Rules and / or points you need to be aware of when attending a driver CPC course
These rules are in place to ensure that all delegates attending our online courses have an enjoyable, worthwhile learning experience that represents great value for their money
(please read carefully, as no refunds will be given for failure to comply)
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Online courses are conducted using the Zoom Workplace video conferencing service
Please ensure, prior to the day of your course, that you have access to the Zoom website on your internet browser or Zoom app installed on your device, and that your internet connection and device processing power is sufficient to enable the browser page or app to function correctly
For more details about Zoom and setting up your device to attend an online course click here
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Your device MUST have a fully functioning camera, microphone and speakers
You MUST position your camera in such a way so that you (at the very least head and shoulders) are visible throughout the training day, at all times whilst the course is active
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Do NOT attend the same Driver CPC course, or module twice
DVSA have changed the rules around Driver CPC attendance in recent years
You are hereby advised to check the Driver CPC hours that you've completed to date, to ensure that you do NOT attend a course or module that you have previously attended, during your current five year training window
DVSA have made it clear that a driver attending the same course or module a second time will NOT receive any accreditation of Driver CPC hours for that days' attendance
We are led to believe that DVSA will make an exception to this rule, if a driver genuinely feels that they would benefit from attending the same course a second time
For example, you attended a tachograph course but have since discovered that Smart Tachographs (they're the latest thing) were not covered in the depth you needed, or you attended Drivers' Hours and Working Time Regs, but it's all still vague and you're still getting infringements
If this is the case please contact us, prior to booking a course, and we'll contact DVSA to try and get you pre-approval for that repeat attendance
hgvCPC.com cannot accept any liability, or issue any refunds, due to the DVSA's refusal to award Driver CPC accreditation hours for a delegate who has failed to check their official training record prior to course attendance and as a result of which repeats a course or module
Click here to visit a GOV.UK official website where you'll find details of how to register for a free DVSA account that will then enable you to keep up-to-date with your driver CPC training record.
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It's a full day's training
If attending an international Driver CPC course please be aware that the training day will last for 8 hours (from when we get everyone registered, identified and are then able to start the course)
The law states that international DCPC MUST be 7 hours of approved material (2 x 3½ hour modules), plus 1 hour of breaks
UK national DCPC MUST last for 3¾ hours (from when everyone is booked in), a 3½ hour approved module, plus a 15 minute break
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Driver CPC "under instruction" is legally classed as work
Please be aware that attending a Driver CPC course "under instruction" from an employer is considered, in law, to be a job of work
Therefore delegates attending "under instruction" need to be mindful of the impact that this attendance could potentially have on their ability to remain legally compliant with regulatory daily or weekly rest requirements
Attendance on a Driver CPC course "under instruction" from an employer needs to be recorded onto the driver card as work, by way of manual entries, when next the driver inserts their driver card into a digital or smart tachograph after attending the course
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Certificate of Attendance
We send certificates of attendance to delegates as PDF's, attached to an email, within 5 working days of attending a course
If a delegate is booked on a course by an employer then the certificate of attendance will be sent via email to the employer, who should then distribute it to the delegate
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A maximum of two delegates on any one computer
Experience has taught us that trying to have more than two online course delegates on the same computer really just doesn't work
Maximum of one delegate per tablet or mobile phone
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HGV and PCV licence holders
Attending any of our approved course modules earns driver CPC hours accreditation for goods vehicle drivers holding category C1 (3.5 to 7.5t) entitlement, category C (class 2) entitlement and category C+E (class 1) entitlement, and also passenger carrying vehicle drivers holding category D1, D or D+E