THE VERDICT
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• The principle of trying to improve safety and standards is a good thing.
• But older drivers will quit rather than retrain.
• This could lead to a serious shortage of experienced manpower.
• Larger firms that pay for training are at risk of having staff poached.
• Smaller firms may opt to not pay for any training and simply poach qualified staff with better pay-thus saving themselves money.
• Training must be tailored to drivers' jobs rather than just ticking boxes.
Thanks go to Fraikin, which sponsored this three-part series on the Driver CPC. Contact Esco on 01371 851800 if you missed the previous two articles, which covered legal and training requirements and appeared in the 7 and 14 February issues of CM.