Coach & Bus Driver CPC courses from AA DriveTech
05 October 2011
AA DriveTech provides a wide range of specialist Driver Certificate of Professional Competence [Driver CPC] courses for coach, bus and truck drivers. Coach and Bus drivers who acquired their commercial vehicle licences before September 2008 are now obliged to complete 35 hours of Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training [JAUPT] approved training by 2013, and 35 hours every five years thereafter.
Because the AA is involved in so many different facets of the driver education market, from learner tuition to speed awareness courses, and business driver training to driver improvement courses for everyday motorists, the organisation has a wealth of expertise to draw upon when it comes to course creation.
In devising its Driver CPC course portfolio, AA DriveTech adopted a broader approach than many in the industry, recognising that professional coach, bus and truck drivers are usually car drivers too in their free time. “While Driver CPC courses are obviously a mandatory requirement of their developmental training, the aim was to produce engaging courses that perhaps had more relevance in a wider range of driving environments,” says Driver CPC Operations Manager, Dominic Pargeter.
| AA DriveTech currently has the following courses available for coach and bus drivers: |
| Driver CPC Real World Training Course [Full Day] |
| Defensive driving techniques tailored to the everyday working environment |
| Driver CPC Speed Control Course [Full Day] |
| The facts surrounding, and benefits of, pro-active speed management |
| Driver CPC Safe Culture Course [Full Day] |
| The commercial and social benefits of EVERYBODY in an organisation being committed to driver safety |
| Driver CPC Economy Driving Course [Full Day] |
| A practical training course helping to make every litre count, without compromising journey times |
| Driver CPC Urban Driving Workshop [Full Day] |
| Covers all the safety and regulatory concerns whilst operating in an urban environment |
| Customer Service Workshop [Full Day] |
| Developing customer care-related skills specifically for the PCV driver |
| Driver CPC Mobile Phone Course [Half Day] |
| The truth behind the danger of using a mobile phone inappropriately |
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Driver CPC Reversing and Manoeuvring Course [Half Day] |
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Improving technique in the most common collision scenario |
| Driver CPC Tachograph and Driver’s hours [Half Day] |
| An abbreviated review of legislative requirements, their raison d’etre and procedures for compliance |
| Driver CPC Economy Driving Workshop [Half Day] |
| Classroom-based but still crammed full of hints and tips to help make every litre of fuel go further |
| Driver CPC Good Samaritan Workshop [Half Day] |
| Equipping all drivers with the ability to react correctly when first on the scene at a road collision |
| Driver CPC Vehicle Checks and Effective Loading [Half Day] |
| Everything you need to know to ensure your vehicle and passengers are always safe and secure |
AA DriveTech will have a full complement of experts on its stand [D57] at the Coach & Bus Live Show [NEC, October 5/6] and will be able to provide a additional information on these courses, as well as examples of the work it is doing for many satisfied customers in the coach and bus sector.
Interested parties unable to make contact with the AA DriveTech stand staff should contact Claire Dennis on 01256 495761 or email drivercpc@AAdrivetech.com
Editor’s notes:
- Apart from DriverCPC courses for coach, bus and truck drivers, AA DriveTech has devised a specific range of courses for members of the Food Storage and Distribution Federation [FSDF]
- The company annually re-trains some 23,000 employees of various organisations who drive for work purposes, through its FleetSafe division
- It provides many types of risk management services for business drivers, such as practical in-vehicle driver training and risk assessments, group workshops, driver licence checking and online driver assessment and development training
- Through its DriverAware division AA DriveTech provides 39 different driver education programmes for offenders on behalf of 14 different UK police forces
- In total over the past two years well over 300,000 UK drivers have attended some form of AA DriveTech course
Issued by AA DriveTech Communications in association with autoproactive.
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DriveTech (UK) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of AA Corporation Limited, a company registered in England and Wales (Reg. Number 03797747) |
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