CPC changes set for December start

The aim is to increase flexibility, with the minimum length of a training course being cut from seven hours to three-and-a-half hours.

From December 3, drivers will be able to choose to stay qualified by taking either the International Driver CPC or the National Driver CPC. International Driver CPC is the new name for how Driver CPC previously worked.

Drivers will need to take 35 hours of International Driver CPC training every five years to be allowed to drive in the EU and the UK. The are no changes to how it works. This means that courses drivers take must be at least seven hours long and if a course is split over a day, it must be completed on two consecutive days.

Drivers are also allowed to do a total of 12 hours e-learning towards their overall 35 hours of training. If drivers only wants to drive in the UK, they will be able to take either 35 hours of National Driver CPC training every five years or a combination of 35 hours of National Driver CPC and International Driver CPC training every five years.

National Driver CPC courses have been cut from seven hours to three-and-a-half hours and, as previously recommended, e-learning modules will be decoupled from trainer-led courses.

Drivers will still be required to have their Driver CPC card (driver qualification card - DQC) with them at all times. However, from December 3, depending on which option a driver chooses to stay qualified with, they will get a different Driver CPC card.

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