Scottish Logistics Training Academy

Driver CPC training for qualified drivers

Periodic CPC Training is for professional, established HGV drivers. Once you have obtained your Initial Driver CPC, you are required by law to maintain it by taking 35 hours Periodic Training, every 5 years.

It was introduced in 2008 as a legally required ‘Continual Professional Development’ and should reflect the type of work you as a professional HGV driver undertake, to ensure your skills and knowledge are current and up to date. In order to maintain the DQC or CPC card, you’re required by law to complete 35 hours of Driver CPC Training over the course of 5 years. This can be taken all together or broken up into single days.

For more information please email davidjones@slta.uk or call 07515171222

OLAT

The Operator Licence Awareness Training course, commonly referred to as OLAT, is a comprehensive one-day program designed for Directors, Restricted Licence holders, and individuals actively engaged in transport operations. This course is specifically tailored to enhance your understanding of the essential commitments associated with managing an operator licence. By attending this course, you will gain valuable insights into the obligations and responsibilities involved. Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a certificate, demonstrating to the Traffic Commissioner that you have participated in a suitable and recognised training program.
For more information please email davidjones@slta.uk or call 07515171222

SAFETY OF LOADS ON VEHICLES

This course is a 1-day practical and classroom-based course. It is aimed at drivers and loaders of goods vehicles. It provides delegates with the knowledge and skills to deal with basic load configurations in a safe and efficient manner.

Who should attend?

Loading/unloading operatives such as warehouse and yard teams, Drivers, Those responsible for raising and maintaining health and safety standards across a team of professional drivers.

Benefits of attending

Reduce likelihood of roadside prosecution, Reduce damage to vehicles and stock, Awareness of the risks caused by working at height, An understanding of where to go to find the right guidance for unique and unusual load types and Greater awareness of the impact poor loading can have on the driver and general public.
For more information please email davidjones@slta.uk or call 07515171222

B+E TRAILER SAFETY TRAINING

From December 16th 2021, people in the United Kingdom who have passed a DVSA driving test, category B, after January 1st 1997, are allowed to tow trailers up to 3,500 KG MAM (Maximum Authorised Mass).

Any driver with a category B driving licence can undertake this training to improve their driving competence.

Drivers will gain the skills, knowledge, and understanding needed to demonstrate that they have maintained and continued to improve their driving competence since they gained their full category B driving licence.

8 hour course (persons with no experience) Based on classroom presentations, reversing, uncouple and recouple , driving on motorway , country roads , safe loading, braking etc.

12 hour course (As per 8 hour course with more reversing and practical exercises) After your course is complete we will issue a certificate for your training.

For more information please email davidjones@slta.uk or call 07515171222

10 DAY TRANSPORT MANAGER COURSE

It is a legal requirement that all Goods / Passenger Vehicle Operators, or a member of their staff, must prove that they are ‘of good repute’ and professionally competent before an Operator’s Licence can be applied for. To achieve this recognition, the operator, or a member of their staff, must successfully undertake the Transport Manager Examinations and gain certification.
The Skills & Education Group Awards (SEGA) is a Level 3 Certificate of Professional Competence for Transport Managers (Road Haulage). SEGA, administer the examinations to assess the professional competence of those wishing to enter the Transport Industry.

These examinations are conducted four times a year, March, June, September, December.

This is a 10 day course and our price is inclusive of Test fees + all relevant materials required to pass the Exams.
For more information please email davidjones@slta.uk or call 07515171222

TRANSPORT MANAGER

(2 DAY REFRESHER COURSE)

All existing Transport Managers are expected to sit on a two-day CPC Refresher course every five years to ensure their knowledge and understanding of the rules surrounding the industry is up to date. During the course, our tutor will take you through a syllabus of training covering all the main areas a Transport Manager is responsible for. SLTA is an approved exam centre that offers Transport Manager CPC qualifications in road haulage and the Traffic Commissioner accepts a CPC Refresher certificate as proof of suitable training (Student Notes will Be Provided) + Certificate of attendance.

For more information please email davidjones@slta.uk or call 07515171222

OPERATOR LICENCE APPLICATIONS

As a SEGA and DVSA fully approved centre we have a team of Operators Licence and Logistics specialists that are able to offer a fully range of audit, application and compliance reviews for companies of all sizes. Operating Licences are a statutory requirement for the operation of good vehicles. The application for an Operators Licence can seem a complex process, however, our dedicated team are able to manage the full application process for all types of licence application.

For more information please email davidjones@slta.uk or call 07515171222

CATEGORY C1 LICENCE

It is common to find information on the internet that suggests you may not need a special driving licence to be a professional ambulance driver. In other words, you can drive an ambulance with a Category B licence. Please be cautious with this kind of information. While it may be true in some cases, those cases are the rare exception rather than the rule. Most ambulances require a minimum Category C1 licence due to the weight and size of the vehicles in question.

This licence allows you to drive vehicles between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes MAM, without external trailers. Given that the average ambulance exceeds 3.5 tonnes of actual weight once you load in equipment and patients, the Category C1 is the standard licence for ambulance drivers.

For more information please email davidjones@slta.uk or call 07515171222

* Free pickup & drop off at your place of work, college, university etc*

CPC CASE STUDY REVISION COURSE

Success in achieving the CPC Case Study examination relies on a candidate’s ability to effectively interpret the knowledge they have learned, and apply it to an examination scenario. The objective of the case study revision course is to provide support by offering advice and exam techniques, which will assist candidates to fully prepare for the written examination. This is a workshop led environment exercising sample case study scenarios and questions, coupled with guidance from the CPC tutor. This is a 2 day course which includes tuition, course materials, lunch and refreshments.

For more information please email davidjones@slta.uk or call 07515171222