We provide the best 4x4 off-road
and security driving courses
available on the market today!

  • We teach collision / incident avoidance through awareness and planning.
  • Our techniques are easy to learn, retain and apply.
  • We only teach what works.

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About Our Training

Our proven-effective 4wd training programmes are highly applicable to anyone who needs to correctly /safely handle the conditions and risks.

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Training Instructors

The OnCourse team are highly skilled professionals who incorporate their years of knowledge and experience into every aspect of each student's training.

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Training Methods

By reinforcing the importance of the proactive mindset, our 4wd /security driver training stresses avoidance through awareness and planning.

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Driver Training Facility

The 4wd facility has been designed to mirror hazards /obstacles in a compendious method, optimising practice time and ensuring effective confidence building.


Mick Farmer's Blog (latest updates)

Onsite Training Photos (March, 2012)
Photos posted on Google+.
RSA.ie – Duty of Care to Drivers (March, 2012)
RSA.ie – What the laws say. While drivers are responsible for how they drive, you as an employer have duties in helping to make driving for work safer. Three sets of laws influence driving for work in Ireland: Road Traffic Laws: the Road Traffic Act 1961 and its later amendments influence driving on public roads in [...]
A Few Driving Photos from DRC 2011 (March, 2012)
Fantastic range of driving conditions in DRC.
Test of crash helmets available in Uganda (June, 2011)
First two helmets are bought from the general market place. The blue one is the most common one to be worn as it is the cheapest!
Wildlife Spotted at OnCourse (May, 2011)
The training site is host to an amazing variety of bird species and wildlife; and so will update this post as and when we capture them on film.
Failed Hill Climb Recovery – 200 Series Land Cruiser (February, 2011)
At OnCourse we teach a failed hill climb recovery technique that requires the driver to do a "key start" (this only relates to manual / stick shift vehicles). Over the years of instruction this technique is the only one we have confidence in. For instance, whilst doing training in DRC we had to use a route that included a very severe climb.

Web Updates (older)

OnCourse Training Facility Upgrade (July 2009)
We recently went through some major maintenance to our High Range training track and skills area.
More than Just Rubber (Jan 2007)
I was inspired to revisit this subject by a "late night" conversation with friends who had just fitted cross ply tyres to their vehicles without realising it.
Observations on Fleet Operation in Harsh and Hostile Environments (November 2009)
By the nature of their work humanitarian agencies are more than likely to be working in insecure and remote areas with limited resources to safely operate their fleets. However, in my experience, the majority of these agencies do not put into place correct systems and procedures for maintenance and safe operation of their vehicles to counter this.
Photos from Chimp Challenge 2009 (April 2010)
A few photos from the 2009 Chimp Challenge.