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How to set up a centre

You must get approval 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 wont 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 youll make sure you provide high-quality training)
• other supporting documents
• the fee of 1,500

Check the Driver CPC training centre appraisal criteria (PDF, 314 KB, 7 pages) before you fill in the application form.

Application for training centre approval

PDF, 267 KB, 8 pages

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Send these to:

You can pay the fee by:

• credit or debit card
• cheque made payable to DVSA
• postal order
• BACS

You can:

• refer to your organisations scheme of control
• attach extra documents including supporting statements

How long it takes

Your application will:

• usually be dealt with in 15 working days
• be delayed if you dont include all the right information

You might be asked to send extra information. You should do this within 30 working days if youre asked to.

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 youll 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 JAUPT about planned periodic training courses
• a record of management checks

Download a scheme of control template.

You can download an example scheme of control to see the sorts of controls you can put in place.

Scheme of control (guidance notes)

PDF, 114 KB, 2 pages

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 leaders responsibility

As the consortium leader, youre responsible:

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