Pilton Equalities Project (PEP) is offering accredited transport training courses next month.
PEP is registered with the Community Transport Association funded through the City of Edinburgh Council and recognised as the community transport operator for the North Edinburgh quadrant. We are a partner of the Edinburgh Community Transport Operators Group (ECTOG) – PEP, Dove Transport, SEAG, LCTS, & Handicabs.
PATS stands for Passenger Assistants Training Scheme, and has been developed for those people who undertake the role of passenger assistant (also known as escorts). The PATS programme is relevant for passenger assistants working in cars, minicabs, taxis, minibuses, large buses and coaches.
PATS is open to any organisation that employs, uses or supplies passenger assistants. An organisation does not have to be a member of the MiDAS training scheme to use the Passenger Assistant Training Scheme, and the training is also open to any organisation that uses volunteers as passenger assistants.
Limited places are available for the training, which takes place on
Wednesday 12 December at PEP in West Pilton Park.
MiDAS is the nationally recognised Minibus Driver Awareness training Scheme, organised by the Community Transport Association U.K. (CTA) which promotes a nationally recognised standard for the assessment and training of minibus drivers. It is a membership based scheme that is designed to enhance minibus driving standards and promote the safer operation of minibuses,
It comprises low cost classroom-based training, plus an on-road driving assessment, as well as optional Passenger Assistance training (PAT’s) for drivers who will be transporting passengers with disabilities
Criteria: (a) Aged over 21 years and (b) held a full Driving Licence for 2 years.
The MIDAS training course takes place on Thursday 13 December.
Interested? Contact PEP trainers Theodora or Brian on 315 4466 or email
theopepequalities@hotmail.co.uk or brianpeopequalities@hotmail.co.uk for further information.
