We currently provide “onsite” Driver CPC courses right across the UK, for businesses who value the benefits this can bring to their training and their workforce.
If your business has the facilities to accommodate the training, we are able to come to your site and deliver one of our approved courses at a time that suits you and your drivers.
Alternatively we can provide use of one of our classrooms that can be used for your training only, so only your drivers would be on the course.
And another option is whereby we run ‘closed’ online courses whereby the course is run online using Zoom, but the only candidates on the course are your drivers.
For more details call us on 0141 530 7393 or email admin@suretraininggroup.com
Driver CPC changes from December 2024
In December 2024 the DVSA announced the introduction of a limited National DQC as an alternative to the current International DQC held by most drivers. Both qualifications still require drivers to complete 35 hours training.
All 7 hour Periodic Driver CPC courses are eligible for both International and National.
What is Driver CPC?
Driver CPC was introduced in 2008 for PCV Drivers and 2009 for Lorry Drivers. It meant that professional drivers were required to undertake ongoing training to increase Road Safety and Compliance within the transport industry.
Which CPC Training Course Do I Need?
There are two types of Driver CPC Training, these are known as Periodic and Initial Driver CPC Training. Periodic training is undertaken by anyone who is considered to have acquired rights (i.e. held a 7.5 tonne, class 2 or class 1 licence before 9th September 2009 or held a PCV licence before 9th September 2008) OR who has previously undertaken the Initial CPC and now requires the 35 hours (five days) Periodic Training every five years thereafter.
If you passed your car test before January 1997 this generally entitled you to drive 7.5-tonne vehicles (Cat C1). Candidates with a C1 entitlement pre 9th September 2009 attend Periodic Training on acquired rights, even though they have never passed a vocational driving test as the right to drive 7.5-tonne vehicles counts as a vocational entitlement.
If a driver holds a vocational licence for buses and coaches as well as lorries, they only need to do one set of periodic training.
Periodic CPC Training
Periodic training is undertaken by anyone who is considered to have acquired rights (i.e. held a 7.5 tonne, class 2 or class 1 licence before 9th September 2009 or held a PCV licence before 9th September 2008) OR who has previously undertaken the Initial CPC and now requires the 35 hours (five days) Periodic Training every five years thereafter.
If you passed your car test before January 1997 this generally entitled you to drive 7.5-tonne vehicles (Cat C1). Candidates with a C1 entitlement pre 9th September 2009 attend Periodic Training on acquired rights, even though they have never passed a vocational driving test as the right to drive 7.5-tonne vehicles counts as a vocational entitlement.
We can offer 6 informative modules designed to give candidates a thorough understanding of the role and responsibilities of the professional driver.
What is Initial CPC?
If you did not hold a lorry entitlement (C1, C, or C + E) on your licence on 9th September 2009, and you are new to driving a vehicle above 3.5 tonnes GVW you must take the Initial CPC (a two-part test known as Module 2 and Module 4) as opposed to undertaking Periodic CPC training. Or if you did not hold a bus entitlement (D1, D or D+E) on your licence on 9th September 2008, you must take the Initial CPC.
