Rigid HGV licence

Overview of role

Driving and delivering goods across all sectors and distances for a range of customers from private individuals and sole traders through to large global organisations. The Car to CAT C programme is aimed at car drivers who are wanting to obtain an HGV CAT C licence to drive rigid vehicles

Typical length

8 – 10 weeks

Entry requirements

Candidates must hold at least a valid UK category B licence and be over 19.

What drivers will learn

• Masterclasses - including Tachomaster, protecting the brand, keeping you and your load safe, eco driving, and who's in whose blind spot
• Medical assessment and application 
• Mods 1 and 2 training and test
• Digital tachograph card application
• Mod 4 training and test
• HGV practical training and test
• Health and safety training
• Interview preparation training
• Work experience

Delivery

The skills bootcamp includes licence acquisition training for Cat C HGVs. This training is provided at one of our 60 HGV training centres across the country, 15 of which are DVSA approved test centres providing easy access to test dates. We have a modern fleet of 200 plus manual and automatic training HGVs and over 200 highly experienced instructors.

The skills bootcamp training is tailored to the needs of the individual employer and is delivered through a blended combination of on the job tuition plus off the job master classes, workshops, e-learning content and professional discussions.