Presentation by

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Skills Recognition of Hackney Carriage and
Private Hire Vehicle Drivers

• Presentation by
• Roger Silvers MA, LL.M
• Consultant to GoSkills

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The GoSkills project

• GoSkills was awarded a contract by the
  Department for Transport in 2005
• The aim of the project is for GoSkills to work
  with the industry to identify ways of achieving
  consistency of skills and skills development of
  taxi and PHV drivers in England Wales

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Project Objectives

• Raise the profile and image of the industry
• Achieve consistency of skills nationally
• Retain existing / encourage new drivers
• Improve experience for visitors and tourists
• Ensure sustainability of this essential service
• Provide opportunity for skills recognition

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National Qualifications
Based on National Occupational Standards for Taxi
PHV

• VRQ Level 2 in Road Passenger Vehicle Driver
• NVQ Level 2 in Road Passenger Vehicle Driver

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Skills Recognition

• Disability awareness
• Customer service
• Legislation
• Health and safety
• Managing conflict and difficult situations
• Driving safely and efficiently
• Topographical knowledge

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Optional Skills Units

• Optional units can be taken at the time or at
• a later date
• Transporting children and young persons
• Manage and administer a small business
• Routine cleaning of vehicles
• Transporting parcels and luggage

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Sample of Current activities

• Operators
• Home James Taxis - Wiltshire
• Station Taxis Doncaster
• Salisbury Value Cars
• Delta Taxis - Merseyside
• TaxiBus - Chelmsford
• Trent Cars - Nottingham
• GCDA - London

• Blue Cars - London
• MGM Taxis - Nuneaton
• Dovelin Cars Ashbourne
• Taxifast Plymouth
• Delta Merseyside Crosby
• Blue Line Taxis - Wallsend

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Sample of Current activities

• Local Authorities
• Bournemouth BC
• Poole BC
• Charnwood BC
• Hull CC
• Birmingham CC
• North Devon DC
• Chelmsford DC

• St. Helens MDC
• Leeds CC
• Leicester CC
• Coventry CC
• North Devon DC
• Plymouth CC

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Feedback from Questionnaire - Drivers
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Delivery of NVQ RPVD

• VRQ Level 2 provides the underpinning
• knowledge and evidence of that knowledge
• NVQ Level 2 assesses the driver in the
  workplace
• Evidence
• Activity reports
• One to one simulations
• In Vehicle observation

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Funding
GoSkills has worked extensively with the Learning
Skills Council (LSC) and now obtained access to
Train to Gain funding for skills development for
self employed Taxi/PHV drivers We are now able
to offer taxi and PHV drivers the opportunity of
obtaining skills recognition with an NVQ Level 2
Qualification in Road Passenger
Vehicle Driver
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• Contacts
• Kate Deane
• GoSkills Business Advisor, Yorkshire Humberside
  Region
• Tel [phone]
• Email kate.deane_at_goskills.org
• Cheryl.Rider
• GoSkills Business Advisor, North East Region
• Tel [phone]
• Email cheryl.rider_at_goskills.org
• Roger Silvers
• Consultant to GoSkills
• Tel [phone]
• Email roger.silvers_at_btinternet.com