Course Name:
FWPFGM3215 Perform Complex 4WD Operations
Course Type:
4WD Driver Training
Course Description:
This 4WD training course teaches how to perform complex four-wheel drive (4×4) vehicle operations, including operations over rugged terrain and water crossings.
The course applies to people who operate a four-wheel drive in forest and timber processing environments.
The course applies to people who operate a four-wheel drive in forest and timber processing environments.
Course Duration:
This is an 8-hour driver training module
Course Locations:
We can deliver the FWPFGM3215 4WD training course:
- at any one of our driver training facilities in:
- Yatala, Queensland
(between Brisbane and the Gold Coast) - Chinchilla, Queensland
(4 hours inland from the Sunshine Coast or 4 hours north-west of Brisbane ).
- Yatala, Queensland
- Anywhere in Australia
We can send our driver training instructors to your location, anywhere in Australia, to deliver the FWPFGM3215 Perform Complex 4WD Operations driver training course.
Course Pre-requisites:
Legislative, licensing, regulatory and certification requirements that apply to this training course can vary between states, territories, and Industry sectors.
Training Dates:
This training is offered for group bookings. Minimum numbers and days may apply. Please contact our office to arrange a suitable date.
Course Cost:
Please contact us for course prices
Accreditation:
FWPFGM3215 training course is nationally accreditedwith the Government of Australia – Australian Skills Quality Authority & training.gov.au.
Driven Training Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organisation (40780)
FWPFGM3215 – Course Structure
The FWPFGM3215 four wheel drive course consists of:
- Sign-in and induction
- Classroom presentation and discussion
- Questionnaire
- Static practical lessons around the vehicle
- Hands-on lessons and assessment inside a four wheel drive vehicle.
The course is run with a candidate to assessor ratio of 3-1.
FWPFGM3215 – Information Topics Covered
The classroom lesson covers the following topics:
- Legal requirements and company policies and procedure, land access
- Prestart and post operational checks, fault finding, load security
- Defensive driving techniques, animals, wet roads, night driving, environmental impacts
- Journey management, weather restrictions, fatigue, using a GPS, communication, convoy procedures
- Four-wheel drive systems, free-wheeling hubs, differences 2wd-4wd & constant 4wd
- On road and off road driving techniques, hazard identification
- Water crossings, risks, pre-entry checks, post-exit checks
- Emergency procedures
Unit of competency: Here is the official government definition of the subjects that are covered in the FWPFGM3215 driver training course.
FWPFGM3215 – Practical Component
On the FWPFGM3215 four wheel drive course you’ll be given 4 hours of practical training in a vehicle, covering the following topics:
- Journey management, food, water etc., how to programme a GPS
- Basic maintenance, charging a battery, jump start vehicle, changing bulbs and fuses
- Prestart and post operational checks, how to secure loads, fault repair
- Driving on unsealed roads, emergency braking
- Water crossings, set up, risks, post crossing checks
- Driving on rugged or uneven terrain, up & down hills, on rocks, sand, mud
- Recover vehicle from hillside, reverse and forward stalls
Training Packages that Include FWPFGM3215:
- Public Safety
- Forest and Wood Products Training Package
Training Qualifications that Include FWPFGM3215:
The FWPFGM3215 is a required training component for the following qualifications:
- Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations)
- Certificate III in Harvesting and Haulage
- Certificate III in Forest Growing and Management
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