Professional Workplace and Industrial 4x4 Driver training at The Scottish Off Road Driving Centre

Our half and one day professional off road driving courses are the British Off Road Driving Association's training to "Basic" and "Standard" Certification, which are the most widely recognised standards for industrial users of 4x4 vehicles under average UK conditions. They can only be delivered by a BORDA Specialist Trainer and they are the minimum recommended standards for driving light 4x4 vehicles in the UK. They assume that the trainee has sound road driving competence with a full driving licence and that the trainee will attend with the vehicle (or similar) that they will be using off road.

On completion of the course to a competent level the trainee will receive a copy of their Assessment Result Worksheet and a BORDA Certificate will be applied for.

One Day Professional Off Road Driving Courses

Basic:

The course is designed to give a basic safety awareness of the potential risks involved when using a 4x4 for driving off road, with the trainees expected to be using only firm ground with gentle slopes (for example urban building sites, school playing fields, airport maintenance etc).

The course is based on two trainees per instructor and lasts for half a day, starting at 9am and finishing at 12.30pm. A certificate is issued with a driver report for the employer. Cost is £125 plus VAT for a trainee to attend for the half day.

Agenda:

09:00 Introduction: covering Operator Safety and Environment.
09:30 The Vehicle: vehicle controls, specialist controls, transmission and braking, vehicle checks.
10:00 Driving: starting and moving off, stopping and emergency stop, gentle ascents and descents, observation and risk assessment.
12:00 Debriefing and assessment results.
12:30 Finish

Standard:

The course is designed to give a comprehensive safety awareness of the potential risks when using a 4x4 for driving off road with the trainee expected to be using potentially slippery ground with moderate slopes (for example Open Cast Mines, Wind Farm sites, Telephone Masts servicing, Tree Surgery Contractors etc).

The Standard course is the minimum recommended level for industrial 4x4 use and lasts a full day,starting at 9.30 am and finishing at 4pm. This course is based on two trainees per instructor, a certificate and driver report are issued on completion. The cost is £200 plus VAT per trainee to attend for the full day.

Agenda:

09:00 Introduction: covering Operator Safety and Environment.
09:30 The Vehicle: vehicle controls, specialist controls, transmission and braking, vehicle checks.
10:00 Driving: starting and moving off, stopping and emergency stop, gentle ascents and descents, observation and risk assessment.
12:00 Lunch Break: trainees should bring some sandwiches and a soft drink; coffee/tea is available at reception.
13:00 Driving Ascents: risk assessment of ascents, stall recovery, loss of traction recovery.
14:00 Driving Descents: risk assessment of descents, traction control, braking, loss of control.
15:00 Driving: ditches and ridges, ruts and mud, sideslopes, returning to the road.
16:00 Debriefing and assessment results.

For more detail call Walter on 01337 860 528.