4wd Australia
4 Wheel Driver Training
Tel: (07) 3264 1877

Fax: (07) 3325 0584

Welcome to Australian 4WD & Advanced Driver Education and Outback Tours
Why Australian 4WD Training?

Since 1997 Australian 4WD has been a Registered Training Organisation with the Queensland Government. In 2001 the structure under which such Organisations were recognised was altered to reflect increased emphasis on the quality of training and the credibility of assessment across the national training system. Australian 4WD Driver Training is now recognised under this new structure, known as the Australian Quality Framework (and monitored by the Training and Employment Recognition Council (Queensland)) and are listed as a currently Registered Training Organisation on the National Training Information Service web site at www.ntis.gov.au.


Australian 4WD Training compliance with these Government standards is your assurance that the quality of training we deliver is of the highest standard and that participants are undertaking a credible and viable course. Courses are competency based and therefore provide increased flexibility in their delivery thus catering to participants with various levels of prior skills.

Trainer Qualifications
Australian 4WDs' Trainers are required to have completed a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment to ensure that they have a high level of competence in the subject matter together with the skills required to provide a quality training environment. All Trainers undertake Australian 4WD' in-depth Train-the-Trainer Program that also further develops their skills drawn from "real-life" experience.

AIMS of Australian 4WD Courses

  • To provide a specific tailored Program to suit the needs of the Client
  • To provide a structured learning program that is competency based and flexible in application
  • To provide a detailed instruction of how to Enjoy Don't Destroy at all times
  • To provide a progressive introduction to the mechanical workings of a four wheel drive vehicle drive train and how that applies to driving off road
  • To provide both theoretical and practical training to learners engaged in four wheel drive off road driving including:


    • Driver Responsibilities
    • Obstacle Awareness (recognition and negotiation)
    • Accident Prevention
    • Safety Procedures around 4WD vehicles
    • Stall Recovery
    • Hill Assent and Descent
    • Wheel-printing (being able to judge where tyres need to go to maintain traction and then being able to place the tyres where you want – both front axle and rear axle)
    • Vehicle Maintenance
    • Care, maintenance and the use of four wheel drive retrieval equipment including total vehicle retrieval
    Upon successful completion of an Australian 4WD course the Trainee will have the knowledge, skills and attributes for all essential areas of the units of competency covered in the 4WD Course/s undertaken, enabling the individual to drive effectively and safely in varied terrain. The trainee will also be able to demonstrate the appropriate responsibilities of a driver of a 4WD vehicle with emphasis on accident prevention and driver responsibility.