Accredited MiDAS training course
From our base in Goole Yorkshire, or on your site we offer standard and accessible MiDAS training course services to individulas and businesses across Goole, South Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and North East and North Lincolnshire and surrounding regions.
Administered by the Community Transport Association (CTA), the Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme (MiDAS) provides a nationally recognised standard for minibus driver assessment and training – designed to enhance minibus driving standards and promote the safer operation of minibuses in the UK
Our course leaders and assessors are fully accredited and approved by the MiDAS and the CTA, giving you complete confidence that you’re in expert hands.
Who is MiDAS minibus training for ?
For your convenience, your MiDAS training course will be delivered at your site, and we can accommodate for 1- 6 people from your organisation per course date.
Our minibus training and assessments are suitable for a range of purposes, such as:
- Schools, colleges and other educational institutions
- Community transport schemes and charitable organisations
- Larger minibus fleet operations
In order to be eligible for the course, drivers must hold a full, valid Cat B car licence, or a Cat D1 minibus licence.
MiDAS training course dates
Our upcoming course dates are as follows. Please feel free to check back as we update our calendar, or contact our friendly team if you’re interested in attending a course at a later date:
May 2025:
- Tuesday 6th
- Wednesday 7th
- Monday 9th
- Tuesday 10th
June 2025 :
- Tuesday 3rd
- Thursday 5th
- Monday 23rd
- Tuesday 24th
- Standard and accessible course structures
The structure of MiDAS courses changed on the 1 January 2024
The theory part that we would normally come into you to deliver is now online training and assessment
Once the online training and assessment are complete, then we would then arrange a date to come into yourselves and deliver the on-road driving assessment using your minibus
If you were wanting to go ahead with the above we would have to send you a driver passport for each person attending the course and then they would create an account and all the future training and assessment results would be kept on this portal
There would be a charge of £60 per person ( which we would require up front ) for each driver passport as we have to buy these prior to the theory taking place, to allow them to create an account and do all their theory training and assessments
The driver passports can be purchased via our website as the link below and we would need the drivers names, email addresses or yours for you to forward them on to them and your organisation must be registered with MiDAS before we can get their passports, if you are not registered already you can use the link below to do this
https://ctauk.org/training2/register-with-midas/
Midas Minibus Theory Assessment Online –
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The price for the on road driving assessments ( where we come to your site and use your minibus ) would be £95 per person for 4 or more people / £ 125 per person for 3 people / £ 175 per person for 2 people or a day rate of £ 295 for 1 person and would take around 1 hour
The theory can be done at the drivers leisure and then once the required drivers have passed their theory assessments we can arrange a date we can come in to do the on road driving assessments
Hope this helps and if you require anything else in the meantime please let us know
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Depending on whether you’re undertaking the standard or accessible minibus training and assessment, your itinerary will be as follows:
1 Day Standard Course
Organisation purchases a driver passport ( MiDAS ) and then the driver sets up an account with MiDAS, personalises their driver passport and then they can access their online theory training and assessment
Once the driver has been successful the organisation requests us to go in and do the on road driving assessment at your site ( 1 – 8 people per day maximum )
2 Day Assessible Course
Day 1
As of the standard course above
Day 2
8.30am to 11.30am – DDA theory training and test
12pm – lunch
12.30pm until 3pm (approx.) – practical accessible training, wheelchair, passenger ramp/lift use and then assessments
Need more information?
If you require any further information regarding our MiDAS minibus training services,please don’t hesitate to get in touch at info@drivertrainingyorkshire.co.uk or on 07436 272042.
Whether you’re totally new to minibus driving, or wish to improve and enhance your knowledge and skills, we promise to deliver the highest quality service at all times. So if you’re located in Goole or Doncaster, or anywhere throughout Yorkshire and neighbouring areas, book your MiDAS training course today.
