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Utility/Service Vehicle Driver
For Light Truck or Delivery-Service Vehicles
Instruction Competencies – 12 course areas, 44(+) competencies, 212(+) lessons

Course Competencies Lessons
Basic Principles and Practices of Propane 9 22
Initial OSHA/DOT Training 10 32
Introduction to Utility Delivery Operations 1 4
DOT Licensing and Driving Requirements 3 11
Vehicle Inspections, Identification, and Documentation 3 15
Safely Handling Hazardous Materials 4 35
Driving Defensively and Handling Accidents and Emergencies 3 31
Vehicle Parking, Servicing, and Security 2 9
Preparing Cylinders for Filling 4 26
Filling Containers 2 14
Delivering Containers 3 13
Commercial Driving Licensing Federal & State Regulations (+)

Experience Competencies – 34 work areas
Experience competencies break down into various work areas – from planning or adjusting routes based on changing
conditions using computer equipment, global positioning systems, or other navigation devices, to securing loads and
containers using load bars, chains, or straps, to presenting bills, bills of lading/shipping papers, and receipts, and collect-
ing payments for goods delivered or loaded.

..Continued from page 18 cludes “The apprenticeship programs represent
PERC online courses is you can stop and start as a new avenue for the association – working with
you pleasegiving your employees flexibility when PERC to try to contribute to an important impact
training PERC’s online training center also tracks on the industry overall, to enrich workforce devel-
all the courses and lessons an employee has tak- opment for the whole propane industry It’s a new
en and keeps a transcript Employers can register kind of offering we’re exploring, a new opportuni-
as admins in the system to track courses employ- ty we’re hoping the industry will embrace ”
ees have take All propane apprenticeship programs en-
It is important to note: The apprenticeship rollment forms are available at the National Pro-
program is available not only to new employees pane Gas Association website, at www npga org/
but existing employees as well An applicant can impact/workforce/registered-apprenticeship-pro-
receive credit for prior learning or experience for gram – including forms for marketer enrollment,
the various competencies required for a given apprentice enrollment, and all required forms
apprenticeship, which can be earned through: for the Department of Labor, as well as forms
•Relevant military service for requesting credit for prior instruction or prior
•Related instruction through a previous experience You can also download and print the
employment, community college, and vocational comprehensive 38-page NPGA’s Apprenticeship
school Program Guide at www npga org/apprentice-
•Experience through on-the-job training ship-program-guide
through employment history Questions? Contact the National Propane
Further Hopes and Resources Gas Association at apprenticeship@npga org.■
“We’re delving into an area we typically
haven’t in the past,” NPGA’s Caldarera con-

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