Ascent Training Services

CPC Driver Training

Care For Drivers 7 Hours
Know your own company, Internal communications, Image– personal & vehicle, Driving standards, Power of complaint, Dealing with Conflict, Acknowledging Problems, Clarifying the problem, Negotiation.

A Driver Guide To Fuel Efficiency 7 Hours
Reducing fuel usage, Environmental benefit, Appreciating seasonal impacts, Monitoring procedures, Reducing stress, Carbon footprint, Changing attitudes, Alternative Fuels, Reducing gear changes, Reading the Road.

Health & Safety Awareness, Manual Handling & Security 7 Hours
Legislation, Health & Safety, Good Practice, Customer premises, H & S on the road, Cost of accidents and injuries, Risk assessments, Manual handling techniques, Crime prevention.

Daily Checks, Defect Reporting & Safe Loading 7 Hours
Legal obligations, Maintaining roadworthiness, Items to be inspected, Standards Inspection records, Safe driving of vehicles, Suitability, Axle weights, Load distribution, Stability, Security, Restraints.

Understanding Driver’s Hours, Working Time & Tacho Recording 7 Hours
Manual entries, Daily Limits, Other duties, Periods of availability, Breaks, Weekly and daily rest, Weekly and fortnightly limits, Exemptions, Holiday entitlement, Ferry crossings, Responsibilities and penalties, Definition of working time, Definition of night work, Night working limits and health assessments, Reference periods.

Courses are delivered regularly throughout the year. Call for details, Courses can be delivered over the weekend.

Bespoke training can be delivered with CPC approval. Training can be delivered on site, or at our premises in Peterborough.

All professional drivers of Lorries (C, C1, CE, C1E licence holders) must hold Driver Certificate of Professional Competence, Driver CPC.

Drivers need to complete a minimum of 35 hours of periodic training every five years. The training will require attendance at courses but will not require drivers to take or pass further examinations.

Lorry drivers who held a vocational licence prior to 10 September 2009 have acquired rights until 9 September 2014. To keep the Driver CPC and continue driving professionally beyond this date, drivers will need to complete 35 hours of periodic training. Failure of drivers or employers to ensure CPC is valid, could result in prosecution.

Training is offered in blocks of 7 hours.