Currently we can offer Initial CPC courses at Manchester & Stockport
Periodic Driver CPC courses available
Drivers Hours and Tachographs (suitable for HGV and PCV) +
- Drivers’ Hours
- Regulations
- Exemptions
- Terminology
- Non-driving time
- Breaks and rest periods
- Driving hours
- Trains and ferry boats
- Multi manned vehicles
- UK domestic hours
- Emergencies
- AETR
- Tachographs
- Drivers’ hours records
- Types of tachographs
- Analogue tachographs
- Modes
- Responsibilities
- Tampering
- Digital Tachographs
- Legislations
- VU
- Displays
- Data
- Calendar minute rule
- Mixed driving
- Mode switch changes
- Pictograms
- UTC
- Driver/Company/Workshop Cards
- Enforcement
- Record keeping
Driver and Workplace Health and Safety (suitable for HGV and PCV) +
- Overview
- Health and safety myths
- HASWA 1974
- Risk assessment
- Types of accident
- Reversing
- Coupling and uncoupling procedures
- Tail lifts
- Driver’s Health
- Drink/drugs
- Guidelines
- Penalties
- Smoking
Walk Round Checks and Load Security (suitable for HGV only) +
- Driver Walk-Round Checks and Load Security
- OCRS
- Statement of intent
- Construction and use regulations
- Type approval
- Items to check
- Practical daily safety check
- Completing a daily safety check report
- Operator’s obligations
- Driver’s obligations
- Safe Loading of Vehicles
- Calculating payloads
- Load distribution
- Forces at work on a load
- Securing equipment
- Use of securing equipment
- Ratchets
- Webbing
- Chains
- Bar tensioners
Walk Round Checks and Passenger Safety (suitable for PCV only) +
- Guide to maintaining roadworthiness overview
- Legal responsibilities
- Items to check
- Completing a daily safety check report
- Consequences of non-compliance
- Operator’s responsibilities
- Driver’s responsibilities
- Technology advances
- Loading limits
- Manual handling
- Providing for passengers with additional needs
- Additional requirements of the school run
- Controlling the movement of people
- International operations
- Penalties
Safe Driving and Accident Procedures (suitable for HGV and PCV) +
- Fuel-efficient driving
- The big picture
- Attitude/awareness
- Speed
- Vehicle condition
- Correct use of controls
- Safe/Dangerous/Defensive Driving
- Motorway driving
- Cyclists
- Blind spots
- Vehicle maintenance
- Road rage
- Drink/drugs
- What Happens if Things Go Wrong?
- Types of accidents
- Accident procedures
- Emergency services
- Dangerous goods
- Insurance
- Basic fire procedures
- Basic first aid
Road Traffic Law and Enforcement (suitable for HGV and PCV) +
- Who’s Who in Road Traffic Law
- Police
- Local authorities
- HMRC
- Traffic commissionaires
- DVSA
- Enforcement
- Graduated fixed penalty system
- Highway code
- Driving licences
- Operator licences
- Operators’ compliance risk score
- DVSA roadside checks
Driver CPC Card
The Driver Qualification Card is sometimes called a DQC and often just the Driver CPC Card or Driver Card. The DQC is issued automatically by DVSA upon completing 35 hours of Periodic CPC Training or passing Initial CPC Module 4.
Driver Qualification Card Following Periodic CPC Training
Accredited trainers must upload the Periodic Training Hours within 5 working days of the training course ending.
Once DVSA’s computer sees that a candidate has completed 35 hours of training, it automatically sends out a DQC. It will use the candidate address details it has on file highlighting the need for candidates to notify DVLA promptly upon moving house. It is not possible for a training organisation to arrange for the driver card to be delivered to an alternative address.
Driver Qualification Card Following Initial CPC Training
Module 4 test results are uploaded to DVSA’s computer by the examiner.
This automatically triggers the issuing of a DQC, provided the candidate has previously obtained a vocational entitlement. If the candidate has completed the initial CPC training in advance of passing a Module 3b (On Road Driving) test, the driver card will not be issued until the Module 3b is passed.
Check Your Driver CPC Periodic Training Hours
Drivers can register to be able to view their CPC hours online via the Government Website:
https://www.gov.uk/check-your-driver-cpc-periodic-training-hours
A password is posted to your home address.
Once registered, you can use this service to:
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- Check how many hours of Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training you’ve done
- Check which courses you’ve attended
- Check when you’ll get your next Driver CPC card
- Create a temporary password for your employer so they can view your record
- View your employee’s record if they’ve given you a temporary password
Available Dates
- Tuesday 4th February 2025
- Wednesday 5th February 2025
- Thursday 6th February 2025
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