DRIVER CPC – PERIODIC TRAINING
What is periodic training?
Periodic training is continuing professional development for bus, coach and lorry drivers. It carries on throughout the professional driver’s career, no matter how infrequently they drive.
How much training is required?
All drivers must undertake 35 hours of training in every five year period. The minimum length of a training course that contributes to the Periodic Training requirement is 7 hours. This can be delivered as one 7 hour course or two 3½ hour courses delivered within a 24 hour period.
Why do I need to think about this now?
With approximately 1,000,000 drivers in the UK affected, it is estimated that if drivers leave their periodic training until close to the deadlines, there will not be sufficient training provision available to provide everyone with the required periodic training. So employers need to start putting their drivers through their periodic training now. This also enables employers to release drivers for one or two days a year before the deadline, or save money by putting drivers through a 5 day block of training.
Driver CPC Training Courses
- 5 day Complete Driver CPC Course
- 5 day Complete Driver CPC Course Saturdays Only
- 5 day Complete Driver CPC Course Sundays Only
- Driver CPC - Driver Essentials and Highway Code
- Eco Safe Driving
- Reversing Vehicles and Working Time/Drivers Hours
- Customer Care and Coping at the Sharp End
- Emergency Treatment and Manual Handling
- Emergency First Aid at Work
- Highways England Common Induction
- Winter Service - Unit 680 : Health and Safety
- Congestion Busting
- Reversing Vehicles and Manual Handling
- TFL Safe Urban Driving
Check your periodic training has been recorded at direct.gov.uk/checkdrivercpc.