Professional competence
If you drive a lorry or bus professionally you need a valid Driver CPC. With us you take the full 35 hours of periodic training or top up with a single module – at our premises on Härjedalsgatan 14 in Vällingby, in six languages.
Background
YKB stands for professional driver competence. The requirement came with the Swedish Act (2007:1157) on professional driver competence, which is based on an EU directive, and applies to you if you carry out transport with category C, CE, D and DE. The purpose is simple: safer transport, lower environmental impact and a profession that keeps pace with new rules.
The rules have applied since 10 September 2008 for bus drivers and 10 September 2009 for drivers of heavy lorries. The certificate is issued by the Swedish Transport Agency, looks like a driving licence and must be available to show on request – without it you may be fined.
The requirements apply throughout the EEA, that is the EU member states plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Drive abroad and the same certificate applies.
What applies to you?
Which training you need depends on when you got your category and what you have already done. If you recognise yourself in one of the boxes below, you have your answer.
You held C or CE before 10 September 2009 (or D/DE before 10 September 2008)
You are covered by what are called acquired rights and are exempt from the initial qualification. You take the 35-hour periodic training and receive your Driver CPC on completion – with no exam.
You hold a Driver CPC that is about to expire
The certificate is valid for 5 years. Take the training before it expires and you keep driving without a break. If you have already done some modules, you only take the ones you are missing.
You are missing a single module
The periodic training consists of five modules of seven hours. With four done, you only study the one you are missing – you choose which when you register.
You are new to the profession and hold no C, CE, D or DE
Besides the licence you need an initial qualification of 280 hours, ending in a theory exam. There is also a shortened initial qualification of 140 hours if you are 21 (lorry) or 23 (bus). We will help you plan the route there – call us and we will go through what applies in your case.
Courses
The courses are held at our own premises and reported to the Swedish Transport Agency.
The full training
6,499 kr7,999 kr Save 1,500 kr
Five modules of seven hours. Gives a new Driver CPC valid for five years.
A single module
1,749 kr1,999 kr Save 250 kr
Seven hours for you who are only missing one of the five modules. You choose which.
The full price list for the licence, theory and Risk 1 is on the prices page.
Course dates
Register in advance – the groups are small. None of the times suit you? Call us; we add further dates as we go.
The next course date is not fixed yet. Call 070-034 23 24 and we will tell you when the next course starts – or put you on the list.
The course is held in 6 languages – tell us which one you want when you register. We report your completed course to the Swedish Transport Agency.
Content
The periodic training is 35 hours spread over five modules of 7 hours. You can take them in whatever order suits you, and spread them out over time as long as all five are done within five years.
Driving technique that lowers fuel consumption and wear: gear changes, engine braking, planning, and how the vehicle's own technology helps you.
For lorries: load securing, weights and load distribution. For buses: passenger safety, conduct and the particular rules for carrying people.
Driving and rest times, tachographs, professional traffic legislation and the checks you may meet on the road.
Seating position, lifting technique, diet and sleep – what decides how the body holds up over a whole working life behind the wheel.
Risk assessment, acting at an accident or near miss, and how you represent the company towards customers and other road users.
Exemptions
The law lists a number of situations in which the Driver CPC requirement does not apply, even though the vehicle requires C, CE, D and DE. Not sure whether your work is covered – call us; it is a common question and quick to settle.
The rules are in the Swedish Act (2007:1157) and Ordinance (2007:1470) on professional driver competence. The Swedish Transport Agency is the authority that issues the certificate.
Questions and answers
What we are asked most often before someone books their training.
YKB stands for professional driver competence and is required if you drive a lorry or bus professionally with category C, CE, D or DE. The requirement was introduced by the Swedish Act (2007:1157) on professional driver competence and is based on an EU directive. The certificate is issued by the Swedish Transport Agency, looks like a driving licence and must be shown on request.
The Driver CPC is valid for five years. To renew it you take 35 hours of periodic training, divided into five modules of seven hours. No exam is part of the periodic training.
Yes. If you are missing a single module you study it separately, seven hours with us. You choose which module when you register and we put you in the right group.
You may not drive a heavy lorry or bus professionally without a valid certificate. If it has expired you take the 35-hour periodic training and a new certificate is issued, valid for five years. Get in touch in good time and we will find dates that work.
Yes, the certificate must be available to show on request. Without it you may be fined. Exemptions apply to, among others, vehicles that cannot be driven faster than 45 km/h, emergency vehicles and non-commercial driving.
Yes. The requirements are based on an EU directive and apply throughout the EEA – the EU member states plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
No. If you have not previously held C, CE, D or DE you first need an initial qualification of 280 hours with a passed theory exam. If you are 21 (lorry) or 23 (bus) there is a shortened initial qualification of 140 hours. Call us and we will go through what applies to you.
We teach in Swedish, English, Arabic, Persian, Kurdish and Turkish. Tell us which language you want when you register and we will put you in the right group.
Next step
Tell us when you got your category and what you have already done, and we will say straight away whether one module is enough or whether you should take the full training.
