Juddian:
Info on digi tacho manual inputs/time changes with practical demonstrations, might have to be video but exlained slowly not just show the class whilst the trainer does some paperwork or chats up the bird next door or nips for a ■■■.
Couldn’t agree more
Juddian:
Stonebridge tacho’s possibly exempted from this, i doubt the designer knows how to operate them properly let alone hairy arsed truckers, that could take all day and we’d be none the wiser 
Stonridge isn’t bad once you get into it, just long winded but plenty of drivers seem to get on with them. I think there may be some features the designers aren’t sure about though. But this is covered in my training
Juddian:
Drivers hours updates clearly explained, such as the 15 minute break before 6 hours to extend the WTD requirement, many drivers still don’t know or understand it, not sure i have it off pat.
Practical demonstrations of paying back time, the way many of the requirements are written isn’t clear enough for many, including me.
Should all be covered already - it is in my courses 
Juddian:
Other legal requirements, such as vehicle inspection responsibilities and drivers other responsibilites, eg requirements to keep print outs.
Should be covered in any decent course
Juddian:
Run through proper coupling/uncoupling procedures, not necessarily the fashion of the day but real sensible you’ve got the bugger and it ain’t coming off way, ■■■■ eggs?, maybe but some recent threads and my own eyes and ears tell me a sizeable minority don’t have a clue and care less.
Yes I like this one but … the problem is that this is specific to CE drivers and most courses are general covering anything over 3.5t upwards. A bunch of rigid drivers sat in with artic drivers wouldn’t be chuffed. And … what about other kinds of trailers? Those with CE Category restriction 102 - wagon and drag?
I don’t currently have coupling & uncoupling covered as DCPC. I tried to include it in my walk round/defect type course but JAUPT said no because it is too specific and I would need to ensure trainees were all CE. I do offer the training though as an extra
Juddian:
Load restraint as it pertains to the drivers responsibility, outlining the drivers legal standing in refusal to run with insecure/top heavy loads or if driver not allowed to view the load…seems obvious to old hands but newer drivers won’t have the confidence to say no and they are arguably the ones more likely to roll or lose it.
Already done. Seen it on many courses
Juddian:
Some mechanical training, what different braking systems do and which wheels they work on, how various retarders work (even those which make a noise and don’t ■■■■■■ worth spit).
I’ve seen this on courses too. Problem is - for some drivers they just don’t want to know this deep into their vehicle and would find such classes difficult. Some just drive and need to know the laws pertinent to them and nothing more
Juddian:
Include some basic info of how to check oils and fluids and top them up on various common vehicles, many of which now don’t have dipsticks (cue the usual joke) and in one case at least where the modern cab has to be tilted to add oil, which amazed me.
Juddian:
Quick run through of how to change headlight and front side/indicator bulbs on common trucks, not all companies have dumbed down to supermarket chauffer level yet, drivers in many companies still expected to perform simple stuff like bulb changes…sods law dictates no one who knows is about when it happens.
Some of the above would get more driver input and useful practical knowledge from regulars drivers of each make.
ie how many know new drivers would know about the crawl speed function both forward and reverse on the automatic boxes found on Daf/MAN/Fiat sorry Iveco.
All good stuff but again, some drivers just don’t want or need to know this sort of information
Juddian:
Driver input in a controlled discussion is a vital tool, time to learn from each other under guidance of the trainer come referee, long term drivers do pick up a lot of good and bad knowledge, seems a shame for that knowledge not to get passed…it would have done at one time in general haulage yards when a new driver was took under an older drivers wing amd taught the ropes, such as happened to me, that doesn’t happen in quite the same way any more, more’s the pity.
Loads more but a few of my thoughts.
This bit I like and agree 100%. Many times I find two drivers arguing over a point that is easily provable by reading the book. Usually one of them is wrong. I let each discuss their points, reasons for and why, then reconfirm my version and why one of them might be wrong.
