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

  • We teach accident / 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)

My Take on the 200 Series Toyota Landcruiser (review) (November, 2009)
I think that the 100 series Land Cruiser is one of the best 4wd vehicles ever built. The GX part time 4wd version is great. It has the best compromise available of all time for off road capability, on road handling and executive luxury appeal. It is the only large 4wd vehicle that could be armoured without any modification to the chassis and still maintained quite good handling capabilities with only up rated brakes and suspension.
Question Page: About Overheating (July, 2009)
Here is a short reply to a question I received about avoiding overheating an engine and which I thought may be of general interest.
OnCourse and Carbon Neutrality (July, 2009)
Good fleet management will have an overall effect of reducing fuel costs. We deal with the driver issue. This is one the major area where organisations can safe fuel, therefore reducing costs and harmful emissions.
4×4 Training Facility Upgrade (June, 2009)
We recently went through some major maintenance to our High Range training track and skills area. The place was mayhem for a week as we had 1800 tons of murram delivered and the whole lot graded and rolled.
Question Page: About Convoy Procedures (June, 2009)
Here is a short reply to a question I received from a reader about convoy driving and which I thought may be of general interest.
Considering the double cabin pick up (dcpu) (May, 2009)
When talking of the double cab pick up (dcpu), most of us in this region automatically think of the Toyota Hilux. The first 4x4 double cab version was made available in South Africa in 1984. I’m sure that any 4x4 enthusiast remembers the original leaf sprung model. Its robust reliability spoke for itself. It was a good, strong, simple vehicle.

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 2008 (June 2008)
A few photos from the 2008 Chimp Challenge!