The Learning Centre — Whānau Family Support


Road Safety Programme

About the Road Safety Programme

At the Learning Centre we will coach you on how to answer the questions in preparation to sit the Road Code theory test. More importantly, we will help you understand the rules and regulations of the road and why they exist.

Learner Licence Course

This is a 6- to 8-week programme designed to support learning to achieve the Learner Licence.

Restricted Driver Licence

We will also support those with a Learner Licence as they prepare to sit for the Restricted Licence.

StreetTalk Defensive Driving Training

The StreetTalk Defensive Driving course will gain you NZQA units, and is designed to give you 6 months off your Restricted Licence.
Please note that this course is the only programme that the Learning Centre is not able to fund.

Mature Driving Course

The Mature Driving Course is a theory-based driver refresher course for mature road users (those 55 years and over).
It helps you to think about the way you drive, and you can discuss any problems you may be having on the road (such as with local roundabouts and intersections), and increase your knowledge of current road rules and recent law changes.
The course also covers:

  • Hazard identification
  • Road user responsibility
  • Conditions that can affect your safety
  • Road rules and tips
  • Self analysis
  • Decision making
  • Route planning

By learning how to pre-plan your trips, staying on familiar routes and avoiding well known trouble spots, you will become a safer driver.

Find out more — ring (04) 570 6020 or email us at whanau.group@xtra.co.nz

Tuition is at no direct cost to the learner and is confidential.