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The traffic commissioners have determined that virtual courses can be used in place of classroom-based training. This will allow operators to continue to acquire the knowledge they need to run safe operations during the lockdown period.
A number of service providers have already met the criteria the commissioners have put in place for providing online training packages.
All virtual training courses need to meet a set of criteria to be as close to classroom-based training as possible. The criteria are:
- making sure the participant and instructor are visible to each other at all times
- the participant taking part by means of a tablet, laptop or PC with camera and microphone
- the course replicating as closely as possible the same content as would be delivered in a classroom
- the course provider needing to be able to identify all participants
- the instructor needing to be able to interact with participants, display material and discuss it simultaneously
- the inclusion of some element of assessment during the training, to check participants have actively engaged in the course
The traffic commissioners have published three documents during the lockdown. These are:
We recommend reading them all.
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