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Knowledge Point School will be
Knowledge Point School
restarting their Level 2 NVQ in
Road Passenger Vehicle Driving
announces new NVQ courses
courses in August.
The Level 2 NVQ (National Vocational
Qualification) course is a government-funded
Some of the dri-
programme provided through the City of
vers studying
London, so Knowledge Point are able to offer
for their NVQ
the course to you free of charge. Additional
incentives are also available should you
achieve your Certification.
Since starting to deliver the courses in
April 2009, Knowledge Point School has had
more than 200 learners go on to achieve
their Level 2 NVQ Certification. The course,
whilst entirely based on the national qualifi-
cation, is delivered with an emphasis on the
London Taxi trade and builds on your exist-
ing topographical knowledge. Knowledge
of the course, eg if
Point teaching staff are all vocationally com-
a student has
petent working taxi drivers who have quali-
already
gained
fied to teach in the Life Long Learning Sector
their
PDSA
(PTLLS Grade 3/4).
Wheelchair certifi-
porting passengers by taxi
The course requires you to attend
cate then this will be taken as proof of their
Provide a taxi service for customers who
Knowledge Point School and is delivered via
existing competency relating to customers
require assistance
interactive group sessions and workshops.
using a wheelchair
Provide a service to customers using a
You will be required to dedicate approximate-
Having completed your assessment ses-
wheelchair in an accessible taxi
ly 16 hours to the workshops over a period of
sions, certification normally follows after
Transport children and young persons by
several weeks and there will be additional
about 12 weeks.
taxi
self-study to be completed in your own time.
Applicants must be able to provide proof of
Plan routes in the taxi industry
The NVQ Qualification is broken down
residency in the UK or any other EU country
Once you have completed the NVQ train-
into mandatory and optional groups. The
for a minimum of 3 years. The courses are
ing, you will attend two one-hour sessions
mandatory units are as follows:
open to everyone who has not yet attained a
with a qualified NVQ Assessor who will gauge
Ensure health and safety of the taxi dri-
Level 2 NVQ and/or equivalent or superior
your competency by putting you in scenario
ver and passengers
qualifications.
situations and listening to how you respond to
Drive a taxi in a professional manner
Applicants will be treated on a strictly
them. The assessment process is purely verbal.
Provide professional customer service in
first-come first-served basis. Demand is
There are no written examinations of any sort.
the taxi industry
expected to be high, so if you are interest-
Prior achievements can be set against units
Provide a safe and legal vehicle for trans-
ed go to the Taxi Trade Promotions web-
site
at:
www.taxitradepromotions.
co.uk/taxi-and-private-hire-nvq-
course.html and submit your details.
Alternatively, if you have any questions
call Peter Osborne on 020 7700 5682.
MPs ask HMG to abandon
fuel duty rise
A group of MPs have urged the government to abandon the fuel duty rise in January
and also initiate an inquiry into why pump prices appear not to fall in line with falling
oil prices. Supporting the FairFuelUK campaign, the MPs pushed a FairFuelUK brand-
ed car along Whitehall as a publicity stunt to kick-start phase two of the campaign
before handing in a letter to Number 10 stating their demands and explaining that
they had formed a fair fuel All Party Parliamentary Group with 22 members signed up
to date.
Tory MP Robert Halfon, who is spearheading the group, told Roadtransport.com that
his intention is to become Mr FairFuel MP in the House of Commons!
· Roadside repair
"Motorists and hauliers are being crucified by high fuel costs so I'm leading on this
· Roadside assistance
issue to urge the government not to increase fuel taxes next January and also to put
· Running repair recovery
pressure on the oil companies to pass down lower fuel costs to the motorist," said Mr
· Accident recovery
Halfon.
Backed by the Freight Transport Association and the Road Haulage Association,
· Pay as you go to membership
FairFuelUK has over 170,000 signatures to date on its petition but is looking to reach
· Credit card taken at roadside
the 1 million mark by the Autumn.
FTA chief executive Theo de Pencier added: "Both the general motorist and road
0845 094 5307
transport businesses should be united behind what FairfuelUK is doing. A lot of FTA
members run large car and van fleets which you tend to forget about when you're
We make wheels turn
concentrating on the trucks. But there are 3 million vans on the road and however
many business-users of cars and taxis, so this is a real issue. Fuel price hikes do not just
so you can earn.
hit trucks, although that's obviously where it hurts the most for our members."
