training record minimise. Get in contact today to book cpc periodic training just send in the online form, and a member of the customer service team will be in contact. This is a legal requirement for any goods driver, driving for financial gain. You must always carry your dqc as evidence of your driver cpc status while driving professionally. Online driver certificate of professional competence.
You can check how many hours of training youve done in the current 5year. Oct 04, 2017 a short video on periodic driver cpc training. Approved periodic cpc training centre archives traindrive. Periodic training for professional drivers statens vegvesen. Record driver cpc training you provide record the details of candidates who have completed a driver certificate of professional competence cpc periodic training course. To keep your driver cpc after that, you will need to complete 35 hours of training by the end of each fiveyear period. Licence and cpc checks the association of trainers. An employer can legally check a potential employees driver s license record as part of a background check. On completing the 35 hours training, a dqc will be issued to drivers that hold a northern ireland photocard licence. Firstly, you must either have already undergone driver cpc periodic refresher training with an rsa approved cpc trainer, or recently passed your four driver cpc tests. Employers will be able to access the central training record. Before you start register to use the service if youre a new user. For new drivers it introduces a new initial qualification, the driver cpc, which. The dsa will then send you a password in the post within 10 working days and all you need to do is go back to the website and enter the password and you will be show exactly how many hours have been uploaded under your name.
Periodic training is designed to confirm, and expand on, the existing. If you are a lorry, bus or coach driver, you can check that your driver certificate of professional competence cpc periodic training has been recorded. By registering via the website link below drivers can access their records at any time, wherever they have internet access. You must do 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years to keep your driver certificate of professional competence cpc to drive a lorry, bus or coach. It carries on throughout the professional drivers career, no matter how infrequently they drive. Drivers can check their driver cpc periodic training record online to see how many hours they have done. Driver cpc is a level 2 qualification and periodic training can include modules such as drivers hours, working time and record keeping, vehicle maintenance and defect reporting, first on the scene, workplace safety and driver care, dealing with emergencies and vehicle evacuation and driver development. Find out how to register and use the online service to check your training record. Training can take place at either our training centres or on site at your premises. The law allows dvla to release your data to the police and. Required by all hgv drivers who have acquired rights. To keep their driver cpc they must then do 35 hours of periodic training within.
Driver cpc is short for the qualification driver certificate in professional competence which is mandatory training for professional bus and truck drivers. The driver cpc regulations allow a driver with acquired rights in bustruck on completion of a minimum of 35 hours of periodic refresher training andor 42 hours where both a bus and truck cpc qualification are to be confirmed to make an application for a driver cpc card once this training has been completed. Drivers will have access to the central training record to check on their progress throughout the period. You can renew your driver cpc by completing 35 hours of supplementary training periodic training at an approved course organising. Driving licence information fair processing declaration form.
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