Driver CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) is a qualification introduced for all professional bus, coach and lorry drivers. It has been introduced to help maintain and increase driving standards and road safety.
ADR training can account for a maximum of 21 hours towards your periodic Driver CPC training if sitting an initial course and 7 hours if sitting a refresher.
Yes, a formal exam follows each of the modules required which is marked externally by the SQA.
There are a total of 6 exam papers (5 if you are only completing the course in packages). Each paper is multiple-choice with four possible answers.
The exams are divided into the following categories:
| Number of Questions | Pass Mark | |
| Core | 25 | 18 |
| Packages | 15 | 11 |
| Tanks | 20 | 14 |
| Classes 2, 3, 6, 8 | 36 | 25 |
| Classes 4, 5, 9 | 24 | 17 |
| Common Characteristics | 20 | 14 |
You are credited with any exam pass that you achieve for up to 16 weeks following your course, i.e. if you pass 5 out of 6 exams, you would only have to return to re-sit the failed exam.
The ADR qualification has to be retaken every five years.
The initial ADR course lasts for five days and covers goods in tanks and packages of classes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9. Refresher candidates can also attend this course to extend their current qualifications.
Should you only require the qualification in packages, the course runs for 3.5 days in total.
If you have specific requirements, we can customise a course to suit. More information can be found here.