Didasko recently won a contract to develop training materials for the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority.

The Roads and Traffic Authority is the NSW State Government agency responsible for improving road safety, testing and licensing drivers and registering and inspecting vehicles. It also manages the road network to achieve consistent travel times.

The RTA manages 17,623 km of State Roads including 3105 km of National Highways. The RTA employs about 6900 staff in more than 180 offices throughout NSW.

Training resources needed

When new laws came into force in the area of restraining loads on vehicles, the NSW RTA needed a new set of training resources for its vehicle inspectors.

RTA trainers required up-to-date training resources for delivering consistent training on Load Restraint and the new laws and penalties.

Didasko won the contract to develop the new training materials.

Resources designed

Didasko developed a set of innovative training resources that included Participant Workbook, Facilitator Guide and training session PowerPoint presentations.

The Participant Workbook and Facilitator Guide was developed in a clear, easy to follow format, with large margins for note-taking. Our graphic designers produced a customised resource that is branded in line with the client’s existing publications.

The PowerPoint presentations were designed to assist the trainers with conveying the information via photos of real load restraint breaches.

The project also involved designing a series of formative and summative assessment tasks. These included group discussion and decision making assignments.