Midas Minibus, Pats & Midas Car MPV Training Courses
MiDAS (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) is an award winning and nationally recognised assessment and training scheme for minibus drivers, which offers you all you need to meet your Health & Safety and legal responsibilities and is widely used across the UK. It is a membership-based scheme organised by The Community Transport Association (CTA) and designed to enhance driving standards and promote safer operation of minibuses.
Minibus Driver
MiDAS (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) is an award winning, and nationally recognised assessment and training scheme for minibus drivers, which offers you all you need to meet your Health & Safety and legal responsibilities and is widely used across the UK. It is a membership based scheme organised by The Community Transport Association (CTA) and designed to enhance driving standards and promote safer operation of minibuses.
First Aid
In emergencies, first aiders can act to prevent situations from becoming major incidents and can limit injuries through prompt action. The one day course covers Health and Safety (first aid) regulation, managing an incident, first aid priorities, treating of an unconscious casualty, Recovery Position, resuscitation (CPR), choking, shock, bleeding and common workplace injuries.
Passenger Assistant
If you have care or supervision of passengers travelling by road (including cars, taxis, minibuses or large buses) you should take this course. Drivers should take the course if they also work as a Passenger Assistant (PA), have a dual role or work as a team with a Passenger Assistant. (Passenger Assistants can be referred to by many different names, including passenger escorts, passenger carers, care assistants, chaperones and helpers).
The Standard MiDAS e-Learning Course
Theory training and assessment for the driver MiDAS certificate is delivered via the CTA website in a 90 minute, 10 module interactive E-Learning session. This covers the legal responsibilities of drivers and the essential theoretical knowledge needed to provide safe, legal, and comfortable journeys.
Module 1 – Introduction to MIDAS
To understand what the course entails and how to navigate it.
Module 2 – The Minibus
To understand how to define a minibus and to recognise when a permit is required.
Module 3 – Driver Licensing
To understand what types of minibus and journeys your licence entitles you to drive and what your licensing responsibilities are.
Module 4 – Minibus Driving Tips
To understand how to adapt car driving skills to a larger vehicle to promote safe, legal and comfortable journeys.
Module 5 – Reversing & Manoeuvring
To gain an understanding of the important rules and safety-guidelines to follow when reversing or maneuvering.
Module 6 – The Journey
To understand the steps you need to take before, during and after driving a minibus.
Module 7 – Legal Responsibilities
To understand the legal responsibilities in relation to driving a minibus.
Module 8 – Breakdown, Collision & Evacuation Procedures
To be confident in handling emergency situations relating to breakdowns, collisions and evacuation procedures.
Module 9 – Theory Assessment
To understand the legal responsibilities in relation to driving a minibus.
Module 10 – Next Steps
To understand what happens before, during and after your Driving Assessment.