The NSW Department of Primary Industries PROfarm short course at Armidale next month will be in the use of four wheel drive equipment.
The course, to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, February 15 and 16, will teach participants how to operate and maintain a 4WD vehicle safely and effectively under a range of off-road conditions.
“Participants also learn how to safely carry out vehicle recovery operations,” said NSW DPI PROfarm course organiser Julie Chapman.
This practical course is delivered using a mix of indoor and outdoor instruction and covers:
- Maintenance and pre-start checks
- Water crossings, operating vehicles on or across a slope
- Ascending and descending a steep slope
- Operating a vehicle in rugged terrain
- Stall recovery
- Vehicle recovery techniques – snatch straps, winching and jacking
- 4WD theory
Course participants are asked to bring their own vehicle if possible, or arrange with organisers to supply a vehicle.
The course costs $480 GST-free and will be delivered by off-road 4WD trainers Colin and Carolyn Noon. Registration and payment closes February 8.
Participants will receive a copy of The Glove Box Guide to Four Wheel Driving and a certificate of attainment on successful completion of the course.
The course will be held at the University of New England, Armidale, between 8.30am and 4.30pm.
To register, contact Julie Chapman on 02 6763 1285 or Cassie Gardiner on 02 6763 1276.
Further details can be obtained by email to tamworth.profarm@industry.nsw.gov.au
