Want to improve your drivers' performance?
Reduce your fleet running costs and collision rates
FORS Van Smart
Reduce your fleets road risk with cyclists
Why should my drivers attend TTC's FORS approved Van Smart DCPC course?
This FORS Professional interactive workshop includes cycling practical session to ensure your drivers understand the risks for vulnerable road users (riders and pedestrians).
By being more aware of the blind spots around a vehicle and recognising how to avoid hazards, your drivers will develop a ‘safe driving’ strategy that will reduce the risk to themselves and your company.
FORS approved Van Smart DCPC course is required for organisations seeking to achieve FORS Silver and Gold levels of accreditation.
This CPC course is JAUPT-approved for all professional drivers undertaking 35 hours of periodic training.
- Duration: 7 hours
- Delegates: up to 24 drivers
- FORS Professional material
- Price: available on request
- Format: interactive classroom workshop & on-road coaching
- ID: photocard licence
Every staff member had a positive response to the training attendees felt safe to discuss their individual behaviour and to partake in exercises and ask questions…I highly recommend TTC’s programmes.
Strategic Development & Conformity Manager, Glosta Engineering
Improving safety and meeting compliance
Reduce your drivers' risks
Training will reduce driver risk, fleet costs, environmental impact and reputational damage.
Meet your duty of care
Our FORS approved courses are designed to help you meet your duty of care obligations.
Meet professional requirements
Commitment to best practice in safety, efficiency, environmental impact and meet FORS accreditation standards.
Improve your drivers’ on-road competence and knowledge
- Fitness to drive and the law
- Driver hours, breaks and fatigue driving
- Collision avoidance and hazard recognition
- Experience being a vulnerable road user
Driver benefits
Specify the law relating to drivers’ hours and breaks, describe safe loading procedures and explain how to plan a journey effectively
Explain speed limits and basic safety rules for van drivers, guidelines regarding fitness to drive and how to ensure the vehicle is roadworthy
Identify the characteristics of a professional driver and explain how defensive driving can be used to recognise and avoid hazards
Gain first-hand experience as a vulnerable road user through on-cycle hazard awareness and recognise why cyclists behave the way they do
Course details
- Who should attend
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Anybody who drivers a van for work purposes or operators who need to meet their own or contractual obligations where WRRR and FORS best practice standard is required.
- Delivery method
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The FORS Professional workshop is facilitated by a professional driver trainer who will fully engage with participants to maximise the learning experience and draw out their views and opinions.
- Course outline
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- Plan and prepare
- Preparing yourself
- Checking your vehicle
- Planning your journey
- Stick to the basics
- Considering others
- Acting professionally
- On-cycle practical
- Exchanging places – driver attitude and perception
- Active travel – driver fitness and health
- Hazard awareness and cyclist behaviour