The Michelin Driving Centre is used by companies such as Mercedes-Benz and Audi for their advanced driver training and it proved to be an ideal location for TGS.

The event was split into three parts.

Day 1 (Monday) - German Red Cross volunteers for an intensive 1 day course.
Day 2 and 3 (Tuesday and Wednesday) - mainly German NGOs attended a 2 day seminar.
Day 4 and 5 (Thursday and Friday) - mainly German NGOs attended a 2 day seminar.

Each seminar was split into six separate workshops each of which ran for 1 hour 45 minutes. There were two off road driving courses, which provided a range of terrains to negotiate. The other workshops covered vehicle maintenance, winching techniques, spare parts and accessories, basic map reading and navigation and HF communications.

Although intensive, the seminars provided basic training in some of the most significant areas of vehicle and equipment usage. All participants should find this knowledge of use in the months and years to come.

In the evening, the TGS team and the participants were able to relax together over dinner and discuss the key points of learning during the day.

TGS would like to take this opportunity to thank all the participants who took part over the week and made the event a huge success.