The RoSPA’s Rick Wood has spoken of the challenge that SMEs in particular might face as a result of the Driver CPC, otherwise known as the Certificate of Professional Competence.
He said he thought it was possible that smaller organisations could shun the "a CPC framework" because of the financial outlay involved in training, turning to self employed people and agencies to take care of the financial burden.
"There is also a strong possibility that trained drivers will be poached from best practice operators, increasing their costs," he added.
But he also said that operators might find that their sector increases its allure to new recruits because of the qualification.
Drivers would have improved impetus as well as having the structure of their career better laid out and possibly greater pay, he said.
He added there was a chance the sector would catch the eye of the likes of women and minority groups too, who do not feature very heavily at present.
The Business Link website provides more information on the subject of the Driver CPC.
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