Special Groups Driver Training
Training for safe and professional transportation of customers requiring special attention. Qualifies for Kela, SHL, and municipal transport services.
The theory part is taken over Microsoft Teams, the practical part in person.
The course is taught in Finnish, with English as a support language.
Training that helps taxi drivers learn to:
- Identify different special needs and individual requirements
- Safely assist passengers with mobility impairments
- Act responsibly in school and daycare transportation
- Understand requirements of different transport services (e.g., Kela, social and health authorities)
Course content
Theory section (~14h)
- • Meeting and serving customers
- • Assisting customers with mobility and functional impairments
- • Safety training and equipment use
- • School and daycare transportation and related special issues
Practical section (~7h)
- • Assistance techniques and device use
- • Situational skills in various customer encounters
- • Practical exercises for ensuring safe transportation
When is completing only the practical section sufficient?
1. The person was granted a passenger car professional driving permit before 1.1.2010 and completed the taxi driver continuing education in 2014 and renewed the taxi driver's driving permit on this basis.
2. The person was granted a passenger car professional driving permit before 1.1.2010 and completed the continuing education in 2014 and renewed the taxi driver's driving permit on this basis, which expired on 31.12.2019. The person reapplied for the driving permit in 2021.
3. The person was granted a taxi driver's driving permit between 1.1.2010-30.6.2018 and completed the taxi driver training and corresponding exam for this purpose.
After successful completion, you will receive a special groups driver training certificate and registration in the Traficom system. This entitles you to drive Kela transports, municipal/wellbeing region transports, and SHL transports.