OPTION 01
Classroom
Understand the conditions.
Explore winter preparation, equipment, changing conditions and the hazards that shape winter driving decisions.
Advance Driver Safety · Seasonal driver development
Winter DrivingTraining
Build confidence grounded in understanding and practice.
Three ways to prepare your drivers for winter: classroom learning, closed-course practical training, and on-road coaching with assessment.
Prepare for a different driving environment
Know the conditions.
Understand the vehicle.
Adapt your approach.
Winter driving brings preparation, judgment and vehicle handling into sharp focus. Drivers need to understand the environment they are entering and the equipment they are relying on.
Our training connects those foundations to practical learning. Depending on the option selected, participants explore winter concepts, experience vehicle response in a closed training area or apply their approach during an on-road assessment.
The aim is confidence supported by awareness, practice and respect for the conditions.
Choose the training approach
Three options. Different ways to learn.
Discuss a single option or a combination based on your drivers, vehicles and working environment.
OPTION 02
Closed-course practical
Experience the vehicle’s response.
A day in a closed training area, with practical exercises focused on vehicle systems, skid response and braking on slippery surfaces.
OPTION 03
On-road
Apply it to the work.
Coaching and assessment in winter conditions, with routes that reflect the driving environment relevant to the role.
Option 01 · Classroom
Build the understanding behind winter driving decisions.
Explore the conditions, equipment and unique challenges that come with snow and winter driving. Connect those topics to the situations your employees may encounter.
Certificate of Attendance & Participation
Recognizes participation in the classroom training. It is not an assessment of practical driving competency.
Conditions and changing traction
Discuss the challenges of snow, ice and changing surfaces, and how conditions influence preparation and driving decisions.
Winter equipment and preparation
Explore vehicle readiness, winter equipment and the preparation needed before setting out.
Winter-specific hazards
Recognize the visibility, road environment and operational challenges that come with winter driving.
Vehicle systems and expectations
Discuss vehicle stability, traction and drivetrain systems, including the importance of understanding the equipment fitted to the vehicle.
Option 02 · Closed-course practical
Experience winter vehicle response in a controlled setting.
Spend a half-day in a closed training area, navigating practical exercises designed around slippery-surface driving.
Participants explore the vehicle’s response, practise under instructor direction and build familiarity before applying their learning on public roads.
- Duration
- Half day
- Setting
- Closed training area
- Certificate
- Participation & assessment
Understand your vehicle’s systems
Explore the stability, traction and drivetrain systems fitted to the training vehicle, and how they relate to its behaviour on slippery surfaces.
Experience and respond to a skid
Practise skid-response exercises under instructor direction in a controlled training environment.
Practise emergency braking
Work on emergency braking, including threshold-braking concepts and the appropriate use of the training vehicle’s braking systems.
Navigate slippery-surface challenges
Bring awareness, vehicle control and judgment together through a course designed around the available training conditions.
Option 03 · On-road
Bring winter learning into the driving environment.
An on-road winter assessment provides an opportunity to observe the driver’s approach in winter conditions and offer practical coaching.
Where classroom or closed-course training has been completed, the drive gives particular attention to applying that learning.
Routes may include service roads when relevant to the job and suitable for the assessment.
Recognition by training option
A certificate that reflects the training completed.
Classroom
Certificate of Attendance & Participation
Recognizes attendance and participation in the classroom training.
Closed-course practical
Participation & Assessment Certificate
Reflects the participation and assessment components of the practical training.
On-road
Assessment Certificate
Provided in connection with the on-road winter driving assessment.
Winter training questions
Before you book
What winter driving training options do you offer?
We offer classroom training, closed-course practical training and on-road winter driving assessment with coaching. Contact us to discuss the option or combination that fits your team.
What does the classroom option cover?
Classroom training explores winter conditions and challenges, equipment, preparation, winter-specific hazards and the concepts behind driving on snow and slippery surfaces.
How long is the closed-course practical training?
The closed-course option is a day of practical training in a closed training area. Contact us to confirm scheduling, group arrangements and vehicle requirements.
Do participants practise skid response?
Yes. The closed-course option includes instructor-directed skid-response exercises in a controlled environment, along with braking and other slippery-surface challenges.
Does the vehicle need to have four-wheel drive?
The training considers the stability, traction and drivetrain systems fitted to the vehicle being used. Tell us about your vehicles when booking so we can confirm suitable arrangements.
Where is closed-course training available?
This option is available only in areas with reliable snow and a suitable closed training area. Delivery depends on appropriate site and surface conditions.
Can the on-road option include service roads?
Yes, where service-road driving is relevant to the employee’s role and the route is suitable for the assessment. Discuss the work environment and route requirements when arranging training.
Do participants receive certificates?
Yes. Classroom training has an attendance and participation certificate. Closed-course practical training has a participation and assessment certificate. The on-road option has an assessment certificate.
Do we need to book all three options?
The program has three training options. Discuss your drivers, vehicles and learning needs with us so we can recommend an appropriate option or combination and confirm any preparation required.
Plan for your winter driving environment
Which winter training option fits your team?
Tell us where your employees drive, what vehicles they use and which challenges you want to address. We’ll discuss the options, location and training arrangements.