Instructor Training
The Alive at 25 Instructor Development Course is 30 hours in length. The actual class is a 4.5 hour driving risk awareness course for young people age 15 to 24.
Preferred Qualifications for Alive at 25 Instructor:
• Minimum of three years experience
• Consistent above average evaluations
• Demonstrate desire to instruct
Selection process:
• Applicants complete and submit the Alive at 25 registrations
form to SCNSC.
• SCNSC Executive Director and Alive at 25 sub-committee will
review applications for enrollment into the course.
• Applicants will be notified by SCNSC.
Please note that the course is a Pass/Fail Course, it is extremely intense and requires you to truly invest your time and energy!
Instructor Course Outline
Only certified law enforcement officers can become instructors of this program.
Training goal:
This 3.5 day course will train you to work with the largest group of at-risk drivers using materials and topics they identify with.
Why should you attend?
Young drivers between the ages of 16 and 24 represent the largest group of problem drivers on the road. Motor vehicle collisions are the number one cause of death for young adults. We need to go beyond basic driver's education and teach critical defensive driving techniques to young drivers once they have received their license and feel confident and "experienced". Providing this additional training is a must in order to make our nation's highways safer now and in the future.
Topics covered in the instructor course include:
• how to get students involved in group discussions
• how to use course materials
• administrative responsibilities
• adult learning needs
• developing effective teaching skills
• Top six violations of these drivers and how to overcome them
• Speed and stopping distances
• Fatigue and what it causes
• why young drivers underestimate risk
• techniques to maintain control in driving situations
• how to handle peer pressure
• how to stay "cool" with friends
• Updated drug information
• Work zone driving rules
• Special considerations for special vehicles and much more.