Driver Training
What Is Driver Training?
Driver training is a service available to all club members and their families. Our basic course is the equivalent to the FWDV certificate of proficiency and is run by fully qualified and accredited instructors who all have a minimum of 4 years Driver training experience.
What Does Driver training involve?
The driver training course consists of one 3 hour theory session usually held in the second week of the month and a full day practical session held the following Sunday in Toolangi State Forest. Each driver training participant uses their own vehicle in order to gain experience and a fuller understanding of their vehicle and its capabilities.
Why Do Driver Training?
It is a club rule that anyone wishing to join in a medium or hard club trip must have completed a recognized and acceptable Four Wheel Driver Training Course. At this time only courses conducted by FWDV accredited instructors are recognised as being acceptable.
A trip leader has the right to refuse to allow any person from participating in a trip if they have not completed a course. Besides the right to join a trip, there is a more important reason to undertake driver training, and that is... FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY.
Four Wheel Driving is a great and enjoyable past time and can provide rich and rewarding memories, however it can also be a very dangerous past time if you do not take some simple and common sense precautions.
Driving in the Bush is not like driving around town. Our Driver training course is designed to equip you with some basic skills so that you can join us in the great outdoors.
Who is entitled to come on our Courses and how much does it cost?
Any club member and their partner are entitled to participate in one of our courses at no cost. This is one of the freebies associated with being a member. A similar course could cost up to $200 from a private Driver Training Provider. Any member who has already completed a course is welcome to do the course as a refresher however given limited resources we would ask for a $25 donation to the club if you wish to do the course for a second time.
When can you do driver training?
If anyone has the need or desire for a specialised course or would like a course run on dates other than those mentioned, just talk to Driver Training Coordinator.
Driver Training theory nights are held at FWDV Association Headquarters, RSL Building, Centreway, Greythorn (Melways 46 G2), commencing at 7.30pm. Dates for Driver Training are in the trip calendar
Driver Training Coordinator
Manole Ioannou
Senior Instructors
Neville Lester
Ken O'Connor
Jim Kennedy
Harry Belli
Norman Hall
Charles Ceravolo
Instructors
Peter Bladin
John Hasler
Andrew Manser
Phill Collyer
Ross Dean