Course details

Class 4 Driver Licence – Heavy Rigid Vehicle

About the course

Overview

*Subject to NZQA approval.

Gain your Class 4 heavy vehicle licence.

Class 4
Rigid Vehicles more than 18,000kg

This NZTA approved training course provides essential training to gain your Class 4 heavy vehicle licence.

After completing this course, you need to take your course certificate to a driver licensing agent, apply to have the new class added to your driver licence and pay the relevant fee.

What you will learn

The course involves in-class training to gain the required theoretical skills in road user law, fatigue management, and the legal requirements for log book recording of work time.

The course is NZQA based and the following unit standards are attained:

  • 24089 – Demonstrate knowledge of fatigue management, work time and driver logbook requirements.
  • 17576 – Operate a heavy rigid motor vehicle for a Class 4 driver licence.

Unit Standard 24089 is only required if the candidate has either not completed this unit previously or it has been more than 12 months since the unit was completed.

Duration: 2 days depending on experience and whether there is a need to complete unit standard 24089.

About the provider

NorthTec is part of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (Te Pūkenga). Te Pūkenga brings the Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) and the arranging training activities of certain Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) together to create a national network.

As one national network, Te Pūkenga will provide flexible, career-focused learning that fits around your life – on-the-job, on campus and online. Helping our people, our communities and our workforces grow and thrive together.

NorthTec has campuses and learning centres in Whangarei, Ngāwhā/Kaikohe, Kerikeri, Dargaville and Kaitaia. 

We’re transforming lives right here in Te Tai Tokerau, Northland so whether you imagine yourself as a chef, a nurse, or dream of getting a job in a trade, check out our over 100 programmes and enrol now for a brighter future.