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Training for Driving School Trainers
DRIVING
SCHOOL TEACHERS TRAINING
DURATION : 15 hours
AIM :
To share good practice in driver training & build capacity
in driving instructors to encourage the adoption of high
standards of training across the northern part of Cyprus and
to ultimately contribute to the reduction of road accidents
in the country.
OBJECTIVES :
By participating in this discussion learner drivers will:
1. Be able to identify current accident patterns in the
northern part of Cyprus
2. Be familiar with recent developments in driver training,
including the GDE matrix
3. Be familiar with the process & system for driver
licensing in the northern part of Cyprus
4. Be able to outline theory & practical test contents for
cars & light vans, trucks/ buses & motorcycles according
Directive 126/EC
5. Know the competencies that make a good driving instructor
6. Know and use different teaching methods & training
techniques to maximise learning outcomes
7. Structure a lesson including preparation, execution &
feedback
8. Be able to identify vulnerable road users
ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVES :
For participants to feel comfortable and confident in the
training; to enjoy themselves; to feel the training has been
useful.
HANDOUTS for PARTICIPANTS : Training Notes and
individual exercises
CONTENT:
DAY 1:
1. Introduction of the Training Programme, the trainer and
the trainees
2. Review of accident trends for the northern part of Cyprus
3. The aim of driver training and up to date developments
4. The current licensing system in the northern part of
Cyprus & future developments
5. What competences make a good instructor? Skill
acquisition
6. Stages of learning to drive - Lesson planning
7. Vulnerable road users
8. Summary and review
DAY 2:
9. Summary and Review of the 1st day
10. Planning of a lesson
11. Going out with a car – practical training
12. Evaluations
13. Closing
TRAINER:
Jeff Crick is a Chartered Psychologist with over twenty
years experience in Applied Psychology and Human Factors,
most of which has been spent in the area of safety and human
error in transport. Jeff was at one time a driving
instructor and has hands-on experience of the DSA testing
and training process, and the real-world conduct of driver
training. He spent many years developing hazard perception
testing and training for the UK DfT while a Research Fellow
at Reading University, and was Technical Director of
nationwide trials of the hazard perception test for the UK
DSA prior to its introduction to the driving test in 2002.
Prior to joining TRL Jeff worked for QinetiQ, applying the
principles and techniques of psychological research in a
diverse range of environments, principally in Road, Rail,
Air and Marine transport. The development of pragmatic
solutions for the improvement of human performance and
safety has underpinned the majority of this work.
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