alamcculloch:
I agree about the waste of an opportunity.We could all use first aid training and other job specific items.The very idea that we can mix and match with coach driver training shows what a pointless exercise this is.
We do first aid and hazardous goods awareness amongst our courses as do others.
Good courses made interesting where people learn new skills or add to existing ones I wouldn’t say were pointless.
We tailor write job specific courses for companies.
thanks all for the responses.what i gather then,paying out for more cpc courses isnt going to make me look any more attractive to an employer.one more thing though.‘data academy’ mentioned a ‘flt licence’.whats this? i take it is a cpc card as this is what he/she was reffering to… 
FLT = Fork Lift Truck
DQC = Driver Qualification Card (driver cpc)
ive just re-read ‘data academys’ post about ‘fork lift training’.thats what ‘flt’ is.i see now.bit of confusion here.i was actually asking is it worth ‘FORKING OUT’ for extra cpc driver training 
.see? i was just wondering if more modules towards my perodic cpc would make me more attractive to an employer…? 
As you will have to do the 35 hours within the next 5 years then why not do them early if you can afford to - as you say, it has got to be an advantage and will look good on a CV when those courses are listed as training already taken 
i see what your sayin rog.so it does look as if it would be an advantage.the only thing holding me back(as well as the money)is the thought that when i get working,my employers will put me through and pay for it.wont they?
ten4rubberduckie:
the thought that when i get working,my employers will put me through and pay for it.wont they?
If you have a full time permanent employer they might - but there is no guarantee of that as they are not legally obliged to do so
ten4rubberduckie:
i see what your sayin rog.so it does look as if it would be an advantage.the only thing holding me back(as well as the money)is the thought that when i get working,my employers will put me through and pay for it.wont they?
Hi mate,
Another advantage for you is that, if you get your 35 hours done and dusted fairly soon, you won’t have to worry about this driver CPC malarky until sometime near 2019.
ten4rubberduckie:
ive just re-read ‘data academys’ post about ‘fork lift training’.thats what ‘flt’ is.i see now.bit of confusion here.i was actually asking is it worth ‘FORKING OUT’ for extra cpc driver training
Whoops sorry it’s been a hard day and I think brain fade must have set in, I would not think spending more on CPC modules will make you more attrctive to an employer, but any relevant training might and if this is a CPC module that is a bonus.
From a trainers point of view, even though it wouldn’t be to my advantage, I wouldn’t advise anyone to pay for 35 hours training out of their own pocket, this early in the game.
No-one knows what the future holds and if you change jobs or get employment with a firm who pays for their drivers training it would be money wasted.
If it’s ADR or FLT training you’ve got to have anyway, then it is worth it.
Pat
thanks guys! some great advise!
If a training establishment has the magic JAUPT endorsement then you could do FLT or hiab or ADR training as theywould count as part of the 35 hours but the time spent on the exam doesnt count.
alamcculloch:
If a training establishment has the magic JAUPT endorsement then you could do FLT or hiab or ADR training as theywould count as part of the 35 hours but the time spent on the exam doesnt count.
Even a Jaupt approved training provider will have had to have the course approved by Jaupt to qualify towards the CPC in the case of ADR and Forklift these will cost the provider £756.00 each for approval and Hiab would cost £252. Very few Providers will invest that sort of money on approving a Forklift training course as most of the people they train on forklift are not LGV drivers.
I was trying to put a positive spin on this Euro crap ,we could substitute Moffet for flt. but the cost problem is still in place.
shop around I did a cpc course earlier this year which cost me £50 
( they’ve put the price up to £66.25 now)
another local training provider quoted me £80 inc lunch
ten4rubberduckie:
so it does look as if it would be an advantage.the only thing holding me back(as well as the money)is the thought that when i get working,my employers will put me through and pay for it.wont they?
Sorry but I disagree with that, you can have as much CPC periodic training as you like but it won’t make up for a lack of experience or knowledge which is what you as a new driver should be concentrating on getting.
You’ve just finished a days training on drivers hours and tachograph training but why stop at doing a course, half of which will likely be forgotten by the time you go for an interview, download the VOSA booklet from here and study it.
No offence intended but any muppet can sit in a classroom listening to someone else talking for 7 hours, but unless you follow it up with further study you’ll just look a fool at an interview when asked questions you can’t answer even though you’ve tried to wow them with a piece of paper that says you’ve done a course.
You should be trying to impress them with your knowledge and ability not just a piece of paper that could potentially hinder your interview if you can’t back it up with some know-how
Save your money or put it towards FLT or HIAB or ADR training if that’s the type of work available in your area, but if I were you I wouldn’t bother about any more CPC periodic training until you’ve got some regular work coming in and even then … why bother this early when as a new driver you probably don’t even know for certain if you’ll still be in this industry in 2014, and if you are still driving in 2014 you may be working for an employer who will put you through the periodic training.
Good luck whatever you decide
Denis F:
… another local training provider quoted me £80 inc lunch
Which just goes to show that there’s no such thing as a free lunch.
See if any local companies are doing JAUPT approved in-house driver cpc training and whether they have room for one more - I’m sure they will welcome a few quid to fill an empty chair
dieseldave:
Denis F:
… another local training provider quoted me £80 inc lunchWhich just goes to show that there’s no such thing as a free lunch.
if it was “PIES included” I’d know who the instructor was going to be
Denis F:
if it was “PIES included” I’d know who the instructor was going to be
There is such a course running this coming week, so the pies have been reserved at a rate of two per day.
I have a contract rider that says the provider stumps up a day’s pay plus two pies for each seven-hour chunk of training. 
The following week’s victims (err, I really mean ‘candidates’ 
) are of the ‘refresher’ variety, so there’s only six pies available. Slim pickings on a refresher course. 