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Motor Schools Association of Great Britain; driver training and testing
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News<br />
Conference 2023 moves online –<br />
but will still deliver great CPD<br />
MSA GB Conference<br />
Time: 10am - 1pm,<br />
Date: 11th <strong>March</strong><br />
via ZOOM<br />
Cost: Free of charge<br />
With regret, we have had to take the<br />
decision to move our face-to-face<br />
conference, AGM and awards this year<br />
to an online event.<br />
If you would like to attend the virtual<br />
event, it will take place between 10am<br />
-1pm on the 11th <strong>March</strong>, via ZOOM.<br />
Please contact us at info@msagb.com<br />
with the email address you would like<br />
us to use, and we will send you the<br />
joining instructions nearer the time.<br />
Apologies for the obvious<br />
disappointment in not having a face-toface<br />
event, but it seems that in this<br />
post-COVID era, there is still a preference<br />
for online rather than in-person events of<br />
this kind.<br />
We are also very aware of how busy<br />
many of you are at this time, which has<br />
no doubt influenced some members.<br />
A great opportunity for CPD and<br />
to learn more about what’s<br />
happening in the industry<br />
Please be reassured that despite<br />
moving to a virtual format, this is still an<br />
incredible opportunity to hear the latest<br />
industry news and harness the<br />
knowledge of our expert line up of senior<br />
DVSA and industry representatives.<br />
Our speakers will offer an in-depth look<br />
at the current issues facing the driver<br />
training and testing sector as we all<br />
wrestle with increased L-test waiting<br />
times, new technology and changes to<br />
the way we teach driving, and the<br />
expectations that come with that.<br />
SPEAKERS<br />
DVSA – Peter Hearn<br />
Peter Hearn is the<br />
Director of Operations<br />
(North) at the DVSA<br />
in May 2017. He had<br />
been covering the role<br />
since April 2017 and had<br />
been Acting Director of Operations for all<br />
of DVSA since July 2016.<br />
Peter previously held positions at the<br />
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency<br />
(VOSA).<br />
As director he is responsible for<br />
delivering driving test and vehicle testing<br />
services in the North East, North<br />
West, West Midlands, Scotland and<br />
Wales.<br />
He will give us an updated<br />
presentation on where DVSA are at<br />
the time, followed by an open<br />
question time session.<br />
Peter will be<br />
accompanied by other<br />
senior DVSA personnel.<br />
Confident Drivers –<br />
Kevin and Tracey Field<br />
(right)<br />
Kevin and Tracey Field<br />
from Confident Drivers are<br />
leading industry experts, helping anxious<br />
drivers transform their feelings about<br />
driving and get back on the road through<br />
driving confidence coaching, stress<br />
management techniques and online<br />
driving confidence courses.<br />
If you are an ADI who would like to<br />
offer mindfulness and stress<br />
management resources to your pupils to<br />
help manage their nerves, this should<br />
not be missed.<br />
Kevin is a personal development<br />
coach, NLP practitioner, and a grade A<br />
ORDIT registered instructor.<br />
Tracey is a mindfulness teacher<br />
qualified in stress management<br />
techniques and recently<br />
completed her<br />
psychology degree with<br />
The Open University.<br />
Together they have<br />
combined their skills<br />
and knowledge and<br />
applied them to<br />
driving anxiety,<br />
stress and nerves.<br />
Kev and Tracey<br />
run training<br />
courses for ADIs<br />
who want to<br />
understand more<br />
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