Course Name:
FWPCOT3259 Operate a 4WD On Unsealed Roads
Course Type:
4WD Driver Training
Course Description:
This driver training course teaches you how to safely operate a four-wheel drive (4×4) vehicle on unsealed roads and operating a 4×4 vehicle in a variety of work settings with different terrains.
Course Duration:
This driver training is delivered over one 8-hour day
Course Locations:
We can deliver the FWPCOT3259 driver training:
- at either one of our driver training facilities in:
- Chinchilla, Queensland
(4 hours north-west of Brisbane or 4 hours inland from the Sunshine Coast). - Yatala, Queensland
(midway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast)
- Chinchilla, Queensland
- Anywhere in Australia
Our driver training instructors can also go to any location in Australia, to train your staff in the FWPCOT3259 Operate a 4WD On Unsealed Roads driver training course.
Course Pre-requisites:
Licensing, regulatory, certification and legislative requirements apply to this driving course and can vary between territories, states, and industry sectors.
Training Dates:
This training is offered for group bookings (minimum numbers and days may apply). Please contact us to discuss suitable dates.
Course Cost:
Please contact us for pricing.
Accreditation:
FWPCOT3259 driver training course is nationally accredited
with the Australia Government – Australian Skills Quality Authority & training.gov.au.
Driven Training Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organisation (40780)
with the Australia Government – Australian Skills Quality Authority & training.gov.au.
Driven Training Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organisation (40780)
FWPCOT3259 – Course Structure
The FWPCOT3259 four wheel drive driver course consists of:
- 2 hours of classroom lessons
- 1 hour written exam
- 4 hours of practical lessons inside a 4WD vehicle.
FWPCOT3259 – Information Topics Covered
The following topics are covered in the classroom lessons:
- Prestart and post operational checks – load security, fault finding
- Legal requirements and company policy and procedure – land access
- Defensive driving techniques – night driving, animals, wet roads, environmental impacts
- Journey management – fatigue, using GPS, communication, weather restrictions, convoy procedures
- Four-wheel drive systems – free-wheeling hubs, structural differences 2wd-4wd
- On and off road driving techniques – hazard identification
- Emergency procedures
- Note: specific IVMS or other company procedures can be included
Unit of competency: Here’s the official government definition of the subjects that are covered in the FWPCOT3259 driver training.
FWPCOT3259 – Practical Component
On the FWPCOT3259 driver training course you’ll have 4 hours of practical training in a 4×4 vehicle covering the following skills:
- Restart and post operational checks – load security, fault repair
- Journey management – food and water, GPS, route planning, staying in contact etc.
- Driving on unsealed roads – emergency braking
- Driving on uneven terrain – up and down hills, sand, mud, rocks
- Changing a wheel on uneven terrain
- Basic maintenance – Changing light bulbs and fuses, charging a battery, jump starting a vehicle
Training Packages that Include FWPCOT3259:
- Public Safety
- Forest and Wood Products Training Package
- Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package
Training Qualifications that Include FWPCOT3259:
The FWPCOT3259 is a required training component for the following qualifications:
- Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations)
- Certificate III in Sawmilling and Processing
- Certificate III in Harvesting and Haulage
- Certificate III in Forest Growing and Management
- Certificate II in Timber Manufactured Products
- Certificate II in Sawmilling and Processing
- Certificate II in Forest Growing and Management
- Certificate IV in Pest Management
- Certificate III in Pest Management
- Certificate III in Aboriginal Sites Work
- Certificate III in Natural Area Restoration
- Certificate III in Lands, Parks and Wildlife
- Certificate III in Indigenous Land Management
- Certificate III in Rural and Environmental Pest Management
- Certificate II in Floriculture
- Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management
- Certificate II in Production Horticulture
- Certificate II in Agriculture
