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December 2011 Newsletter

To read the full article please select the link below. 

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DCPC - Penny Drops (65KB)

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IMDG Training (39KB)

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Lift Truck Statistics (39KB)

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Operator CPC - The Changes (178 KB)

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Greggs Dec 11 (38KB)

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Shorts - Useful Snippets (43 KB)

 

Training Programme January - June 2012

Click the link below to download our Training Programme for 2012.  You can also view live course availability by selecting one of the headings down the left hand side of this page.

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Training Programme (2744 KB)

 

CPC Pre-released Case Study December 2011

Use the links below to access the pre-released case studies from OCR for the December 2011 CPC exam. 

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Pre-released Case Study Passenger - Unit 5 (72 KB)

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Pre-released Case Study Freight - Unit 4 (70 KB)

Details of EC Directive (1071/2009) and NEW CPC Syllabus 2012

Use the link below to find out more about the new European Legislation that affects CPC courses and the new CPC Syllabus which will be implemented as of 2012.

driver_improvement_article.pdf  EC Directive (1071/2009) (1076 KB)

driver_improvement_article.pdf  New Certificate of Professional Competence Freight & Passenger Syllabus (698 KB)

 

CPC Pre-released Case Study September 2011

Use the links below to access the pre-released case studies from OCR for the September 2011 CPC exam. 

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Pre-released Case Study Passenger - Unit 5 (82 KB)

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Pre-released Case Study Freight - Unit 4 (64 KB)

August 2011 Newsletter

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Driver CPC - Anniversary Time (84KB)

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New and Improved - Specialist Website (42KB)

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Driver CPC - Choice 85KB

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CPC - The One for Managers This Time (178 KB)

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Case Study - NHS (66KB)

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Shorts - Useful Snippets (43 KB)

Training Programme July - December 2011

Click the link below to download courses and availability from July to the end of the year.

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Training Programme (915 KB)

 

CPC Pre-released Case Study June 2011

Use the links below to access the pre-released case studies from OCR for the June 2011 CPC exam. 

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Pre-released Case Study Passenger - Unit 5 (35 KB)

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Pre-released Case Study Freight - Unit 4 (66 KB)

 

April 2011 Newsletter

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Corporate Manslaughter (44 KB)

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Cooke Fuels Case Study(85 KB)

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DCPC Update Article (86 KB)

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DCPC Centre Standards (85 KB)

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The Power of VOSA (47 KB)

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Shorts... (135 KB)

CPC Pre-released Case Study March 2011

Use the links below to access the pre-released case studies from OCR for the Mar 2011 CPC exam. 

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Pre-released Case Study Passenger - Unit 5 (64 KB)

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Pre-released Case Study Freight - Unit 4 (61 KB)

Training Programme January - June 2011

Click the link below to download the courses and dates available.

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Training Programme (833 KB)

Training Programme July - December 2010

Click the link below to download the courses and dates available.

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Training Programme (846 KB)

First Aid at Work Changes - October 2009

As of Thursday 1st October first aid training courses will change, as directed by the Health & Safety Executive.  The changes are briefly outlined ......click to read the full article. 

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Notification of Changes to First Aid Training (31 KB)

HSE Guidance on First Aid provision - including information on what to consider when carrying out a first-aid needs assessment.

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HSE First Aid at Work Guidance (545 KB)

Driver CPC Full List of Courses Oct 2009

Use the link below to view our current list of Driver CPC courses.

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Driver CPC Course Listing (47 KB)

Specialist Training is Celebrating 10 Years in Business

Specialist Training has just completed its 10th year offering training solutions to businesses locally and nationally....... click to read the full article

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A Very Successful 10 Year Old (26 KB)

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Happy Birthday Celebrations (81KB)

CPC Pre-released Case Study September 2009

Use the links below to access the pre-released case studies from OCR for the September 2009 CPC exam. 

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Pre-released Case Study Passenger - Unit 5 (31 KB)

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Pre-released Case Study Freight - Unit 4 (22 KB)

The Driver CPC Newsletter

If you want to keep upto date with Driver CPC and the options available then it is all detailed in the Newsletter...and an exmple of what one of our clients has already achieved.

