All potential drivers must pass the ‘Certificate in Introduction to the Role of Professional Taxi and Private Hire Driver’. This qualification provides you with the basic skills to become a licensed private hire or hackney carriage driver, such as:
- health and safety
- road safety
- customer service
- vehicle maintenance
- routes and fares
- luggage
- children as passengers
- safeguarding
- taxi regulations
- language skills
- disability awareness
How to apply
You can apply for this qualification from Sheffield City College.
Taxi driving course at Sheffield City College
Other providers
Other providers are available, but they must be approved by a registered body. Some providers don’t cover all modules, so you might need to sit extra qualifications if you take this option. We will only accept qualifications where they have been registered by a reputable training provider.