The Professional Truck Driver (PTD) program is a 3- or 4-hour course that addresses the most challenging and unsafe driving situations for truck drivers by emphasizing hazard recognition scenarios and real-life driving situations to enhance learner’s experience and retention.

The online PTD trainer-the-trainer program combines the core knowledge and principles of defensive driving with proven-effective facilitation methods. Candidate instructors learn the necessary skills to teach a successful NSC driver safety program through interactive, scenario-based training. After successfully completing the program, instructors will be able to:

• Teach drivers with varying skill levels, attitudes and behaviors
• Understand how to identify each driver’s strengths and weaknesses
• Provide personalized, practical solutions to problematic situations
• Demonstrate the knowledge and confidence of a driver safety professional
• Deliver an engaging, positive learning experience
• Motivate people to be safer and more responsible drivers

PTD eLearning Certification Course Modules
• Defensive Driving Course Foundation Covers defensive driving principles and strategies, terminology, and more
• Defensive Driving Course Facilitation Focuses on the instructor’s role in the classroom, learning styles and techniques of classroom management
• Course Specific Training After mastering the previous modules, the candidate instructor will learn the content from the selected Defensive Driving Course.
• Optional 1-Day Instructor Development Opportunity If you’re new to training, or just want more guidance before teaching the DDC program, we highly recommend taking advantage of this opportunity. Once you complete the eLearning program, call us to learn about upcoming training dates.

An Instructor Resource Kit ($695 value) is included with the purchase of the Professional Truck Driver eLearning Instructor Certification online program. This includes your Instructor Manual, Multimedia Presentation, Participant Course Guide, Certificate of Completion, Reference Material and Administrative Guidelines and your first year of Instructor Certification.

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