Training Agenda

Overview of Training Agenda

When we begin to learn, typically through a combination of instruction and practical experience, we undertake the learning regime in small, sensible and logically ordered steps. Learning to drive a motorcar is no different to most anything else in this respect.

For starters, we will acquaint ourselves with the car itself: the different components that we, as drivers, need to be familiar with. We will also acquire a basic grasp of the mechanicals of the car. Possessing an appreciation of the basic mechanical operation engenders within us, as drivers, a greater affinity and awareness of both vehicle and road conditions and how the two interact.

Later, we will drive the car. You will drive with the instructor seated beside you. All driving at this early stage is done on quiet, sealed roads. Getting a feel for the car’s steering, cornering, braking and general performance are all important.

Parking and driving in traffic will come next. This means we need to become familiar with such things as: stop signs; give way signs; traffic lights; various road markings; and speed limits. In addition to parking (and reversing), we will be doing a variety of turns (including 3-point turns) along with a host of other miscellaneous, but no less important things ... like hill starts.

As we progress through the various tasks, acquiring the skills and competence expected of a learner driver approaching their Vic Roads driving test, we will venture out into different locations and different driving conditions. Throughout our time we shall review the road rules and take stock of our developing motoring habits.

In amongst all this practical work, you will also be studying the theory side of things. This is most important. You will also be setting out to accumulate your 120 hours of practical driving experience under the supervision of a fully licensed driver. For both parents/guardians and the learner driver, this can sometimes be an onerous chore. Valley Driving School offers a service to assist in this – see the document The Supervisory Program. And ultimately, the Vic Roads driving test itself.