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 With the PCO license, you become eligible to work with any private hire licensed operator. The hire regulations have requirement of English language as per new rules. Licensed operators across London offer different services to the consumers so once you get the PCO license it is possible to work for private hiring operators with license to work in London. For this, you have to meet certain criteria. 1) At time of application, the minimum age of the applicant should be 21 years but upper age limit is not present provided you meet licensing requirements. 2) Full DVLA, or Northern Ireland, EEA state, driving license minimum 3 years old is necessary. 3) It is necessary to have rights to living and working in UK. 4) Good character is must and you have to establish it with criminal records enhanced check. 5) Medical fitness is necessary so you have to meet Group 2 DVLA standards. This mostly means undergoing medical exams with someone with access to complete medical history of the ... Continue reading →

This course is an introductory teaching qualification for someone who wants to become a teacher or mentor. This program is also suitable for the individuals who want to become independent training providers or for someone who is working within the FE colleges at present times. The participants will learn the roles and responsibilities of teaching further education and have comprehensive understanding of the inclusive teaching methods along with the assessment process. This three-day program is suitable for the following individuals. 1) Someone who is currently working or want to work as a teacher/trainer in the further education and skills sector. 2) Someone who have completed the Learning and Development qualifications and training program 3) Someone who is not currently in a teaching/training role or have recently started working in this sector 4) Someone who works as an assessor and wants to get a qualification that offers an introduction to teaching 5) Someone who wants a short ... Continue reading →

PTLLS/AET is the basic teaching qualification from the Edexcel or City & Guilds. PTLLS stands for ‘Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector’ whereas AET stands for ‘Award in Education and Training’. Overview The Level-3-AET has replaced the Level-3 and Level-4 ‘Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector’ training program. However, the objective remains unchanged despite changing the name of the training program. This course is designed for the individuals who want to start a teaching career or have limited access to teaching opportunities. It is equally suitable for individuals who work as or want to work as a mentor/trainer at an academy or a business organization. The practical element of this course is usually evaluated by the micro-teach sessions that may last for an hour. However, the practical elements can be evaluated at the workplace instead of the micro-teach sessions if you work as the teacher/trainer/mentor of a ... Continue reading →

In London, the ‘Public Carriage Office’ license that is also known as ‘Private Hire Driver’ licence enables you to become a minicab driver or give you the opportunity to work as the chauffer. It is equally essential to have this permit if you want to drive Uber in this city. The Public Carriage Office is part of Transport for London (TFL). This permit remains valid for three years and gives you the opportunity to drive a minicab/Uber within this city. Uber is an app based ‘taxi’ service where customers may book a cab for personal as well as shared rides using a mobile application and the Public Carriage Office gives the permit to drive the Uber cabs. It may cost you £100-150 in order to get this license. However, an applicant has to fulfil the following requirements in order to be considered eligible for this license. 1) The applicant has to be at least 21 years old. 2) It is essential to have a valid UK driving permit for at least three years. ... Continue reading →

Award in education and training gives you the required qualification to teach in the sector of adult education. The teachers for this are much in demand and with the completion of the qualifying course you can apply for the position of teacher or trainer with the various institutes across UK. This intensive course gives you an insight into the demands of teaching in adult education. It covers a variety of topics all relevant to the field that you wish to join. This meets requirements of trainers and teachers. If you are not training or teaching currently then microteaching is the only qualification required is microteaching unless you select units from development and learning suite. You learn about things such as the relationships, responsibilities and roles in training and education. Learn all about inclusive learning and teaching approaches in the field and the assessment part as well. Candidates are able to adopt integrated approach towards practice and theory of teaching. The ... Continue reading →

To land a job with the private cab companies or to become app-based driver you need the PCO license from TfL. For this, you have to write and application and send by mail or online. The PHD or PCO license from TfL is necessary to work as private hire car driver in United Kingdom. This is the first step to become app-based driver and achieving this is not hard provided you go the right way and meet specific requirements. When not done in a proper manner, there can be serious delay in the application or this can even be unsuccessful. Make sure not to make even a slight mistake or the process suddenly becomes harder. You can send your application via mail or online to TfL, the experts recommend that you do this online because this is faster and more convenient, and the processing is quicker as well. Online applications help you save both time and money. The process begins at the website of TfL where the interested people can create account and enter personal details. Then it is necessary ... Continue reading →

The licensing requirements for working in the private securities industry involve completion of the related courses such as the door supervision and CCTV course. One of the important parts of security systems everywhere is the CCTV surveillance and the associated mechanism underwent effective developments through the years. When you complete the related course successfully, you can increase the chances of gaining employment in the industry. With multiple cameras for each room in the property, it is possible to monitor all areas effectively and ensure related security. The security professional can operate from single room that is the control room to monitor the activities and occurrences visually streamed by the cameras across the facility. Monitoring can be quite simple such as the one involving one PC screen having multiple displaying sections to give views from every camera. This way the CCTV operator is able to keep eye upon premises that extend over multiple floors along with ... Continue reading →

Losing a beloved pet is a nightmare for pet parents. It’s very stressful task to find out the lost animal. In finding lost pet first 24 hours are very crucial. Proactive approach will increase the chances of reuniting you and your pet. Many missing pets are found safe and reunited with their families if searched properly.   Following are some simple steps that are very helpful in finding lost pet:   Act quickly: Start searching extensively in your house and area nearby. Most pets are recovered well within a two mile circle of their home. Search all unusual places of your house like cabinets, closets, inside furniture or any spare room, roof of the house, homes gutter, garage, or any crawl space. May be you can find them in neighbour’s yard or public park. Let’s think about all those places where your pet can go in search of company, comfort or food. Try to attract them by using their favourite food or toy or anything they are fond of. Try to cover these ... Continue reading →

It’s really heart breaking when you see your cute catty missing from home. Specially distressing for kids because they are so much attached to their pet. Bringing home the lost one is very difficult task and quite tricky as they can hide in very small extraordinary spaces. It needs a lot of effort and patience. There is about 33% chance that a missing cat will be found within 7 day and about 56% by 2 months. Few are recovered after that also.   There are some following ways which are helpful in finding your cat easily:   Check your house from top to bottom: A thorough and well conducted physical search is the most effective way to find a missing cat. Most cats, especially inside cats, do not go very far. They probably stay within a five house radius for the first few days and week. They lay low and hide and wait. They can sleep in unusual places, make sure to check thoroughly around your home, garden, terrace, porch all the places where she can hide. Pay special ... Continue reading →

It’s very painful when your loving dog strays from home. There are many reasons for them to run out of house like in search of mate, food or company, due to curiosity if gates or windows are left open, if frightened by something or boredom. And also sometimes they are stolen. About half of missing dogs were found by owners searching their neighbourhood. Beginning as soon as possible is very important as 90% of pets are found again if the owner searches in the first 12 hours.   There are following ways that should be followed when a pet dog is lost:   1. Search your house and neighborhood properly: Talk to everyone, your neighbors, watchman, delivery boy, children about your pet. Children are more observant than adults so talk to them in detail. Check each room carefully. Check under beds, closets, in bathroom, under and behind furniture. They find unique places to hide, so look behind and in appliances like dryers or refrigerator. Check behind access panels and water ... Continue reading →