Assessment
The SQA SCQF Level 5 , Certificate in the Role of the Professional Taxi and Private Hire Driver is delivered by flexible / distance Learning. It is also at your own pace and in your own time. This course is expected to take on average 2 months, but candidate’s can take up to 3 months. All candidate’s must have access to a mobile telephone, ipad, laptop or PC with a broadband connection.
Each candidate will receive a log-in to the teaching material for each unit. This is access to a VLE (Virtual learning Environment).
On line “Taster” of the PTDQ course – You log in as a Guest
A flexible approach is used to suit all candidate’s and they will all be allocated an assessor / tutor.
Once the candidate is confident with the VLE online materials and the assessor is also confident with the candidate. He/she is then put forward to sit the end of unit multiple choice test for the module. This is taking electronically via SQA Solar at a pre-arranged time. The test is taking at a dedicated centre or at Logis-Tech’s office in Glasgow at a a pre-defined date and time that suits the candidate.
All 9 of the units of the PTDQ – SCQF Level 5, Certificate in the Role of the Professional Taxi and Private Hire Driver are delivered in this manner.
| Test No: | Unit Names | Number of Questions | Duration of Tests | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unit 1: Taxi and Private Hire: Workplace Health and Safety | 25 | 45 | |
| 2 | Unit 2: Taxi and Private Hire: Safely Transport Passengers | 25 | 45 | |
| 3 | Unit 3: Taxi and Private Hire: Professional Customer Service | 25 | 45 | |
| 4 | Unit 4: Taxi and Private Hire: Maintain the Safety of the Licensed Vehicle | 25 | 45 | |
| 5 | Unit 5: Taxi and Private Hire: Mobility and Wheelchair Assistance | 25 | 45 | |
| 6 | Unit 6: Taxi and Private Hire: Plan Routes and Fares | 25 | 45 | |
| 7 | Unit 7: Taxi and Private Hire: Transport Luggage and Parcels | 25 | 45 | |
| 8 | Unit 8: Taxi and Private Hire: Safely Transport School Age Children | 25 | 45 | |
| 9 | Unit 9: Taxi and Private Hire: The Licensing Regulations (Scotland) | 35 | 65 |
Each test provides a broad assessment of the key principles and typical circumstances/situations that may face today’s professional taxi drivers or private hire drivers.
Prior to sitting the multiple-choice tests, the assessor will ensure that each candidate has covered all knowledge and understanding required in each unit specification.
To successfully pass each test, the candidate must achieve 60% of the marks available.