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The Driver CPC Newsletter (129 KB)

Passenger Industry Guidance Documents

The below documents have been produced to provide guidance to Operators in the Passenger sector.  Click on the link to download the documents free of charge.

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Catergorisation of defects (2276KB)

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Financial Evidence Guidance Note (7KB)

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Guide to maintaining Road Worthiness VOSA (1948KB)

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Local bus service registration guidance (108KB)

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Passenger Transport in the Voluntary Sector(164KB)

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PCV enforcement checks COP (65KB)

driver_improvement_article.pdfPSV Operator Licensing guide (241KB)

driver_improvement_article.pdfRules on Drivers' Hours & Digital Tachograph PCV (3143KB)

driver_improvement_article.pdfSafe Operators Guide (2460KB)

Celebrating 10 Years of Business

Specialist Training starts its 10th year offering training solutions to businesses locally and nationally with the same levels of enthusiam....... click to read the full article  

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Celebrating 10 Years of Business article (26KB)

Dangerous Goods Newsletter Summer / Autumn 2007

Keeping you upto date on the developments of the Dangerous Goods Regulations 2007......

driver_improvement_article.pdfNewsletter 2007 (77KB)

Specialist Training becomes an Approved Provider for the Driver CPC

Specialist Training & Consultancy Services is amongst the first organisations in the country to be awarded approved centre status for the delivery of the Driver CPC.

driver_improvement_article.pdfDriver CPC (31KB)

  

Specialist is recognised with the Investors in People Award

Specialist Training and Consultancy Services Ltd is pleased to announce that it has been recognised as an Investor in People organisation.  

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Specialist is recognised with the IIP Award (13KB)

Dangerous Goods Training and its Effect on Carriers of LPG

Companies that carry LPG on their vehicles are increasingly asking training providers about the ADR training implications of the 2004 Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations.  I have compiled a list of some of the most frequently asked questions that we are getting here at Specialist Training.  Hopefully, the answers should help operators to prepare themselves for next years changes........ 

Click the link below to download the full version of this report.

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Dangerous Goods Training and its effect on carriers of LPG (31.2KB)

Lancaster University - Lead Programme Case Study

The LEAD programme run by the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development was just what Nicola needed.  It aims to promote business growth through leadership training and has led to considerable changes in the way Nicola's business is run.......

Click the link below to download the full version of this report.

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Lancaster University - Lead Programme Case Study (17.9KB)

Bus & Coach Buyer Issue No. 831 Dated 02 September 2005

National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and their North of the border equivalent Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs), have been with us for some years now. Over four million people in work have gained an NVQ in the last decade and a half. One of the major aims of vocational qualifications was to recognise existing or acquired vocational skills by means of nationally accredited certification.

driver_improvement_article.pdfBus & Coach Buyer Issue No. 831 Dated 02 September 2005 (32.2 KB)

VOSA Inspections – Transport Security Customer News – July 2005

As you may already know, there are changes to the dangerous goods legislation; with transport security becoming an increasingly important issue. The Government certainly takes the matter very seriously indeed, as indicated by recent news that VOSA (Vehicle Operator and Service Agency) are now conducting a programme to phone a variety of consignors and carriers of dangerous goods...

driver_improvement_article.pdfVOSA Inspections – Transport Security Customer News – July 2005 (16.7 KB)

Customer News – June 2005

As part of our commitment to keeping our customers informed of developments within the Dangerous Goods Industry, you may find the following information below of interest...

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Bus & Coach Buyer Issue No. 815 Dated 13 May 2005

“The most dangerous moving part in a motor vehicle is the nut that holds the steering wheel”. So starts an old US Army manual on truck driver training. The manual is not of course referring to the metal fixing device but to the human controller of the vehicle. In the Sixties, when that particular manual was written, vehicles were still fairly primitive...

driver_improvement_article.pdfBus & Coach Buyer Issue No. 815 Dated 13 May 2005 (29.8 KB)

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