Class 5 Driver Licence
Course details
| NZQF Level | 4 |
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About the course
Develop your driving skills, knowledge and experience so you can operate and drive heavy combination vehicles (trucks with trailers and articulated vehicles) up to 44 tonnes, and gain your NZ Transport Agency Class 5 Driver Licence.
This part-time course includes practical driving skills, backing skills, knowledge of stress and fatigue management, and heavy vehicle combination dynamics.
Depending on your driving experience it will take you approximately two days with pre-course study to achieve your Class 5 Driver Licence.
As part of the course you'll be required to:
- Complete the pre-course study materials, which will be sent out to you
- Attend class for two days 8.00am-4.30pm
- Complete up to 16 hours practical driver training including the Class 5 licence assessment
This course covers the following content which is applied in the context of a preparing to drive and driving a Class 5 vehicle:
- Driver fatigue
- Legislation requirements (Land Transport Rules)
- Driver logbooks
- Driving hazard identification and mitigation
- Vehicle inspection
- Driving and manoeuvring a rigid vehicle
Upon successfully completing the requirements you will be able to apply for:
- NZTA Class 5 Driver Licence and related NZQA unit standards
About the provider
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is the largest tertiary provider in the Bay of Plenty and the third largest institute of technology in New Zealand. We are home to more than 14,000 students, more than 1,000 staff, and we offer more than 150 study options ranging from certificate to post-graduate level.