A friend of mine heard it was possible to get a Thai driving license as a farang in Thailand and he wanted to know where someone would go to take the course to get said license. Any info would be appreciated, thanks.

Have a look at this search page result.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=e81bf2a0f5149901a205a8568f2933d3&app=googlecse#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=Thai driving licences