Elements and Performance Criteria
- Demonstrate applicable safe heavy vehicle driving rules and regulations to learner drivers
- Demonstrate low-risk heavy vehicle driving strategies to learner drivers
- Proactive driving techniques that keep heavy vehicle driver at a low-risk level are demonstrated
- Low-risk driving behaviours are demonstrated consistently
- Heavy vehicle operation and control skills and knowledge to minimise risks are explained and demonstrated to heavy vehicle learner driver
- Load placement and load restraints are explained and demonstrated to heavy vehicle learner driver
- Checking a vehicle/trailer is demonstrated to heavy vehicle learner driver
- Deliver training on safe heavy vehicle driving principles
- Training objectives and methods are planned and documented
- Training is conducted in a safe and accessible environment
- Specific needs for training are identified and confirmed through observation and evaluation of heavy vehicle learner driver capabilities
- Information about safe heavy vehicle driving principles is made available to heavy vehicle learner driver and is explained clearly to heavy vehicle learner driver
- Principles behind low-risk driving are explained clearly to heavy vehicle learner driver
- Monitor and maintain safe heavy vehicle driving behaviours of learner drivers
- Unsafe driving behaviours are identified and constructive feedback is provided to heavy vehicle learner driver
- Legal ramifications of driving offences are explained clearly to heavy vehicle learner driver
- Importance of continuous effort and practise of low-risk driving is outlined
- Learner driver safe heavy vehicle driving operation and control competence is reviewed
- Various methods for encouraging learning are implemented to provide diverse approaches to meet learner driver individual needs
- Evaluate learner drivers on their safe heavy vehicle driving competence
- Evidence requirements are specified to show consistent achievement of learner driver safe heavy vehicle driving competence
- Evaluation methods, processes and procedures are communicated clearly to learner driver and are applied consistently in accordance with state/territory regulatory authority licence requirements
- Learner driver safe heavy vehicle driving competence is evaluated
- Learner demonstration of safe heavy vehicle driving behaviours is recorded in accordance with workplace processes and procedures
- Review evaluation of learner driver safe heavy vehicle driving competence
- Processes to review evaluation of learner driver safe heavy vehicle driving behaviours is established and followed
- Review activities are documented, findings are validated and review approach is evaluated
- Feedback is provided to learner driver in relation to evaluation outcomes
- Documentation is completed in accordance with workplace procedures