Caldicot Group Training Services

STEPS TO BECOMING A FULLY QUALIFIED LGV DRIVER

There are a number of things to be considered before starting the process to become a fully qualified LGV (large goods vehicle) driver.

AGE

The minimum age at which you can obtain an LGV licence is 18 years. Between 18 and 21, LGV drivers must hold an initial Driver CPC qualification (regardless of whether the licence is intended to be used professionally or otherwise). For drivers over 21 years of age, the Driver CPC qualification is only a necessity if the licence is being used professionally.

HEALTH

STEP ONE Before you apply for your provisional licence you will need to take a medical. This will be arranged by the Caldicot Group, which is your training provider. I will send you a medical examination report (Form D4), and book you a medical at a local medical centre. D4 Medicals are a Company that provide a cheaper service. (0300 3030668 or book online)                                                                                                                               

PROVISIONAL ENTITLEMENT

After passing your medical it will be time to apply for your provisional LGV entitlement.

STEP TWO Although application is free, you will need to fill in a Form D2, which I will send with your D4 form. Your completed application form should be sent to the DVLA at Swansea, accompanied by your completed D4 (medical form). The application form will also remind you to send your Photo card driving licence. Ensure that you read and complete the form carefully so as not to delay your application which will take between 10 to 14 days to process. This short delay will offer an ideal time to prepare for the theoretical parts of your test. There are several theoretical tests to pass in the licence acquisition process.

STEP THREE Once you have received your provisional licence, I will book your two-part theory test online (Modules 1a and 1b). I will also be able to book your Driver CPC Initial Case study test online at this stage. This test can be booked at a local DSA test centre.

THEORY TESTS

Module 1A. To pass the theory test (Module 1A) you are required to answer 100 multiple-choice questions. You must get at least 85 correct to be awarded a pass. The theory test exam lasts one hour and 45 minutes. The official ‘LGV Theory Test Book’ is highly recommended as an ideal learning tool: costs vary between £13 – £25 depending on provider.

Module 1B The Hazard Perception Test (Module 1B) consists of 20 hazard clips. You are required to identify potential hazards as and when they appear on the screen. The required pass mark is 67 out of 100.  If you fail the hazard perception test but have passed the theory test, then you only need to re-sit the hazard perception test, and vice versa. Once you have passed both parts of the LGV licence theory tests your certificate will be valid for two years from the date of passing the first part of the test. Case Study Theory Test (Driver CPC Module 2) The Driver Certificate of Professional Competence is a qualification that all LGV drivers must take to be able to drive commercially, and any LGV drivers under 21 years of age, regardless of vehicle use. This test must be sat at a DSA-approved Theory Test Centre. You will be asked a variety of questions with multiple choice answers.

The exam will use diagrams, video clips, text and audio to help illustrate the questions. Each test will consist of seven case studies and you will be asked six to eight questions per case study. You will need to study for these tests. I will give you a Login with all practice screens to help with your preparation, and I can monitor your progress from my Managers Portal.

PRACTICAL TESTS

STEP FOUR Module 3. (Practical Test) Is now broken down into 2 Modules, 3a & 3b. The 3a module is the off road exercise, (reversing, coupling & uncoupling for C+E candidates) The 3b test itself lasts approximately 60 minutes and takes in various different types of road. This is carried out by a Driving Standards Agency (DSA) examiner. Your on-road training will be here in Newport, where you will have 32 Hours driver training with a qualified LGV Instructor over 8 Days and your Test on the 8^th day with a few hours training before your test. Courses will be booked in relation to Test Availability.

Module 4 (Practical Test Associated Knowledge) (Driver CPC) Module 4 is a separate practical test that lasts for approximately 30 minutes. It will normally be conducted after your practical driving test (Module 4). It is anticipated that approximately three hours of training will be required to prepare adequately for this exam. The DSA examiner will ask certain questions about vehicle and load, safety and security. You must demonstrate your answers using a vehicle and various restraining devices. For example, part of the Module 4 test might be to carry out a pre-use vehicle check or demonstrate how you would secure a load using various restraining devices. The pass mark for Module 4 is 80%. However, you must get at least 75% in each subject area (five areas) to ensure success. Once you have passed Module 4 you will be awarded a Driver CPC qualification and can drive professionally. This will be valid for five years. You must then complete 35 hours periodic training within those five years and every five years thereafter. Congratulations. You are now a qualified LGV driver with a Category C licence and Driver CPC qualified!

MEDICAL, THEORY TRAINING, THEORY TESTS

No longer do you have to ring round doctors trying to get an appointment for a medical. For a one-off discounted fee of £250, an incredible saving you will receive:

• Medical at the nearest location to you

• On-line access to learning materials for multiple choice, hazard perception and case studies, including practice tests

• Theory tests booked on your behalf

Anyone driving professionally must have driver CPC. New entrants to the industry not having acquired rights must pass two tests to achieve this qualification. The first test is carried out at your local theory test centre and compromises a computer based case studies test. This is often knows as Module 2.

