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What is ECO Driving?
The ECO Driving training programme is an innovative programme that provides essential training on vehicle and roadcraft to HGV and Bus/Coach Drivers.
The programme is designed to upskill drivers including the use of onboard Fleet Telematics and Tachograph Reports.
The ECO Driving training programme will deliver immediate benefits to employers, drivers, and the environment.
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Course Structure
The ECO Driving programme monitors drivers existing behaviours and uses this information to teach drivers techniques to improve fuel efficiency and road safety.
By improving drivers’ awareness of their driving style and how this impacts on vehicle efficiency, drivers learn skills to increase fuel efficiency and lower carbon emissions.
Drivers will also learn advanced driving skills to anticipate the behaviour of less-skilled road users and recognise and respond to road conditions. Using this knowledge, drivers will learn the skills to anticipate and avoid incidents.
The ECO Driving programme is certified as a QQI Level 5 Certificate in Digital Assisted Eco Driving (HGV)
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HGV Drivers Employed By Licensed Road Hauliers
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Fuel Accounts For Up To 40% of Total HGV Operation Costs
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All Transports Contribution to Ireland's Emissions
How is this funded?
The SMART Driving programme is funded through the SOLAS ‘Innovation through Collaboration’ Fund.
Developed by Mayo Sligo Leitrim ETB (MSLETB), Waterford and Wexford ETB (WWETB) in collaboration with the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA), the Smart Driving programme supports the Governments Future Jobs Ireland Programme 2020 objectives of:
- Transitioning to a low carbon economy,
- Embracing technological change,
- Improving SME and workforce productivity
What Are The Benefits?
Drivers
The ECO Driving programme will increase your level of professionalism and make you a bigger asset to your employer.
Drivers who enrol in the ECO Driving programme will get:
- Increased levels of professionalism
- Increased levels of employability
- Developed skills for promoting vehicle, driver, and load safety
- Increased confidence in vehicle control and driving performance
- Enhanced satisfaction of driving
- Reduced driver stress
Employers
Employers who enrol their drivers in the ECO Driving programme will benefit from immediate and positive impacts on your business.
These include:
- Reduced fuel consumption
- Reduced operational costs
- Reduced fuel emissions
- Improved profit margins
- The increased resale value of your fleet
- Developed organisational health and safety culture
Programme Outcome
QQI LEVEL 5
Certificate in Digital Assisted Eco Driving (HGV)
(SPECIAL PURPOSE AWARD)
“Let it Roll”
EU Commission: Improvements in the aerodynamics of vehicles could save “approximately €5,000 per year in fuel costs for a typical long-distance lorry covering 100,000km”
Testimonials
This programme will help the transport industry recruit new people into being a HGV driver and elevate this career into a choice that more young people might consider.
ECO Driving will help drivers deal with this new world while best availing of and utilising the new technologies and practices all around us. This upskilling programme will help drivers get a better understanding of their modern work environment and equipment, thus helping to create a safer and compliant delivery of service.
I look forward to both Driver’s and Transport operators engaging with this upskilling opportunity, allowing for feedback from both inside and outside the cab, which can then feed into this course, helping it to evolve to meet an ever-changing landscape of technology and regulation.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do register for a ECO Driving programme?
Contact hello@smartdriving.ie for more information.
What are the benefits for employers?
Employers who enrol their drivers in the ECO Driving programme will benefit from immediate and positive impacts to your business.
These include:
- Reduced fuel consumption
- Reduced operational costs
- Reduced fuel emissions
- Improved profit margins
- Increased resale value of your fleet
- Developed organisational health and safety culture
What are the benefits for drivers?
The ECO Driving programme will increase your level of professionalism and make you a bigger asset to your employer.
Drivers who enrol in the ECO Driving programme will get:
- Increased levels of professionalism
- Increased levels of employability
- Developed skills for promoting vehicle, driver, and load safety
- Increased confidence in vehicle control and driving performance
- Enhanced satisfaction of driving
- Reduced driver stress
How is this programme funded?
The ECO Driving programme is funded though the SOLAS ‘Innovation through Collaboration’ Fund.
Developed by Mayo Sligo Leitrim ETB (MSLETB), Waterford and Wexford ETB (WWETB) in collaboration with the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA), the Smart Driving programme supports the Government’s Future Jobs Ireland Programme 2020 objectives of:
Transitioning to a low carbon economy
Embracing technological change
Improving SME and workforce productivity