Commercial Training Academy
The Widdowson Group demands properly and professionally trained staff and this was the key catalyst in establishing its ‘Training Academy'. We now not only train and annually asses our own staff, but also offer all our training services commercially.
Predominantly concentrating on LGV & forklift training, our services include digital tachograph support and SEMA qualified racking inspection.
These are available to both the public and private sectors. Our DSA (Driving Standards Agency) registered instructors guide the trainee through every aspect of the course. As well as concentrating on that test day pass we are able to give advice and guidance in all aspects of road haulage and driving techniques for today’s road conditions.
If you are a newcomer to the industry our training team are also able to offer you help and advice on you initial licence application.
Our qualified instructors are able to periodically assess your driving staff to ensure their driving meets your rigorous standards. Assessments are tailor made to suit and can cover everything from the drivers’ daily vehicle checks and driving styles, through to customer liaison and load security. Usually performed at your premises in the drivers own vehicle, they can also be done at our HQ in Glenfield.
If, as a result of the assessment, the driver’s skills and ability do not meet your required standard, then refresher training programmes are also available.
Whether just rusty after a long period off the road or wanting to get rid of those bad habits then the Academy can tailor make a refresher course to suit you or your business.
When it comes to FLT training and assessment our fully trained and registered instructors can offer you the best in courses for either Counterbalance or Reach trucks. Our onsite training facility allows for training on a two to one basis – there are also onsite classroom facilities.
Customers usually choose to have their training and assessment performed at their own premises. This minimises the disruption to your business, allowing your employees to be trained and assessed on the equipment used in their day to day work whilst handling familiar products.
Driver CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) has been introduced across the European Union to maintain high driving standards and improve road safety. All professional drivers of buses, coaches (D, D1,D1E licence holders) and lorries (C, C1, CE, C1E licence holders) are required by law to attend 35 hours of periodic training within every five year period in order to allow them to continue to drive professionally. The minimum length of a training course is 7 hours per session. Driver CPC requires you to complete a minimum of 35 hours of periodic training during every five year cycle, for as long as you wish to continue driving professionally.
Widdowson can offer this course as a block booking; however, the easiest and most cost effective way to control this training would be to attend one 7hr session per year for the next five years.
Our package includes delivering the training course, recording the training delivered, uploading the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) database with the driver’s details, confirmation of training and issuing a certificate of training.
Course cost £80.00 + vat per person + DSA upload fee*
Companies sending multiple drivers may qualify for a discount, please contact us for more information. *DSA upload fee £1.25 per hour (vat less) = £8.75 per 7hr session
