Course Overview
This VicRoads approved course is for people who want a Victorian Medium Rigid Synchromesh driver’s licence. This licence allows you to drive a truck, bus or any other two-axle rigid vehicle—truck or bus—weighing more than 8 tonnes GVM. One-on-one courses for beginners take 8 hours.
The advanced driver’s course, which requires previous experience, takes 6 hours. Candidates have the option of receiving a statement of attainment with a nationally recognised unit of competency from the TLI training package. At the completion of the course, successful trainees will be issued with their Victorian Medium Rigid licence and, if selected, their statement of attainment.
Course Details
Study Units
Duration 6-8 hours
- Starting/stopping sequence
- Reversing and manoeuvring
- Turning and handling
- Vehicle position
- Gears and their issues
- City and highway driving
- Road law
- System of vehicle control
- Performing cabin checks
- Performing pre-drive safety inspections
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:
- Conduct pre-operational vehicle inspections and checks
- Correctly start, steer, position, manoeuvre, and stop the vehicle
- Correctly manage engine power to minimise gear and engine wear
- Reverse, maintain visibility, and accurately position the vehicle
- Correctly park, shut down and secure the vehicle
- Successfully identify and avoid hazards (defensive driving)
- Safely load the vehicle and use the most appropriate load restraint method
Course Requirements
Be able to drive a car with a manual transmission
Have a valid Victorian car licence
Have held an Australian car licence for at least one year
Provide primary proof of identification prior to course commencement
