WHO
IS IT AIMED AT?
PATS
HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO UNDERTAKE THE ROLE OF
PASSENGER ASSISTANT. PATS
IS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CARE OR SUPERVISION OF PASSENGERS WHEN TRAVELLING
BY ROAD, WHETHER AS A NON-DRIVING PASSENGER ASSISTANT OR AS A
DRIVER/PASSENGER ASSISTANT. IT
IS RELEVANT FOR PASSENGER ASSISTANTS WORKING IN MINICABS, TAXIS,
MINIBUSES AND LARGE BUSES.
OBJECTIVES
OF PATS
- BE AWARE OF THE LEGAL,
PRACTICAL AND SAFETY ISSUES SURROUNDING THE PASSENGER ASSISTANT
ROLE
- BE
GIVEN HELP WHERE NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS
- rECEIVE TRAINING IN HOW
TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THEIR PASSENGER GROUPS
- BE
ASSESSED TO ENSURE THEIR SKILLS ARE OF AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD
- RECEIVE
A CERTIFICATE WHICH IS ACCEPTED BY OTHER PATS
MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
TELL
ME MORE
PATS
IS A MODULAR TRAINING PROGRAMME. THAT
IS THE TRAINING IS DELIVERED IN SEPARATE SECTIONS CALLED MODULES
WHICH RELATE TO DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE PASSENGER ASSISTANT’S
ROLE. FOR
EXAMPLE THOSE PEOPLE WHO ONLY WORK WITH CHILDREN OR OTHERS WHO
WORK ONLY WITH ADULTS WHO HAVE DISABILITIES, AND SO ON.
- MODULE A:
- MODULE B:
- MODULE C1:
- MODULE C2:
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THE
ROLE OF THE PASSENGER ASSISTANT
ASSISTING
PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES
SUPERVISING
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
WORKING
WITH ADULTS WHO REQUIRE CARE AND SUPERVISION |
EVERYONE
WHO IS TRAINED UNDER PATS WILL ATTEND MODULE
A. THIS IS A FOUNDATION
MODULE FOR ALL PASSENGER ASSISTANTS. THE
OTHER MODULES WILL DEPEND ON THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE YOU WORK
WITH
ALL PASSENGER ASSISTANTS
WHO SATISFACTORILY COMPLETE TRAINING RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE WHICH
SHOWS WHICH PARTS OF THE PATS TRAINING COMPLETED AND A COPY OF
THE PASSENGER ASSISTANT’S HANDBOOK
acknowledgement
is made to the Community
Transport
Association
for the infomation in relation to midAS
& pAT's
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