Teaching young, learner drivers is a challenging task.

And there are few more important responsibilities.

Council's acting director of connected communities, Glenn Cannard, said council was offering free workshops designed to provide practical and hands-on advice and to help reduce the alarmingly high number of younger driver fatalities.

"Younger drivers make-up almost one quarter of annual road fatalities despite representing only 15 per cent of all licence holders - this is an alarming statistic that we all need to work towards bringing down," Mr Cannard said.

"Our workshops are designed to help with the tough task of teaching learner drivers which involves explaining a highly complex task and a lot of important information.

"We know that learner drivers are not always the easiest students and we will offer some great tips to help create a more effective teacher-student dynamic."

Mayor Lisa Matthews said the workshops to help teach learner drivers were an important part of council's commitment to road safety across the region.

"If your teaching a young driver I'd encourage you to register for one of our free workshops to ensure you are equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to create safe and effective drivers," Cr Matthews said.

The 'Helping Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers' workshop is a two-hour program.

It provides practical advice to help supervise learner drivers and covers topics such as:

The Wadalba workshop will be held at Wadalba Community School on Tuesday, November 19, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. To book visit centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/council/learner-driver-workshop

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