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Diane Hall - L of a Way 2 Pass - Zoom
EST Electric Vehicles (including practical)
SELKENT is a driving instructors association covering South East London and Kent.
Supporting ADI & PDIs across South East London and Kent.
SELKENT is very much a community group designed to help Driving Instructors with the day to day needs, CPD and other support requirements of teaching people to drive. With instructors ranging from new PDIs to 'old hands' there is always someone for you to bounce off or seek support.
SELKENT offers support across all areas of the role from sales and marketing, to fleet, to specific educational needs (SEN)
You will also get access to our WhatsApp community for the day to day problems. (Text Chris Bensted for access 07775809833 or if you have any questions)
Free Training? Please complete if you are interested so we can judge numbers. SELKENT members get priority.
Diane Hall - L of a Way 2 Pass - Zoom
EST Electric Vehicles (including practical)
(I've done this and it really opened my eyes to the possibilities - Chris)
The Energy Savings Trust run some excellent courses that are free to ADIs and would be well worth doing for anyone considering an Electric Vehicle for their next school car. Details of the courses:
• What EVs and PHEVs are available, their realistic ranges and uses.
• Costs: Purchase costs & running costs including grants, fuel costs, taxes and servicing/maintenance.
• Driving EVs: their modes, controls and displays; maximising EVs efficiency and therefore range
• Other issues & concerns: Overall CO2 emissions compared to petrol diesel; electricity production (will the national grid cope?); Lithium supplies; Battery life and degradation, etc etc.
The courses are free of charge as they are funded by Dept for Transport.
Pre COVID the courses ran at various locations around England, with classroom training in the mornings and on-road in the afternoons. The classroom training has been replaced with webinars but keeping the numbers on the webinars small so the courses can be really interactive with questions and discussion welcome at any time.
In the afternoons following the webinars on-road training is still offered when ADIs that have attended the webinar in the morning can come along and drive 3 different EVs, each for approx 20 to 30 mins. The on-road training is one-to-one with a trainer working for EST and of course, it follows COVID protocols of mask-wearing, ensuring good ventilation, sanitising touchpoints between drivers etc.
Dates and locations for upcoming courses -
8th Dec: Stoke
9th Dec: Worcester
10th Dec: Swindon.
For more information or to book a place on a course please contact Raymond Amileke on Raymond.Amileke@est.org.uk
SELKENT are proud to be working with GoRoadie to provide a membership content system that helps members keep in touch with the latest news, development and meetings.
In these challenging times we are having to find new ways to develop, support each other and stay safe. SELKENT aims to be an important part of that. We have known for a long time that we are stronger together and that we are the life blood of the industry. Being an ADI or PDI can be lonely and challenging, working together we can help each other.
If your have any questions, please contact one of the SELKENT committee:
Chris Bensted - 07775809833
Ian Broughton - 07956500887
Peter Kalsi - 07958047982
Find out more about the SELKENT and how it can help you.