Driver CPC
A week of Driver CPC training
Driver CPC training was introduced to the UK 11 years ago, but it is still very much a hot topic in the industry. Richard Sharman took part in a week-long course and expresses his thoughts […]
Driver CPC
Buses
Keeping up-to-date
Jonathan Welch needed to renew his Driver CPC card, and took up an offer to sit in on a course run by First Aberdeen
Buses
Training the future
Apprenticeships are just for school and college leavers – or are they? Go-Ahead Group’s new apprenticeship programmes are proving they can be for everyone. Angela Youngman finds out more
Coaches
The driver shortage problem
Coach hire companies may be in demand, but the sector also struggles when it comes to attracting the new, younger coach drivers it needs to move forward into a new era. The question is though, […]
Coach News
Barnes Coaches launches coach driver apprenticeship scheme
Swindon-based Barnes Coaches has announced the introduction of an all-new apprenticeship scheme for coach drivers – which the company believes is the first of its kind in the industry. Named the Trailblazer Apprenticeship, the scheme […]
Bus News
Driving away talent?
Driver shortages are a growing concern for bus and coach companies of all sizes – attracting new people to a career as a driver is proving to be an uphill battle for the industry. Peter […]
Coach News
Bakers Dolphin opens coach driver training school
Bakers Dolphin of Weston-super-Mare is launching its own coach driver training school, with the aim of encouraging more people to consider a career in the industry. The training school will be headed by Training Coordinator […]
Coach News
UKIP: Get shot of Driver CPC
Brexit provides the British road transport industry with an excellent opportunity to get rid of the ‘damaging’ Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) – according to UKIP Transport Spokesman, Jill Seymour. Speaking in a debate […]
