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The Department of Road Transport of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces that it is accepting applications for written examinations for the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) of Initial Training for the Bus category, to be held on Monday, 29 April 2024, at 9:00 a.m.p]Applications can only be made online at this link, after the applicant has registered with the Department's system and secured login codes, unless he/she already has one.
Applications can only be made online at this link, after the applicant has registered with the Department's system and secured login codes, unless he/she already has one. The closing date for application is April 8, by 10:00 a.m. No applications will be accepted after that date.
The fee for participation in the written examination shall be determined in accordance with the Third Schedule to the Initial Training and Periodic Training of Drivers of Certain Road Vehicles Used for the Carriage of Goods or Passengers Act 2007 (N.3(I)/2007), the amount of €34.17.
Those who pass the written examination shall, in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Law, attend and pass a practical test of 120 minutes, the fee for which is the amount of €34.17.
It should be noted that all persons wishing to drive a bus of any category must have a CPI.
Excluded and not required are those who drive vehicles whose maximum permissible speed does not exceed 45km/h, vehicles used by the services of the National Guard, the Hellenic Force of Cyprus, Civil Defence, the Fire Service and the forces responsible for maintaining public order or which are placed under the control of these services, vehicles undergoing road tests for the purposes of technical improvement, repair or maintenance and new or modified vehicles which have not been put into circulation, vehicles used in an emergency situation or for rescue work, vehicles used for driving lessons for the purpose of obtaining a driving licence or CPC, vehicles used for the non-commercial carriage of passengers or goods for private purposes and vehicles carrying material equipment intended to be used in the exercise of the driver's occupation, provided that driving the vehicle is not the driver's main activity.
Nationals of other Member States of the European Union who hold a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) of their State are exempted from these examinations.
The syllabus for the Bus category is the content of the book "Training of Bus Drivers - First Edition", which is available in bookshops.
The participation fee is not refundable under any circumstances.
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