Guidance

Set up a Driver CPC training centre

How to set up a training centre and get approval to provide Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training courses.

From:
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Published
27 October 2015
Last updated
727 MarchJanuary 20242023 — See all updates

How to set up a centre

You must get approval from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to run Driver CPC periodic training courses.

  1. Apply for approval for your training centre - this lasts for 5 years.

  2. Apply for approval for each course that you want to run - this lasts for one year.

You can apply for both at the same time, but the courses will not be approved until your centre is.

When you apply, you need to give proof that your organisation will operate in a professional and consistent way.

Responsibility for Driver CPC

Driver CPC is handled by the:

  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in Great Britain
  • Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) in Northern Ireland

They both use the Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training (JAUPT) to help approve and monitor centres and courses.

Apply for centre approval

To apply to get your centre approved, you need to send:

  • a centre approval application form
  • a ‘scheme of control’ (this sets out how you’ll make sure you provide high-quality training)
  • other supporting documents
  • the fee of £1,500

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Application for training centre approval

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Pay the centre application fee

You have to pay £1,500 to apply. You can pay the fee by:

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Your application can be refused and you’ll lose your fee if you do not send the extra information.

Scheme of control

You need to complete a scheme of control. This is the way your organisation will make sure the training it provides is to a high standard all the time.

It needs to give examples of what you’ll do to reduce risk in these areas of providing Driver CPC training:

  • operation
  • trainer selection
  • course plans
  • driver registration
  • course consistency
  • course evaluation
  • issuing certificates of attendance
  • uploading training records
  • where associations are in charge of 2 or more organisations

A scheme of control should include:

  • copies of evaluation reports by external or internal assessors
  • quality control monitoring of training provided
  • procedures for telling DVSAJAUPT about planned periodic training courses
  • a record of management checks

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Apply as a consortium of 2 or more organisations

You can set up a consortium of 2 or more organisations to provide Driver CPC training.

The consortium leader from one organisation has to apply to set up the consortium. They must give proof that all its organisations follow the approval conditions.

Consortium leader’s responsibility

As the consortium leader, you’re responsible:

  • for all the consortium members providing training for you
  • if the training falls short of the standard required

Your whole consortium can have its approval withdrawn if any part of it does not meet the standard required.

How to apply as a consortium

You apply in the same way as a single organisation, but you’ll also need to give:

  • details of your arrangements to provide multi-site training
  • proof that the arrangements are effective in the scheme of control

Apply for course approval

To apply to get your course approved, you need to send:

  • a course approval application form
  • a course summary
  • information about your trainers, their qualifications and experience
  • the fee of £36 per hour of course length (such as £252 for a 7-hour course)

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