About Copes Driving School
Established in 2003, Copes Driving School has earned itself the reputation of being one of the best driving schools in the Sutherland Shire. Owner Anthony Cope has been recognised as one of the best instructors, not just in the shire, but in the country.
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As 1 of only 4 national coaches for the now defunct keys2drive program, he was charged with mentoring hundreds of other instructors from around Australia.
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He is so respected by his peers, that from 2010 to 2016 he was the President of the Australian Driver Trainers Association and from 2008 to 2018 the President of the NSW Driver Trainers Association.
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Apart from the above experience, Anthony also has experience in the post licence driver training sector; the accreditation of driving instructors; conducting professional development for the driver training industry; presentations for school groups at various road safety programs as well as being a facilitator and coach and trainer of coaches, for the Safer Drivers Course, a course that he helped the NSW Government develop in an advisory role. You will not find a more experienced or qualified instructor in the Sutherland Shire.
Best You Can Get
Experience, qualifications and passion are some of the most important things when teaching the next generation of drivers, and you won’t find instructors in the Shire with more than at Copes Driving School.
Safer Drivers Course coach and facilitator
Former national coach for the now defunct keys2drive program
Former president of state and national associations
Tutor to new driving instructors; post licence training at national level
Presenter at various school road safety days
Training new drivers since 2001
Trainer of driving instructors for various accreditation schemes
Additional Information
Do you have at least 50 hours of experience behind the wheel and under 25 years of age?
Do you want to get a bonus 20 hours credit in your log book?
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Do you want to learn more about safe driving behaviours and low risk driving strategies?
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Enrol in the Safer Drivers Course For Learner Drivers with one of the RMS approved providers and you can get both of those things.
Here at Copes Driving School we work with the largest provider of the course in NSW, by facilitating the in class module 1 session, and coaching for the in car module 2 session. As one of the first instructors trained in the state for both modules, you will not find a more experienced person working within the course anywhere.
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To book in with the PCYC at Sutherland, click on the below link:
https://www.pcycdrivereducationprograms-sdc.org.au/
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For more information on the course, go to:
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/licence/driver/learner/safer-drivers-course.html
3 For 1 hours
Did you know that with Copes driving School, you can get 3 hours entered in your log book for every 1 hour driving lesson, up to the first 10 lessons.
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In 2009 the NSW government introduced the 3 for 1 scheme which allows driving instructors to accredit learner drivers with 3 log book hours for every hour they spend in a professional lesson, for the first 10 hours.
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If you combine 10 lessons and the Safer Drivers Course, you are essentially getting 40 bonus hours in your log book while at the same time receiving quality driving and road safety education.
So, for mums and dads, that means they may only need to spend a minimum of 70 hours supervising their learner driver themselves. Bonus!
For all the latest information relating to NSW learner drivers, and obtaining a driver’s licence, please follow the link below.
For information on choosing a driving instructor, please visit the website below.