DSA launches online training service for bus and lorry drivers

Date: 18/4/2012

A new online service for bus and lorry drivers has been launched by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA).

The initiative enables people to monitor how many hours of training they have finished towards their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC).

As well as displaying the Driver CPC qualification expiry date, it also provides details of any training courses that have been completed.

Furthermore, drivers operating in this sector are able to give current or prospective employers a temporary password so they can check their progression using the site.

Chief Executive of the DSA Rosemary Thew said: "Driver CPC has been developed to raise and maintain the knowledge and skills of lorry, bus and coach drivers."

She added that the service will help to maintain high professional standards within the passenger transport and road haulage industries.

New safety measures for bus and lorry drivers were also put forward in Parliament recently which mean that from 2013, all new or renewed bus and lorry licences will be renewable every five years, although those under the age of 45 will not need a full medical report.

Posted by Mary Treen