Training for Heavy Vehicle Drivers

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GLR Training is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) owned and operated by Gwydir Shire Council, offering heavy vehicle training and assessment to anyone wishing to obtain or upgrade their Heavy Vehicle Drivers Licence. If you are interested, then GLR Training offers the following nationally accredited training courses:

TLILIC2014 – Licence to Drive a Light Rigid Vehicle

TLILIC2015 – Licence to Drive a Medium Rigid Vehicle

TLILIC2016 – Licence to Drive a Heavy Rigid Vehicle

TLILIC3017 – Licence to Drive a Heavy Combination Vehicle

TLILIC3018 – Licence to Drive a Multi Combination Vehicle

AgSkilled 3.0 Funding Now available!

AgSkilled 3.0 funded training is now available through GLR Training for the 2024-2025 financial year.

The AgSkilled 3.0 guidelines are fairly specific in nature.  It’s for anyone wanting to enter or already working in the agricultural plant-growing and livestock sectors.

Agricultural plant-growing includes fibre, grains, productions horticulture, viticulture and rice growing. This includes fodder and forage crops such as forage sorghum, pennisetum, millet, lablab, cowpeas, soybeans, grain sorghum and maize.

Agricultural livestock includes the raising/husbandry of beef cattle, dairy, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, honey-bees, other livestock, animal management services used for commercial agricultural (food and fibre) production and/or pest/disease management for these livestock animals.

Applicants could be a primary producer, farm employee, industry professional (e.g. agronomist) or someone seeking employment in the sector, including job seekers and school leavers.

To be eligible for the funding you also need to fit into the following guidelines:

• 15 years old or over
• No longer at school
• Living or working in NSW
• Be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen
  

If you meet the above criteria and you wish to apply for funded training, you will need to provide GLR Training with the following information so we can apply on your behalf:

• A copy of your current drivers licence
• A copy of the inside front cover of your heavy vehicle learners log book
• AgSkilled EOI Form
• A letter of support that includes the following information:
  • Full name
  • Date of birth
  • Employer name
  • Job title at commencement of course or job seeker
  • Role and/or interest in the identified agricultural industry sectors
  • Projected/expected farming practice changes as a result of AgSkilled 3.0 training
  • Relevant agricultural industry sector (i.e. fibre, grains, production horticulture, viticulture, rice, AgriFutures)
  • Major reason to undertake the Heavy Vehicle Driver Training

If unfortunately, you do not fit into the above criteria but still wish to complete your heavy vehicle driver training we are still able to offer you training for a fee.  Training fees charged at:

Our trainers will do their best to work around your schedule and we can train you in your vehicle or make available a range of HV options to meet your needs. GLR Training will see you through to the completion of your testing and provide you with our unique GLR Certificate as your quality assurance.

Country roads can be killers. Drivers who are not experienced in driving long distances, driving through sun and shadow, driving on tar and on gravel, and driving when roads are wet or grooved, or when the conditions change suddenly, are likely to get just ‘one chance to learn’ before tragedy strikes. Be sure and certain. Train with the experts!

If you require any further information, please contact Karen Withers on 02 6729 3008 or 0476 786 017 alternatively you can send an email to kwithers@gwydir.nsw.gov.au or contact the GLR Training CEO, Clarissa Barwick on 0429 290 100.

Drive safe!