Which HGV licence is right for you?
Transcript
Kirsty McNamara, Training Advisor: My role as a training advisor at Easy As HGV means I can support the candidates from the start to the very end of their training process. The first thing we do is I’ll go through step by step with the form with them exactly what it is they need to fill out. To start learning with Easy As HGV the entire process begins with the qualification you’re looking to to get into.
Sam Pepper, Training Advisor: You you can just start on the Category C, that’s the entry level that’s what most people will start on, or if you’re looking to earn the highest earnings then you’ll move into C + E. Potentially go for what we call the back-to-back course which is combined course of C and C + E together.
Steve Bursill, HGV Trainer: There’s also what’s called a CPC qualification which is for every driver who’s driving a vehicle over three and a half tonnes for financial gain. There’s two different types of CPC, an initial CPC and a periodic CPC. It’s your permit to work which will last you for five years, and a refresher course that goes over the five years to go and get your card renewed for a lifetime. Our advisors will soon help you out which one of these you need.
Tom McGhie, Managing Director: We have the theory revision training on their phone, it’s on an app they can check that 24/7. They can do mock tests, revise certain sections they’re not sure about. So the support in the office is 09:00-18:00, but 24/7 on their phone.
Kirsty McNamara: Once they’ve finished their theories, they’ve got through that, they’ve passed that, the hard bit’s out the way now. Now we go on to the fun part – the driving. Candidates do not need to worry about booking where it’s going to be, what time they’ve got to turn up, anything like that – we do it all. We’ll liaise with the school find out when the nearest training will be running, when the test will take place, candidates just need to relax and turn up on the day and enjoy the training process.
Steve Bursill: But your support from Easy As HGV doesn’t end there. What we now go and do is help with the recruitment process and helping get yourselves into work. We don’t just stop when it gets through and get your license it’s then the recruitment afterwards help get you into work. It literally is a road from start to finish.