Heavy Combination Course
(For prime movers or single semi trailers with a GVM greater than 9 tonnes; or rigid vehicles with a trailer greater than 9 tonnes GVM)
Transport Your Career!
Looking for a licence to drive a semi-trailer for local or interstate freight movements, chemical & fuel transporters, large waste disposal trucks, or possibly a large crane?
Armstrong’s heavy combination licence course has been custom designed to develop those vital driving skills and knowledge necessary to successfully gain your heavy combination licence to drive any of the above vehicles.
This course is available as a manual or automatic course!
The innovative and powerful training course is conducted over three days for approximately 8½ hours per day with a maximum client/trainer ratio of 3:1 delivered by highly qualified nationally accredited trainers in a motivational and educational environment.
What you will need to be eligible to do the course -
- A current Victorian Driver’s Licence; and have held a Medium or Heavy Rigid Licence for a minimum of 12 months; a secondary form of ID is also required; please refer to Armstrong’s Terms & Conditions for details.
- If enrolling in the manual course, you must be competent in the operation of a manual vehicle.
- Wear appropriate clothing, including fully enclosed shoes or runners.
What you will learn throughout the course -
- Vehicle familiarisation and inspection prior to operation;
- Critical skills in vehicle control, gear changing and manoeuvring, including cornering techniques and kerbside stops;
- Techniques on changing a non-synchromesh gear box, up gear & down gear; on various inclines; (only on manual courses)
- Safe driving techniques on hazard identification and approach;
- Advanced observation skills and mirror use to enhance vehicle safety;
- General road craft application including speed and lane selection to improve safety levels;
- Extensive reference and relevance of theory to heavy combination operation;
- Critical reversing skills; plus coupling and uncoupling;
- Practical application of ‘test exercises’ to help enhance the on-road assessment;
All training is conducted prior to any testing, maximising the training benefits to aid in the successful completion of the licence course.
Armstrong’s VicRoads accreditation means at the successful completion of the licence testing you will receive a Certificate of Competence* enabling VicRoads to issue your Heavy Combination Licence so you can start your Transport Career!
Your Investment** to Transport Your Career!
Full Priced Course - $1,195
Special Funded Courses Available!!
Armstrong’s in conjunction with NMIT, our local TAFE partner, is excited to have available for a limited time, heavily funded*** heavy combination licence courses.
These funded licence courses not only deliver Armstrong’s custom designed heavy combination licence course as detailed above but also include critical Transport and Logistics Certificate I-III units of -
TLID107C – Shift Materials Safely Using Manual Handling Methods
TLIB407C – Carry Out Vehicle Inspection
TLIG107C – Work Effectively With Others
TLIE307C – Participate In Basic Workplace Communication
TLIC107C – Drive Vehicle
TLIC207C – Drive Light Rigid Vehicle
TLIC307C – Drive Medium Rigid Vehicle
TLIC407D – Drive Heavy Rigid Vehicle
TLIC507D – Drive Heavy Combination Vehicle
After successfully completing these units, a Statement of Attainment will be issued by NMIT.
The innovative and powerful training course is conducted over four days for approximately 8½ hours per day with a maximum client/trainer ratio of 3:1 delivered by highly qualified nationally accredited trainers in a motivational and educational environment.
Your Investment** to Transport Your Career!
Price of Funded Course (with Health Care Card) - $455
Price of Funded Course (No Health Care Card) - $815
Want to know more? Click on the links below for our Quick Facts on the Heavy Combination Courses to review and/or print.
* The Certificate of Competence is valid for 12 months; after which another licence course will need to be completed if not transferred into a Licence beforehand. The Certificate of Competence is NOT a Licence and must be transferred into a Licence at VicRoads prior to driving a Heavy Combination Vehicle.
** All pricing is subject to change without notice. Please contact Armstrong’s for the most up to date information.
*** To be eligible, candidates must not have undertaken any TLI07 Transport and Logistics Certificate I-III subjects previously.
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