RHA looks to evolve Driver CPC
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THE ROAD Haulage Association (RHA) met with transport secretary Stephen Hammond last week (5 September) to set out its vision for a more flexible, progressive Driver CPC.
RHA representatives gave a formal presentation on what form it believes a future Driver CPC should take, in a bid to garner support from the government.
Jack Semple, policy director at the RHA, said he believed the Driver CPC could evolve into something closer to the continuous professional development commonplace in other industry sectors.
"We asked the minister for support to deliver greater flexibility to the process to encourage the industry to take greater ownership [of the Driver CPC]," said Semple.
Driver CPC courses are delivered in seven-hour blocks with an afternoon/ morning split permissible, but the RHA wants greater delivery flexibility.
The training could be delivered in 3.5-hour segments, for example, allowing drivers to undertake training every six months.
The RHA also wants the Driver CPC to encourage hauliers to take on more of the training themselves.