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anglefish43
PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:55 pm 
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Hi can any one advise me where i can do a btec award in transporting by taxi and ph i am based in east riding but the only one i found is Hull college but its a mon to friday 9 til 5 one week course and since am only driver of our company thats means closing for 5 days was hoping there was a online course but not found any yet any help appreciated
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grandad
PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:46 pm 
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Is it a requirement in your area?

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anglefish43
PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 4:05 pm 
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yeah is for new drivers 12 months to complete it.
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Nidge2
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anglefish43 wrote:
yeah is for new drivers 12 months to complete it.



Waste of time IMO.
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Blackcab Bob
PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 5:06 pm 
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We did ours every week Beverley

You will have to get somebody to look after your jobs while attending
the guy's based in York if you need a no Please PM me
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roythebus
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There's an outfit based up north who done ours via Carshalton College. they came to our place to do the nvq stuff as they were doing others in the area. It cost nothing except our time.

TBH, we learnt very little, the instructor learnt more from us I think!! But, at least we can say we done it for what it's worth. It may seem a waste of time for us who have been in transport for years, but for new entrants, I fell they do need some basic training rather than just be let loose on the unsuspecting public!
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Nidge2 wrote:
anglefish43 wrote:
yeah is for new drivers 12 months to complete it.



Waste of time IMO.


Sadly Nige, you arent on the council are you....

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roythebus
PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:07 pm 
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But then it could be said that the ignorance of a lot of cab driver shows. The problem with the NVQ and BTEC is that neither offer any education as to how to price jobs or the economics of running the business. Loads on how to deal with wheelchairs though. :?
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roythebus wrote:
But then it could be said that the ignorance of a lot of cab driver shows. The problem with the NVQ and BTEC is that neither offer any education as to how to price jobs or the economics of running the business. Loads on how to deal with wheelchairs though. :?


There's nothing stopping people writing to Edexcel and the like to suggest this type of input :D

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wannabeeahack wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
anglefish43 wrote:
yeah is for new drivers 12 months to complete it.



Waste of time IMO.


Sadly Nige, you arent on the council are you....



No but if I was it'd be the first thing out of the window.
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toots wrote:
roythebus wrote:
But then it could be said that the ignorance of a lot of cab driver shows. The problem with the NVQ and BTEC is that neither offer any education as to how to price jobs or the economics of running the business. Loads on how to deal with wheelchairs though. :?


There's nothing stopping people writing to Edexcel and the like to suggest this type of input :D


and they could add 2 modules and an extra £100...

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wannabeeahack wrote:
toots wrote:
roythebus wrote:
But then it could be said that the ignorance of a lot of cab driver shows. The problem with the NVQ and BTEC is that neither offer any education as to how to price jobs or the economics of running the business. Loads on how to deal with wheelchairs though. :?


There's nothing stopping people writing to Edexcel and the like to suggest this type of input :D


and they could add 2 modules and an extra £100...


Edexcel don't do the pricing of the course that's up to the providers :wink:

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I did suggest those points to the course provider.
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roythebus wrote:
I did suggest those points to the course provider.


That's like customers complaining to drivers instead of the LO :? The providers don't set the syllabus :wink:

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