Class 4 Driver Licence – Heavy Rigid Vehicle
Course details
About the course
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.
Entry requirements
You will need to provide the following to complete the course:
- your driver’s licence (minimum current full Class 2 licence held for a minimum of 6 months or 3 months if over the age of 25)
- a current Class 4 learners licence (no theory test required)
- an approved drivers log book
About the provider
Based in Hamilton, the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), is one of the country’s largest institutes of technology. We deliver high-quality education across vocational (technical) and professional fields of study to approximately 13,000 students, across over 130 different courses.
At Wintec students are educated in a way that builds their confidence and gets them work-ready. We differ from other types of tertiary providers in the way students get the chance to put their theoretical learning into practice from the very start. You will get to work on real-life projects based on relevant topics and themes as if you were in the workplace. You will also get involved in work placements. This means that by the time you graduate, you will be confident in your skills and knowledge, and know-how to apply your learnings. Our academic staff have years of industry experience between them, which means they can guide you on your journey.
Wintec maintains collaborative relationships with local industry and iwi to identify the needs of the region and community. Fostering strong networks that our students and graduates benefit from is a high priority for us. Understanding the needs of local industry, what type of graduates they need now, and what they will need in the future is critical to assisting industry and our graduates.