Call us on 01782 771177
More and more goods previously outside the regulations now fall within their scope. In the majority of cases, drivers of vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes and over carrying dangerous goods require an ADR Certificate.
All drivers training courses must be approved by the DFT (Department for Transport) and authorised by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). Transed Training is approved to undertake training/examinations in all of the following Modules, with the exception of Class 1 and Class 7. Drivers must complete a course and pass the relevant examinations (which must be taken en bloc at the end of the course) an at least the following:
Generally speaking to obtain an ADR Certificate it is necessary to pass at least three of the above modules - e.g. Core, Tanks, Packages, and one Class of chemical. It is also important to remember that when carrying dangerous goods under the regulations, you must be in possession of an ADR certificate - and it will be approximately 4 weeks after you have completed your training course before your certificate is issued by the DVLA.
As you may be aware part of the ADR training may be counted towards the Driver CPC, 21 hours (3 days) of the initial training and 7 hours (1 day) of the Refresher training, should you wish the training to be counted towards the drivers CPC there will be an additional charge per 7 hour block to cover the fees involved in registering the individual with JAUPT.
(for drivers who have no current ADR Certificate)
3 1/2 day Packaged Goods Course including 7 classes of chemical (Classes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9) - suitable for drivers who are carrying hazardous substances in drums, sacks, cylinders, etc... held on a weekday basis. Training can be restricted to one class if required e.g. Class 2 (gases) or Class 3 (flammable liquids).
5 day full combined course for drivers who also require tanker training i.e. for hazardous substances carried in road tanker/tank containers (weekdays only). Tanker module can be taken separately (1 1/2 days) to "upgrade" an existing packaged goods certificate.
3 day courses are available on a weekday basis for drivers who hold a current valid ADR Certificate to re-certify the original modules. Training may be undertaken at any time within the 12 months prior to the expiry date of the current ADR certificate and the new certificate will be dated 5 years from when the old one was due to expire.
Examinations are held at the end of the course through multi-choice assessment papers.
| ADR Initial & Refresher Course Dates 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2011 | Mon-Fri (17-21) | ADR Initial - 5 day full initial course | £552.00 |
| November 2011 | Mon-Fri (14-18) | ADR Initial - 5 day full initial course | £552.00 |
| December 2011 | Mon-Fri (5-9) | ADR Initial - 5 day full initial course | £552.00 |
| December 2011 | Mon-Wed (27-29) | ADR Full Refresher - 3 days; core, packaged and tanker modules | £384.00 |
| Driver CPC | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day Driver CPC when purchased with ADR Training | £26.75 | ||
| 2 Day Driver CPC when purchased with ADR Training | £53.50 | ||
| 3 Day Driver CPC when purchased with ADR Training | £80.25 | ||
Why does everyone always ask this first? At around 3:45pm each day.
Don’t worry, all exam papers are “multiple choice”. There is no actual writing involved you just have to fill in a box to indicate the correct answer.
No, these are sent to SQA the day after your course has finished.
About 4/6 weeks. If you have passed, your ADR certificate will be sent direct to your home address by the DVLA. shortly after, Transed will confirm your results either to you or to the company that has sent you on the course.
No, you must be in possession of your ADR certificate – and remember this should be carried with you at all times when transporting dangerous goods.
You only have to retake the module(s) you have failed. We will contact you/your company with a list of alternative dates for you to retake the appropriate part of the course and the exam.
No.
Transed, we will follow up your query with SQA.
Once we have received your exam results from SQA, Transed will provide you with a laminated photocard. As your ADR Certificate does not contain a photo and it is compulsory to carry a photographic means of identity when transporting dangerous goods under the regulations, this card can be useful for identification purposes.
Your certificate will be valid for 5 years. It must be renewed sometime between the 4th and 5th year – no earlier than 12 months before the expiry date but you must take a refresher course no later than 4 weeks before it is due to expire.