Our ECOdrive Training involves in-cab driver tuition aiming to help businesses reduce fuel and maintenance costs, reduce CO2 emissions and improve safety through enhanced driving techniques, and increased driver awareness, vehicle control and fuel economy.
Course Objectives/Aims
Our ECOdrive Training Programme will deliver :
• Improved driver performance in L/100km
• Average fuel savings of 8%
• Real and immediate bottom line savings €€€s.
By simply reducing fuel consumption by 1,000 litres per year will save €1,100 and 2.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions (assuming a price of €1.10 per litre, ex VAT).
• Fuel Efficient Drivers = Safer Drivers = Good Risk Management
• Counteract the cost of rising fuel prices
• Reduce running costs and emissions
• Improve profit margins.
Course content
• Driver responsibilities – driver and vehicle licence checking.
• Basic principles of fuel consumption and driver safety
–An overall awareness of fuel economy and road layout
–Better use of gears (to avoid over-revving and unnecessary gear changes)
–Keeping correct distances (to avoid hard braking)
–Safe and fuel efficient driving techniques
–Vehicle checks and risks.
• Vehicle familiarisation and pre use inspections.
• Correct coupling and uncoupling of articulated vehicles.
• Practice maneuvering the vehicles onto loading bays or garages.
• Assessment drive – identification of driver competences
• Review of key improvement areas
• Application of techniques and coaching for best performance
• Final feedback session and future action planning.
Who should attend?
Drivers of any vehicle wishing to improve driving techniques and reduce vehicle running costs.
Course evaluation
• Assessment drive – identification of driver competences. Review of key improvement areas.
• Application of techniques and coaching for best performance. Final feedback session and future action planning.
Duration
1 .5 hours per driver – maximum 3 drivers per day.
Participants
Maximum 3 driver per day.
Requirements
A suitable vehicle must be provided to facilitate trainees.Ideally we would train 3 drivers per day ie 1:1 in vehicle training for approx. One and a half hours each – drivers need to be taken off their normal route/duties for the training session.
Certification
On completion of this course a certificate of attendance will be issued to all participants.
Price on application
Why choose FTA Ireland in-company training?
• Value for money – significant savings for members on the price of our public courses.
• Convenience – on-site training eliminates the need for expenditure and time allowances for staff travel
.• Consistency – FTA Ireland’s Quality Assurance (QA) processes ensure standardised delivery across Ireland – crucial for evaluating training effectiveness and promoting excellence
.• Flexibility – through an element of content control increases relevancy and alignment with your systems and policies, and the option to bespoke training to match your business objectives.
• High standards – with our expert trainers using their wealth of experience to tailor courses to your company needs and requirements.
Book Today
Tel: 01 8447516/086 4133507
or email info@ftai.ie
