This is our home patch. 2Fathers Driver Training runs Class 2, 4 and 5 truck licence courses plus your Forklift OSH and F, Wheels Tracks Rollers and Dangerous goods endorsements at our Kenepuru facility, 14 Broken Hill Road, just south of the city centre.
We are NZTA and MITO approved. That matters, because our courses combine the required unit standards with practical training and assessment, so you can get a full heavy vehicle licence without holding the heavy vehicle learner for the usual stand-down period.
Most of our students are getting licensed for work. Depot and freight runs around Kenepuru and Elsdon, civil crews on the housing going in across the city, and warehouse and yard jobs from Todd Park to the city centre.
With options for log book and truck hire.
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Class 2 is where most paid driving work starts, from rigid delivery trucks working Kenepuru Drive to freight runs up and down SH1. It covers a vehicle with a GVM between 6,001kg and 18,000kg, or a truck and trailer combination up to 12,000kg.
You need your Class 2 learner first, then our two-day course (unit standards 24089 and 17574) plus practical assessment gets you to a full licence. Full details and pricing: Class 2 Truck Driver Training
Class 4 is the heavy rigid licence Porirua civil, roading and freight employers often ask for. It is a one-day theory course (unit standard 17576) plus practical assessment. If you have not done the logbook unit (24089) before, you add the logbook day, which runs the day prior. Full details and pricing: Class 4 Truck Driver Training
Class 5 is the top heavy combination licence, the one for the big rigs running linehaul up SH1 and through Transmission Gully. One-day theory (unit standard 17577) plus practical assessment, with the logbook day added if you have not already done unit 24089. Full details and pricing: Class 5 Truck Driver Training
Loaders, graders, excavators and rollers are everyday gear on the earthworks and subdivisions going in across Porirua, from Kenepuru Landing to the eastern suburbs. If you move any of them on a public road, you need the WTR endorsement. Our course covers all three (Wheels, Tracks and Rollers, unit standards 16701, 16702 and 16703), runs up to a day, and happens right here at Kenepuru. Full details and pricing: Wheels, Tracks and Rollers Endorsement
With options for log book and truck hire.
Use code Chilly26 at checkout
For Wheels, Tracks and Rollers, Dangerous Goods & Forklift Endorsements.
Classroom courses run at 14 Broken Hill Road, Kenepuru, off Kenepuru Drive on the southern side of the city. Coming from the northern suburbs or the Kapiti Coast, Transmission Gully has its own Kenepuru exit. By train, Kenepuru has its own station on the Kapiti Line.
The theory runs in class. Class 2 is two days, Class 4 and 5 are a day (plus the logbook day if you need unit 24089). Endorsement courses are up to a day. Practical training and assessment for the truck licences happen at a time we agree with you, and we will tell you upfront if that lands on a separate day so you can plan work around it.
You will get your pre-course reading before the day, so you turn up ready. For the forklift practical, bring steel-cap boots and a hi-vis if you have them.
Classroom courses run at our facility at 14 Broken Hill Road, Kenepuru, off Kenepuru Drive just south of the city centre. Coming from the north, Transmission Gully has a Kenepuru exit, and Kenepuru has its own station on the Kapiti Line.
It depends on the vehicle weight. Class 2 covers most rigid trucks (6,001kg to 18,000kg GVM), Class 4 is for heavier rigid vehicles, and Class 5 is the heavy combination licence for big rigs, or truck and trailers.
Tankers can be Class 2, 4 and 5.
If an employer has named a class, get that one. If you are not sure, call us on 027 287 3748 and we will work it out with you.
For Class 2 you need your Class 2 learner first, and the same applies for Class 4 and 5 at their level. Because we are an approved course provider, the course removes the usual heavy vehicle learner stand-down period, so you are not waiting months to get fully licensed.
Truck courses start at $1,100 (Class 4), $1,200 (Class 5) and $1,300 (Class 2), GST included. Endorsements are $525 (WTR), $400 (DG) and from $375 (Forklift and OSH). Afterpay is available.
