Driver Essentials Workshops
Workshop Overview
Driver Essentials Workshops are a comprehensive training series of 11 short interactive workshops, each lasting no more than 30 minutes.
These workshops are designed to enhance driver safety, reduce risks and generate awareness of road risk.
They can be used during any team meetings, tool box talks, company conferences or conveniently scheduled during lunch breaks as part of broader organisational events like Road Safety Week.
Customers can select one or a number of workshops scheduled over a number of days or weeks. Whatever your choice is, we can discuss your requirements.
Delivery Formats
Classroom Workshop
30 minutes
up to 16 delegates
Virtual Live Classroom
30 minutes
up to 12 delegates
Workshop Review
Feedback and discussion.
Q&A session.
Workshop Outline
Introduction
- Overview of the workshop series.
- Learning objectives.
- Importance of the workshop for driver safety.
Driver Essentials range of workshops:
- Defensive driving.
- Effective observation.
- Eco-safe driving.
- Distractions – mobile phones.
- Electric and hybrid vehicles.
- Driver fatigue.
- Alcohol impairment.
- Parking and manoeuvring.
- Smart motorways.
- Speed management.
- Winter driving.
Depending on the workshop delivered, at the end of the workshop, drivers will:
- Gain an insight into defensive driving to mitigate risks.
- Understand the consequences of distractions like mobile phones.
- Develop eco-driving techniques to lower fuel usage.
- Enhance observation and hazard recognition skills to reduce incidents.
- Identify different types of vehicles and energy-saving techniques.
- Learn strategies to combat driver fatigue.
- Gain an insight into the various strengths of alcohol and impairment.
- Improve decision making on where and how best to park to avoid damage.
- Be prepared for winter driving conditions.
- Know what to do if they breakdown on a Smart Motorway.
- Gain an insight into driving an electric vehicle.
Logistics
Online Delivery
For online workshops our preferred option is to use Zoom or Teams.
In order to facilitate your workshop via our virtual classroom format all attending will need:
- A Computer, Laptop or Tablet
Mobile phones are not suitable to undertake the course due to the size of the screen but are required for the online voting and interaction element of this course.
All devices must have:
- Enough battery charge for at least 3 hours.
- Internet access.
- Web camera.
- Microphone.
- Speakers or headphones.
- Stable internet connection.
In Person Delivery
For real-time classroom workshops, we request that clients confirm they have:
- Internet access.
- A suitable room is available for up to 16 delegates.
- The ability to project onto a clear white wall.