Having passed Module 2, the candidate will join us for Module 4 training. The Module 4 test is a practical demonstration test involving safe loading, vehicle safety checks, illegal immigration and drug trafficking. As the vehicle is not moved during this test, the Module 4 can be undertaken before the driving course if this suits your schedule. The Module 4 test takes place at our own private driving centre in Caldicot with our own dedicated examiner.

Candidates who have had driver training elsewhere are welcome to join us for the Module 4 training and test.

The case studies tests is a computer-based exercise. There are seven case studies based on real life situations that drivers are likely to come across in their working life. The aim is to test driver knowledge, and how they put it into practice. Each test is made up of seven case studies, each one with six to eight questions, with a maximum of 50 questions. The case studies test will take about 90 minutes to complete.

• Theory training online for Module 2 Case Studies (full 90 days access)
• Theory tests booked at a centre local to you at a time to suit

CPC Case Studies –

50 questions, 90 minutes, 40 marks to pass

This test takes about half an hour. To pass, you will need to show knowledge and ability in the following areas:

• Ability to load the vehicle, paying attention to the safety rules and using the vehicle properly
• Security of the vehicle and its contents
• Ability to prevent criminality and trafficking in illegal immigrants – for example, what you should do if you have returned to the vehicle after taking a comfort break on a ferry or at a border crossing
• Ability to assess emergency situations
• Ability to prevent physical risk
• Ability to complete a physical walk round vehicle safety check

The test consists of 5 topic areas covering the Driver CPC syllabus. To pass each topic, drivers will have to score a minimum of 15 out of a possible 20 points in each topic area. However, to pass the test, a higher score in the topics is required because the minimum total score required is 80 out of 100.

Once both tests have been successfully passed you will receive your Driver Qualification card valid for 5 years from the DVSA.

Periodic Training We Can Provide You with Modules from 7hrs to 35hrs

DAY 1: Transport Security & Drivers Hours Records

DAY 2: Safe and Efficient Driving and Safe Vehicle Loading

DAY 3: Hazard Perception and Digital Tachos

DAY 4: Driver Hours and Walk around Checks

DAY 5: First Aid and Driver Health

We are Also Available to Offer

• Initial CPC
• MOD 2 Bookings
• MOD 4 Training & Assessment

Transport Security (course content)

Aims:

To heighten delegates’ awareness of vehicle, load and person security, and the potential terrorist threat posed by some materials.

Objectives:

To introduce awareness of present legislation. To ensure delegates understand their responsibilities in prevention of clandestine activity. To ensure delegates understand the need for vigilance and what to look for to reduce the potential for terrorism. To provide delegates with procedures for recording/reporting incidents and develop prevention strategies.

Driver Hours Records (course content)

Aims:

To enhance delegate’s knowledge of EU and UK Drivers’ Hours Regulations.

Objectives:

Explanation of Legislation surrounding Drivers’ Hours’ Records: Operator and Driver Legal Responsibilities. Summary of graduated fixed penalties relating to Driver’s Hours’ Infringements. Explanation of Use of Mod Switch for General Record Keeping. Explanation of Record keeping requirements (EU Regulations) using Analogue Tachographs including Manual Entries.

Explanation of Record keeping requirements (EU Regulations) using Digital Tachographs including Manual Entries.

Safe and Efficient Driving (course content)

Aims:

To enhance delegates’ awareness and skills to promote safe driving while improving fuel consumption and environmental impact of vehicles

Objectives:

To introduce awareness of environmental implications of transport operations. To ensure drivers understand the importance of their contribution to efficiency. To introduce the advantages of forward planning and route selection including low bridges. To introduce the importance of consideration of vulnerable road users.

Safe Vehicle Loading (course content)

Aims:

To provide an understanding of safe systems for vehicle loading to ensure the safety of all involved and the importance of weight distribution in road safety.

Objectives:

To make drivers aware of legislation surrounding safe loading of vehicles. To provide an understanding of weight distribution, payloads and methods of load restraint when loading vehicles. To heighten awareness of the hazards of working at heights including safety measures. To ensure drivers understand their responsibilities for safe loading.

Hazard Perception (course content)

Aims:

To encourage safer driving practices to further road safety and promote driving at appropriate speeds within the speed limit.

Objectives:

To increase driver hazard perception. To understand the dangers of misuse of speed. The benefits of complying with speed limits. To promote safer driving techniques. To improve road hazard identification. Understand incident reporting requirements.

Digital Tachographs (course content)

Aims:

To provide delegates with an overview of the legislative requirements in relation to digital tachographs, explain how digital tachographs operate to ensure that drivers understand their responsibilities.

Objectives:

To introduce the digital tachograph and its controls. Explain the use of tachograph cards. Make manual entries. Recognise pictograms. Understand UTC in relation to local time. Understand when printouts are required. Understand the requirement for card replacement.

