September 2008

Eastern Region National Training Awards

We are delighted and extremely proud to announce that we won our category at the Eastern Region National Training Awards on the 25th September 2008, for the ABA Training Driving to Success training programme, for taxi and private hire drivers. There were 28% more entries this year, and the organizers (ukskills) said the standard was higher than ever, so to be a finalist was a huge achievement. To win was something else!

The award was made after a rigorous assessment process which involved a visit to our offices, discussions with learners and a telephone interview to the Local Authority, to confirm the robustness of the programme, and the benefits to learners and other stakeholders. The fact that we were then selected as finalists and ultimately winners is a testament to the hard work and commitment of our team.

The award ceremony was attended and enjoyed by the administration teams from both of our offices.

To read the case study material that was distributed on the award evening please Click Here.

September 2007

Taxi Driver Training Programme Wins Two Awards

ABA Training Ltd of Suffolk and Group Taxibus Ltd from Chelmsford have been celebrating their success at not just one, but TWO prestigious events recently.

The Driving to Success training programme which was designed by ABA Training to train the drivers of Group Taxibus Ltd, to ensure the company was in the ideal location for the 2012 Olympic and Para-Olympic games and other developments.

At the finals of the National Training Awards 2007, in Cambridge the programme was Highly Recommended and also won Best Company Training Programme in the 10th Essex Business Awards.

The programme enabled drivers to achieve both the NVQ in Road Passenger Transport at the same time as earning themselves a BTEC qualification in Transporting Passengers by Taxi and Private Hire. The training programme covered such areas as customer service, equal opportunities, disability awareness, safety, the carriage of luggage and parcels by taxi, route planning and UK taxi and private hire regulations and ensured the drivers were putting into practice what they learnt on the course through assessment and monitoring.

The programme has been so successful; it has gone on to become the Quality Taxi Partnership model for Chelmsford and Braintree councils.

To read the case study material that was distributed on the award evening please Click Here.