Online Driver CPC Courses £32.75

Drivers’ Hours description:
Candidates should be able to identify the rules that are relevant to their operation. They should also be able to adequately operate within the requirements of these rules. All candidates attending this course will receive an understanding of the various rules, how to determine which rules are relevant to them, and how to combine the requirements of the drivers hours rules with those of the working time rules.

Drivers’ Hours subject areas:
– Legislation (including drivers hours, rules and regulations and the Working Time Directive)

Tachographs description:
Candidates will learn how to complete a tachograph disk, pre and post shift. They will also learn how to identify the correct disk for the type of tachograph unit used. Candidates will learn the basic operations, generically, for the use of digital tachographs. This will include making manual entries and selecting the correct mode at the appropriate time. By the end of the course, the candidates should have a comprehensive understanding of the use of tachographs.

Tachographs subject areas:
– Legislation (including drivers hours, rules and regulations and the Working Time Directive)

Company Image description:
Candidates should gain an understanding of how their
actions, as the public face of the company, can improve or devastate the image of their company. Candidates shall also learn how their actions, appearance and attitude can have an effect on clients renewing, reducing, increasing or ceasing the amount of work given to their company.

Company Image subject areas:
– Customer service (PCV)
– Economic environment for carriage of goods (LGV)
– Professional driver and company issues

Driver Lifestyle description:
Candidates will be aware that they must not drive whilst they are tired. They will know the tell-tale signs of tiredness and pull over safely until they are in a fit state to drive again. Candidates will also be aware of the consequences of driving whilst they are distracted. The course should ensure that candidates do not drive whilst distracted. Candidates will learn about nutritional values and the effect that this can have on performance. Candidates will also be aware of various sleep disorders.

Tachographs subject areas:
– Personal health and wellbeing
– Physical health and wellbeing

Vehicle Checks description:
Candidates will know how to conduct a thorough vehicle check. Candidates will know that the check must be carried out prior to starting their shift, taking over another vehicle or trailer, and throughout the entire shift. Candidates will know how prohibitions work and be aware of the potential consequences of failing to carry out a thorough vehicle check.

Vehicle Checks subject areas:
– Health, Safety and Emergencies
– Legislation (including Drivers Hours, Rules and Regulations and the Working Time Directive)
– Personal Health and Wellbeing
– Professional Driver and Company Issues
– Regulations for Carriage of Goods (LGV)
– Vehicle Systems (Safety Controls)

Weight Dimensions description:
Candidates will be aware of the maximum weights and sizes of the various vehicles that they may drive. Candidates will also understand the various licensing requirements for various vehicles. Candidates will understand the necessity to renew licenses and that they must report any alterations, such as medical conditions, to DVSA.

Weight Dimensions subject areas:
– Legislation (including Drivers Hours, Rules and Regulations and the Working Time Directive)
– Professional Driver and Company Issues
– Regulations for Carriage of Goods (LGV)

Security description:
Candidates will be able to identify potential security weaknesses and act accordingly to elevate these. Candidates will be aware of how to report potential security or terrorist threats to the emergency services. Candidates will be able to reduce the possibility of the vehicle, passengers or load be stolen, or damaged/harmed by thieves.

Security subject areas:
– Health, safety and emergencies
– Prevention of criminality and trafficking
– Professional driver and company issues

First Aid description:
Candidates will be aware of when first aid should be administered. This will include calling emergency services and methods of describing where the incident has taken place, for example using motorway markings for road traffic accidents. Candidates will receive a basic understanding of anatomy and how and when to administer CPR, deal with burns and bleeding. It is
intended for the candidate to have a minimum understanding of how to assist casualties they are likely to as a driver; such as road traffic injuries or for passengers or loaders, etc.

First Aid subject areas:
– First aid
– Personal health and wellbeing
– Physical health and wellbeing

Health & Safety description:
Candidates will be aware of how to perform a dynamic risk assessment prior to undertaking any task. Candidates will be able to evaluate potential risks and be able to reduce or eliminate such risk. By undertaking this course the risk of injury to candidates should be reduced.

Health & Safety subject areas:
– Health, safety and emergencies
– Personal health and wellbeing
– Professional driver and company issues

Fire Marshal description:
Candidates will be aware common causes of fires on vehicles and be able to identify potential fire risks on vehicles. The candidates will be aware of the correct action to take in such a situation, with regards to their personal safety. The candidates will be able to identify the correct type of fire extinguisher to use, and know the correct method of use.

Fire Marshal subject areas:
– Health, safety and emergencies

Ecomonical Driving description:
Candidates will be aware of how the degree of fuel consumption will have an effect of the profitability, or loss, of their employers business. Candidates will receive an understanding of how they can improve the fuel consumption of their vehicle and the positive effect that this can have on their employers business.

Economical Driving subject areas:
– Economic environment for carriage of goods (LGV)
– Economic environment for carriage of passengers (PCV)
– Vehicle systems (safety controls)
– Vehicle systems (transmission system)

Vulnerable Road Users description:
Candidates attending the course will be able to identify a vulnerable road user, where they are likely to encounter a vulnerable road user, and adopt a correct and appropriate manner of driving for that situation.