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it validates the role of the driver and gives individuals a sense of professional worth
The Freight Transport Association is concerned that proposed revisions to the European Commission’s Driver CPC Directive (Certificate of Professional Competence) could limit operators’ ability to provide relevant training for their drivers.
FTA says the planned changes (which prevent refresher courses on the same subject during the five-year period) could mean specialised training required in certain industries will not be recognised and this could hamper keeping drivers up to date with changes to legislation.
Driver CPC is valued by FTA members and the wider road freight industry as a means of recognising driving as a profession and demonstrating and benchmarking the skills required. Indeed, at last year’s FTA Transport Manager conference series delegates voted Driver CPC as one of the European laws they would amend rather than scrap post Brexit.
Today’s long-awaited document from the European Commission follows an evaluation completed in 2014 which was broadly positive, highlighting safety improvements and labour mobility. However, a number of shortcomings were identified that are now being addressed. One of these states that the 35 hours mandatory training over a five-year period must cover different subjects, rather than focusing on one area of the training curriculum. Read more
Source: FREIGHT TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
