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Driver Education Instructor

Certificate
Driver Education Instructor
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Overview

The Driver Education Instructor certificate prepares students to become Certified Driver Education Instructors in both New Hampshire and Vermont. The courses for this certificate review the rules of the road and cover the methodology instructors use to teach a driver education course. The first step to becoming a certified instructor is to obtain Provisional Certification. Students may apply, at the state level, for Provisional Certification after completing the first three courses of the certificate; DEDI101W, DEDI103W, and DEDI105W.  

 

 In New Hampshire, Provisional Certification is obtained at the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in Concord, NH. The DMV will have additional requirements listed below and will require both a written and driving examination.  

 

Provisional Certification allows instructors to teach under supervision at a certified driving school. During the two-year Provisional Certificate, students must complete the five additional courses in our certificate program and complete 60 hours of supervised classroom instruction and 240 hours of supervised behind-the-wheel instruction to be able to apply for a NH Standard Certificate.   

 

DEDI101W, DEDI103W, and DEDI105W are offered Fall, Spring, and Summer at WMCC. They are also all offered with no prerequisite requirements so they can be taken in any order.  

 

The State of New Hampshire will require applicants for the Provisional Certification to:   

  • Have 5 years of consecutive driving experience  
  • Obtain Criminal Background Check  
  • Obtain Certified Motor Vehicle Driver Record (NH and any state where you held a driver’s license or had a conviction) 

These, however, are not requirements for admission to the Driver Education Instructor program at WMCC.  

 

The State of Vermont has two paths to certification at different levels through the Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) and the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).  Depending on what you wish to do in driver education, you may be required to take more courses than the initial three courses a NH Driving instructor has to take. For licensed educators, depending on the courses completed, it is an endorsement on a teaching credential from the VT AOE and there is not a requirement for the criminal background check.  For licensure through the VT DMV, you do have to submit a criminal background and provide a motor vehicle driver record check to the VT DMV. You are not required to submit these documents to WMCC. 

Curriculum
Fall Semester LecLabCr
DEDI101WIntro to Traffic Safety.303
DEDI103WDriver Ed. Classroom Methods303
DEDI105WIn-Vehicle Driver Ed. Methods303
 Total909
     
Spring Semester LecLabCr
DEDI109WAlcohol, Drugs and Driving303
EDU130WAdolescent Growth and Development in DEI101
DEDI111WZone Control202
EDU132WLearning Teaching Styles in DEI101
EDU134WSpecial Ed. In the School in DEI101
 Total808
 Total for Certificate17017
Outcomes

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be prepared to:

  1. Demonstrate skill in:
       a. Delivering a sequential in-vehicle phase of a driver education program to           novice drivers;
       b. Planning driving routes that maximize student learning;
       c. Delivering in-vehicle directions in a way that is understood by novice drivers.
  2. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of:
       a. The New Hampshire Driver Education Risk Prevention Curriculum Guide;
       b. The elements of the highway transportation system;
       c. The components of the driving task;
       d. Laws and rules that regulate motor vehicle operation.
  3. Demonstrate a professional and ethical orientation to teaching and learning in a driver education program, including knowledge of the characteristics and developmentally appropriate ways of working with late adolescents.
  4. Obtain Provisional Certification in NH as a Driver Education Instructor.
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  • Michael Doucette

    Industry and Transportation
    Driver Education Program Coordinator
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