Small steps and short-term goals are adding up to a big outcome for four Dubbo women who are looking to work in the trucking industry.
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The women are the first students in the State to train for the road transport industry using a truck simulator at TAFE Western Institute.
The simulator is part of a course launched this week, which teaches the theory and the practice of driving a
truck.
Ray Driscoll, who is running the program, said the simulator allowed the students to experience different types of vehicles and driving conditions while the theory in the course would put the students ahead.
“The simulator can have different scenarios, hills, freeways, different weather conditions or a tyre blow out and the truck can go from a heavy rigid to a B-triple,” he said.
“There is a lot of theory in the course as well, these ladies will be more equipped than other people out there getting their license. They certainly will be employable.”
One of the students, Marsha Riley, said the course was something she had really wanted to do.
“We were doing an introduction to work placements and we had to come up with ideas as to what we wanted to do, I stuck my hand up and said I wanted to get my HR license,” she said.
All the students said they were having a great time learning on the simulator and were looking forward to going for their HR licence on March 22.
“We don’t have long-term goals, we have short-term goals and in two weeks we will have our licenses,” Catherine Wright said.