TLIC0031

Apply low-risk car driving behaviours

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About the course

TLIC0031 is a comprehensive one-day program designed to provide participants with the essential knowledge and skills to practice safe driving behaviour and handle vehicles confidently in various environments.

Driving a motor vehicle is considered a high- to extreme-risk activity. Driving a 4WD vehicle off-road increases this risk further. For most people, operating a vehicle becomes routine, and therefore, the risk of this activity is seldom considered.

The below course competencies can be mapped and incorporated within any competencies with Defensive Driving elements, such as, but not limited to, PMASUP236 and RIIVEH201.

  • TLIC0031: Apply low-risk car driving behaviours

This course is for professionals who are required to drive for work

This course has been developed and contextualised for any employee who is required to drive a company or commercial vehicle/s as part of their day-to-day driving duties.

This course is appropriate for all industries and is designed to cover a higher level of knowledge of safe driving behaviour, hazard perception, high-order skills, risk control, safe driving judgment, decision making and multitasking. Upon successful completion, participants will receive a Statement of Attainment for this nationally recognised training course.

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This low risk and defensive driving course aims to keep you and your team safe

All drivers of a company or commercial vehicle are responsible for driving safely to prevent vehicle incidents, regardless of other drivers’ actions or adverse driving conditions.

Committed to your aim of zero incidents

Australian 4WD Training fully acknowledges that companies and organisations strive to meet the goal of zero incidents and injuries and are committed to eliminating vehicle incidents involving their employees and contractors.

Course elements

This unit involves the skills necessary for demonstrating low-risk driving behaviour, focusing on safe driving practices, hazard awareness, and strategies to minimise risk on the road. This includes explaining risk factors, improving decision-making, maintaining vehicle control, adapting to various driving conditions, and promoting a safer driving experience for all road users

Define And Apply Safe Car and Defensive Driving Practices
  • Requirements for safe car driving are acknowledged, interpreted and applied.
  • The importance of attitude in abiding by the road rules in relation to the level of risk faced by a driver is understood and taken into account in car driving activities.
  • The importance of cooperation with other road users to drive safely is understood and taken into account in car driving activities.
  • Motivation to drive safely is interpreted and described, including values, emotions and personal needs.
  • The principles of proactive driving strategies, also known as low-risk or defensive driving that keep the driver at a low level of risk, are interpreted and applied.
  • Specific factors that constitute an actual risk of a collision are understood and applied, including options for avoiding a collision, crash avoidance space, variables affecting minimum space, effects of observation, perception and response time, and consequences related to crash avoidance spaces.
Interpret and apply low-risk driving strategies
  • Risk factors contributing to the formation of opinions and beliefs about low-risk driving are understood and applied.
  • Road safety information that reflects the changing road environment is clarified and considered in car driving activities.
  • Human psychological and physiological aspects that can influence low-risk driving are acknowledged and taken into account in car driving activities.
  • Low-risk and defensive driving techniques are understood, interpreted and applied consistently.
Interpret and apply road rules applicable to safe car driving
  • Relevant rules and regulations are identified, interpreted correctly and consistently applied.
  • Road signs, signals, and markings are identified and considered when driving a car.
  • The purpose of road rules and traffic safety laws is to ensure safe and efficient regulation of traffic flow, which is understood and taken into account in car driving activities.
Manage Collision When Driving A Car
  • Common contributing collision factors, including age, experience, speed, drugs, alcohol, road conditions, fatigue and time of day, are recognised, and appropriate actions are managed.
  • External factors that could lead to collisions, including speed, space, vision, road conditions, vehicle conditions and environmental conditions, are understood and managed.
  • Internal factors that could lead to collisions, including emotional factors, the driver’s own behaviours and the driver’s operation at high levels of risk, are acknowledged and managed.
  • Consequences of collisions in relation to relevant traffic laws and physical, financial and psychological costs to the individual and society are understood and managed.
  • Functions of vehicle controls and techniques for regaining control in defensive driving scenarios are understood and demonstrated.
  • Corrective actions to be taken after a collision are understood and applied if required.
Demonstrate And Maintain A High Level Of Competence In Car Control Skills
  • Appropriate action is taken to respond to various types of adverse conditions.
  • Principles of braking are applied at a high level of competence.
  • Principles of steering are applied at a high level of competence.
  • Slow-speed manoeuvres are carried out at a high level of competence.
  • Vehicle management is guided and controlled at a high level of competence.

Other things you might want to know

Australian 4WD Training Practical Training Area

Australian 4WD Training exclusive Driver Training Facility at Kurwongbah offers terrain that is similar to the terrain that people would be required to drive on in their everyday driving as part of their job. This offers superior opportunities for the development of skills and defensive techniques in these environments rather than a simulated environment or a “make-shift” area artificially developed for driver training.

Australian 4WD Training has an exclusive Driver Training Facility at Kurwongbah, North of Brisbane.

Corporate/Group Booking Training Areas

Australian 4WD Training are able to plan, develop and deliver specific course programs for groups or corporations on request.

Corporate/Group Booking Training Areas

Australian 4WD Training are able to plan, develop and deliver specific course programs for groups or corporate, on request.

On-site training

Australian 4WD & Advanced Driver Education specialise in the design and implementation of client-specific and site-specific driver training and education. Training can be delivered for groups on any site (if suitable terrain is available), for group bookings.  All courses are portable allowing staff to be trained in locations familiar to their day-to-day use of 4WD and other light vehicles and can be delivered to ensure minimal disruption to shift routine.

Make-specific courses for your organisation

Australian 4WD & Advanced Driver Education are specialists in on and off-road Defensive Driver Training and are able to design, develop and conduct “make-specific” courses.

Our “make-specific” courses not only cover all mandatory Nationally Recognised elements for the Apply Safe Car Driving Behaviours but are contextualised to ensure they meet the specific requirements of the employer and their staff.

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What course participants will require to undertake the course

  • USI (Unique Student Identifier)
  • Vehicle Specific (one vehicle can be used for up to 2 participants from the same organisation: Should you not have access to a 4WD vehicle, Australian 4WD Training fleet vehicles are available for use at an additional cost. (please see “vehicles” below”); and
  • Your vehicle will need at least half a tank of fuel.
  • Verify all driver’s licence requirements before course commencement.
  • Appropriate clothing—This should comply with your company’s policy; however, it must at least include a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, closed shoes with good soles, and a hat.
  • Sunscreen and insect repellent.
  • Morning tea and a light lunch with plenty of drinking water in summer months.

Vehicle hire details

Australian 4WD Training do have vehicles available for use.  The cost of these vehicles includes vehicle hire for completion of the course, fuel, recovery equipment (where required) and cleaning and is as follows:

1-day course $175.00 per person per day.

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Why choose Australian 4WD Training for TLIC0031 training?

Nationally Registered training organisation

As a nationally recognised provider, we deliver accredited training that meets industry standards, providing you with the qualifications needed for career advancement in 4WD driving.

Hands-on approach

Through a combination of practical experience and expert-led instruction, our training ensures you can confidently apply your skills to operate vehicles safely in any environment.

Flexible training options

We offer programs across locations like Brisbane, Cairns, and even remote areas, catering to group bookings, corporate training, and on-site sessions.

Focused on safety and reliability

Our training is centred around safe driving practices, empowering you to handle any driving environment with confidence while prioritising safe vehicle operation and management.

Choose Australian 4WD Training for professional, flexible, and comprehensive driver training that prepares you for real-world challenges.

Realistic & defensive driver training

Australian 4WD Advanced Driver Education, as a part of Link Resources, provides training across Australia to workers and organisations looking to fill a gap in their qualifications.