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Saturday CPC? Sure :)
From The Training Society at Alfreton Road Derby I will be running a 7 hour CPC module on Hazardous Goods Awareness - 08:15 for an 08:30...

Steev
Jan 10, 20231 min read
Is it possible to enjoy driver CPC?
All of the driver CPC courses I run (other than the First Aid module) use material I have created from scratch. This means I have the...

Steev
Nov 25, 20221 min read
Invest in yourself
In an ever changing workplace environment it has never been more important to update, refresh and even add more skills to your CV. As...

Steev
Feb 18, 20221 min read
New driver CPC dates added for Jan 2022
We will be running a couple of one day Emergency First Aid courses on the 4th and 6th January 2022. Covering basic life support, CPR,...

Steev
Dec 28, 20211 min read
Trailer entitlement delayed
If you've been following this blog you'll know that there was due to be an announcement on November 15th that would grant B+E to all...

Steev
Nov 11, 20211 min read
Think trailer tests have gone away?
As the revised legislation on B+E (car and trailer) is due to come into force on November 15th it is inevitable that many people are...

Steev
Nov 3, 20211 min read
GB or not GB - that is the question
Many of the local excuses for newspapers are publishing articles warning of the need to now display 'UK' rather than GB on international...

Steev
Sep 30, 20211 min read
Driving test shortage . . . Really?
Latest e-mail from DSA is that w/c 20 sept there were 402 unused tests. The hold up is not practical test availability - it is DVLA...

Steev
Sep 30, 20211 min read
An update and weight limits on car and trailer
A few days back I posted that the B+E (car and trailer test) was being discontinued in an attempt to free up more driving tests for LGV ....

Steev
Sep 16, 20212 min read
And there it was - gone
Yesterday's announcement that B+E tests, commonly known as 'car and trailer' are to be scrapped and the requirement for B+E will be...

Steev
Sep 11, 20212 min read
First Aid is back !
Although we have been able to teach First Aid it has in our opinion had limited value without the ability to get 'hands on' with...

Steev
Jul 14, 20211 min read
ADR Approved
Things worth having are worth waiting for and today we have received notification of our ADR training centre approval. As well as...

Steev
May 20, 20211 min read
Progress :)
I am delighted to say that with our DCPC approval already in place we are now completing the final few steps for the Azimuth Transport...

Steev
Apr 14, 20211 min read
Let the training (re)commence
All being well it seems that face to face teaching can resume as of the 12th April but due the timing of the announcement it is not...

Steev
Apr 9, 20211 min read
Light at the end of the tunnel
Much as providing internet based training has allowed people to achieve or renew qualifications in my view you can not beat the...

Steev
Apr 5, 20211 min read
When is a night worker a night worker?
For some obscure reason that not even I know about the definition for 'night worker' is different for LGV and PCV drivers. For LGV it...

Steev
Mar 28, 20211 min read


How not to use an extinguisher
When I teach practical fire extinguisher use I always start with a safety briefing which includes a diagram of the training exercise and...

Steev
Mar 27, 20211 min read



















