NZTA Approved Courses

The courses you can take to move through to the next licence class without having to wait the minimum time period.Whether it’s a bus, shuttle, taxi or another vehicle, if you carry passengers for some type of fee, your driver licence must include a current passenger (P) endorsement.

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►Heavy Vehicles Approved Courses (classes 2,3,4,5)

►Endorsements Approved Courses "P", "V", "I",

►Endorsement approved courses "F","R" ,"T" ,"W"

►Area Knowledge Certificate for taxi drivers

►Defensive Driving Course

►Defensive Driver Course for Experienced Driver

Information about Transport service Licence

Approved NZTA Accelerated courses for Class 2&4 - 3&5 heavy vehicle licence

If you want to drive heavy vehicles, you have to obtain the appropriate learner license (class 2, 3, 4 or 5) before driving. The license class you need to obtain depends on the weight of the vehicle you want to drive.

Driver Licensing Courses

Heavy vehicle driver licences are needed to drive a wide range of vehicles including trucks and trailers, buses, large mobile homes, mobile cranes, fire engines, forklifts, heavy tractors, self-powered agricultural and construction machines and vehicles with pivot steering.

There are four different heavy vehicle driver licences (Classes 2-5), each based on the type of vehicle (rigid or combination) and the weight of the vehicle:

for heavy vehicle classes and licence chart click here

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The approved courses

for heavy vehicle classes are aligned with unit standards on the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) framework. If you successfully complete a course, you have the opportunity to have the standard you've achieved count towards a national certificate as well as a driver license.

if you want a class 2, 3, 4 or 5 licence, you will need to get a full Class 1 licence first. Participants must hold a Class 2 Learner (2L) Driver Licence to attend this course.

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The course is includes:

I) Indoor theory sessions (to enable achievement of mandatory unit standards) and

II) Practical in-vehicle driving assessment.

Course Duration: 2 to 3 days

course pricing : from $690

Candidates are required to:

i) Study the Handbook and complete a pre-learn prior to attending the course, demonstrate an understanding of related legislative acts and the information contained in the Handbook required to obtain the Class 2 full Licence.

ii) Record this information in an assessment schedule.

Theory section:

I) Demonstrate knowledge of driver licensing requirements for Class2 or 4 or 3 or 5 Full Licence

II) Demonstrate knowledge of driving hours law and complete driving hour logbook.

III) Complete an assessment paper and fill in logbook page covering 5 days from scenario supplied.

course participants are trained and assessed against two NZQA unit standards:

24089 - Demonstrate knowledge of driving hours law ,Fatigue Management and complete driver logbook

17574 - Demonstrate knowledge of driver licensing requirements for Class2 full Licence

17575 (Class 3), 17576 (Class 4), 17577 (Class 5)

Practical Assessment

(all the required Training will be given)

Unit No. 17574 (class2), 17575 (Class 3), 17576 (Class 4), 17577 (Class 5) Driver Licence requires you to have knowledge and skills to:

i) Inspect a heavy rigid motor vehicle for legal compliance.

ii) Drive a heavy motor vehicle in different traffic and road conditions.

iii) Manoeuvre a heavy rigid vehicle in reverse.

iv) Park and secure a heavy rigid vehicle.

v) To maintain a driving hours logbook .

Courses are conducted in North Shore (weekly) and (given sufficient numbers) in Auckland Central Unit or elsewhere throughout Auckland.

When you've completed the course, take your course certificate to a New Zealand Transport Agency driver licensing agent and apply for a full license .You don't need to sit in a practical test.

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The relevant course unit standards are:

Course	Unit standards
Class 2	17574 (Class 2) and 24089* (fatigue management, work time and logbooks)
Class 3	17575 (Class 3) and 24089*
Class 4	17576 (Class 4) and 24089*
Class 5	17577 (Class 5) and 24089*

*Required unless successfully completed within the previous 12 months with an approved driver licensing course provider.

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NZTA Approved Passenger Endorsement courses

Licence Endorsement courses

From October 1, 2017, passing a P endorsement course is no longer required to drive a passenger service vehicle (i.e. a vehicle that takes paying passengers e.g. taxi, bus, coach, etc). Course providers must not issue any P endorsement certificates after October 1.

You are still required to hold a P endorsement, though. Drivers must have held a full New Zealand driver’s licence for at least two years before they can be granted a P endorsement.

No further driving test is required to get the P endorsement (previously a driver was required to re-sit a full licence test if it was more than 5 years after they had passed their last licence test).

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Taxi drivers and Area knowledge certificates

From October 1, 2017, passing a P endorsement course and areaknowledge is no longer required to drive a passenger service vehicle (i.e. a vehicle that takes paying passengers e.g. taxi, bus, coach, etc). Course providers must not issue any P endorsement certificates after October 1.

You are still required to hold a P endorsement, though. Drivers must have held a full New Zealand driver’s licence for at least two years before they can be granted a P endorsement.

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