If you are paid to carry items that count as dangerous goods above the set limits, yes. It catches more couriers than people expect, with everyday items like aerosols, cleaning products and certain batteries counting once you are over the limits. If you are not sure where your loads sit, give us a call before you book.
If you operate a forklift anywhere the public can reach, including open yards and car parks, you need the F endorsement on top of the OSH Operator Certificate. For a fully closed, locked site, the OSH Certificate on its own is enough. Our one-day course covers both, which is what most local warehouse and yard roles ask for.
Class 2 is two days of theory plus a practical assessment. Class 4 and 5 are one day of theory plus a practical assessment, with an extra logbook day if you have not done unit standard 24089 before. Endorsement courses run up to a day. The practical assessment is sometimes on a separate day, and we will tell you upfront so you can plan around work.
If you move loaders, graders, excavators or rollers on a public road, you need the WTR endorsement. If you are also driving the truck that carts the gear or the metal, that is usually Class 2 or Class 4 depending on the vehicle. Call us on 027 287 3748 with the job details and we will tell you exactly what you need.
Porirua built its industry alongside the city itself. The town centre went up through the 1960s, Porirua became a city in 1965, Whittaker’s opened its Elsdon factory in 1969, and Todd Motors followed at Todd Park in 1975. Elsdon is still the largest industrial area in the city, and Kenepuru, where we are based, runs on distribution sheds, freight depots and trade-supply yards off Kenepuru Drive and Prosser Street.
That work has not slowed down. Te Rā Nui, the eastern Porirua development between Kāinga Ora, the council and Ngāti Toa, is delivering more than 2,000 new homes and upgrading 2,000 more, and Ngāti Toa’s Kenepuru Landing is building over 700 homes in the same suburb as our facility. All of it needs truck drivers, machine operators and forklift drivers.
Training for it is the easy part. Class 2, 4 and 5, WTR, Dangerous Goods, and Forklift with the OSH certificate all run from one NZTA and MITO approved facility at Kenepuru, so whichever ticket the job needs, you can sort it without leaving the city.
With options for log book and truck hire.
Use code Chilly26 at checkout
For Wheels, Tracks and Rollers, Dangerous Goods & Forklift Endorsements.
33 Thomas Neal Crescent, Trentham, Upper Hutt, NZ, 5018
Tel: 027 287 3748
Fee: From $1,300
Time: 8am to 3pm
Days: 2 days
The Class 2 Course is designed to provide comprehensive training and assessment for individuals looking to obtain a Full Class 2 Driver Licence.
Over two days, participants will cover Unit Standard 24089 – Fatigue Management, Work Time, and Driver Logbook Requirements, as well as, Unit Standard 17574 – Operate a Rigid Vehicle to meet the requirements for a full Class 2 Licence.
Following theory completion, participants will also undergo a practical assessment at a mutually agreed time. This course offers an efficient and effective pathway towards acquiring the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in Class 2 driving.
Prices include GST.
Fee: From $1,100
Time: 8am to 1pm
Days: 1 day or 2 days with Unit 24089
This course is designed to provide participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to operate a rigid vehicle in order to obtain a Full Class 4 Driver Licence. The course covers Unit Standard 17576 and includes one day of in-class theory. Participants will then undergo an in-vehicle practical assessment at a later mutually agreed time.
It is important to note that if evidence of previous completion of Unit Standard 24089 is not provided, participants must include the Logbook Course add-on at the time of booking. The logbook course runs the day prior and details will be sent seperately.
Evidence must either be:
Prices include GST.
Fee: From $1,200
Time: 8am to 1pm
Days: 1 day or 2 days with Unit 24089
This course is designed to provide participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to operate a rigid vehicle in order to obtain a Full Class 5 Driver Licence. The course covers Unit Standard 17577 and includes one day of in-class theory. Participants will then undergo an in-vehicle practical assessment at a later mutually agreed time.
It is important to note that if evidence of previous completion of Unit Standard 24089 is not provided, participants must include the Logbook Course add-on at the time of booking. The logbook course runs the day prior and details will be sent seperately.
Evidence must either be:
Prices include GST.