DAY 4: Driver Hours and Walk around Checks

First Aid (course content)

Aims:

To provide delegates with an introduction to Emergency First Aid.

Objectives:

To introduce the concepts of first aid. To ensure that drivers understand the role of emergency cover for first aid. To ensure that drivers understand the limitations of training undertaken.

Drivers Health (course content)

Aims:

To raise delegates awareness of the importance of taking care of themselves and provide guidance on promoting good health.

Objectives:

To introduce current legislation surrounding driver’s health and vehicle use. To introduce concept of substance abuse. To introduce signs and symptoms of medical conditions affecting driving licences. To ensure drivers understand the requirements for reporting certain conditions. To introduce strategies for improving health and fitness.

We provide training courses on all types of forklift trucks

Training is carried out on-site at your company premises. We will work around your company needs and its environment

The certification is valid for three years

Duration of the course is 1 to 5 days depending on experience and the maximum number of delegates is THREE

Incidents and accidents happen every day knowing the basics of First Aid could make a real difference

Course Summary

This course is to give delegates the knowledge and skills to carry out basic first aid until professional help arrives

Duration of the course is 1 day

Maximum number of delegates 6-12

Duration: 3 days

Introduction

This course is cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid and automated external defibrillator (AED) use combined into one program. It is designed to teach adults and minors the currently accepted first aid practices to safely administer CPR, first aid, and utilize an AED in emergency situations involving infants, children, and adults for the purpose of complying with the requirements of the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982

Qualifications of Graduates

Upon successful completion of this course graduates may:

1. Recognize and evaluate an emergency and a victim
2. Know how to activate or alert the emergency medical services (EMS)
3. Be able to provide 1-person infant, child, and adult CPR to a non-breathing or injured person and administer the proper first aid
4. Properly use an automated external defibrillator (AED)

It is important that the student understands that a requalification course is required every 3 years

Introduction

This course is cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid and automated external defibrillator (AED) use combined into one program. It is designed to teach adults and minors the proper techniques to safely administer CPR, correct first aid, and utilize an AED in emergency situations involving infants, children and adults.

Qualifications of Graduates

Upon successful completion of this course, graduates may:

1. Recognise and evaluate an emergency and a victim
2. Know how to activate or alert the emergency medical services (EMS)
3. Be able to provide 1-person infant, child and adult CPR to a non-breathing or injured person and administer the proper first aid
4. Properly use an automated external defibrillator (AED)

It is important that the student understands that a requalification course is required every 2 years

Duration: 1 day

Introduction

This course is a cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid, and automated external defibrillator (AED) combined into one program. It is designed to teach the proper techniques to safely administer CPR, correct first aid, and utilize an AED in emergency situations involving infants and children.

Qualifications of Graduates

Upon successful completion of this course graduates may:

1. Recognise and evaluate an emergency and a victim
2. Know how to activate or alert the emergency medical services (EMS)
3. Be able to provide 1-person infant, child CPR, and administer the proper first aid to non-breathing or injured infants or children
4. Properly use an automated external defibrillator (AED)

It is important that the student understands that a requalification course is required every 2 years

Introduction

This half-day course covers the essentials of identifying, managing, and reducing the risk of fire in a non-domestic property as well as the actions to be taken in the event of a fire. It also covers the regulations applicable to organisations. The course will present an understanding of fire safety regulations and techniques in compliance with the UK Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (2005)

Qualifications of Graduates

Upon successful completion of this course, the graduates will be able to perform the duties required of a fire marshal/fire warden

It is important that the student understands that a requalification course is required every 3 years

Duration: 4 hours

Introduction

This half-day course is essential support for all working professionals who manually handle objects. These activities are the main activities that cause work-related musculoskeletal disorders, such as back and joint pain. The course will present an understanding of Manual Handling regulations and techniques in compliance with the UK Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and the Manual Handling Operations Regulations (1982)

Qualifications of Graduates

Upon successful completion of this course, graduates may:

1. Understand what is meant by manual handling
2. Be able to explain the common causes of injury and potential long-term damages to health as a result of poor manual handling techniques
3. Understand the legal responsibilities and the duties placed upon employers and employees
4. Be able to identify manual handling hazards
5. Understand how to carry out an effective manual handling risk assessment
6. Understand the control measures that can be put in place to reduce the risk of harm
7. Understand and practise the best way to handle loads to maintain a safe working environment

It is important that the student understands that a requalification course is required every 3 years

Introduction

This course is a cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) combined into one program. It is designed to teach the proper techniques to safely administer CPR and utilise an AED in emergency situations involving infants, children and adults.

Qualification of Graduates

Upon successful completion of this course graduates may:

1. Recognise and evaluate an emergency and a victim
2. Know how to activate or alert the emergency medical services (EMS)
3. Be able to provide 1-person CPR to a non-breathing, infant, child or adult
4. Properly use an automated external defibrillator (AED)

It is important that the student understands that a requalification course is required every 2 years