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Defensive Driving

National Safety Council

Course

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Accident prevention and safe driving techniques.

Duration

The 4-hour and 2-hour courses features adaptive curriculum tailored to the participant’s profile, including age, gender, driving behaviors and attitudes, vehicle and geographic location based on a series of responses to questions asked throughout the course.

Format

Hybrid

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Program Details

Detailed information about this program

Deliver the most relevant, leading-edge content to motivate and educate employees to be safe, responsible drivers.

Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Define defensive driving principles and apply the DDC Collision Prevention Formula to prevent collisions
  • Recognize how physical, emotional, and mental conditions affect driving performance and apply compensating techniques
  • Inspect vehicle equipment and occupant protection systems prior to driving to ensure safe operation
  • Apply defensive driving techniques in adverse light, weather, road, and traffic conditions
  • Identify and manage impaired, distracted, fatigued, and aggressive driving behaviors in yourself and others
  • Recognize unsafe driving behaviors and apply safe alternatives for speeding, intersections, turns, passing, and following distance
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Bus Drivers, School53-3051.00
  • Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity53-3052.00
  • Driver/Sales Workers53-3031.00
  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers53-3032.00
  • Light Truck Drivers53-3033.00
  • Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs53-3053.00
  • Taxi Drivers53-3054.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Course)

  • Traffic regulations and basic road rules — apply under direct supervisor guidance while operating a school bus on a designated practice route.
  • Pre-trip vehicle inspection checklist — complete with coaching to verify tires, brakes, lights, wipers, oil, fuel, and safety equipment before departure.
  • Assigned bus stops and scheduled pickup times — follow with dispatcher support to transport students between neighborhoods and school buildings.
  • Student boarding and exiting procedures — execute under observation, ensuring students cross streets safely at marked bus stop locations.
  • Basic student conduct expectations — monitor with supervisory assistance to maintain order during short supervised trips.
  • Bus malfunction symptoms and warning indicators — recognize and immediately report to a supervisor or dispatcher while on route.
  • Daily trip logs and basic report forms — complete with guidance, recording student counts, mileage, and hours worked.
  • Multi-passenger vehicle controls including steering, braking, and mirrors — operate under close direction on low-traffic roads and school grounds.
  • Verbal communication with students and school staff — use clear, respectful language when relaying stop instructions or safety reminders.
  • Route maps and GPS navigation tools — read and follow with dispatcher assistance to locate unfamiliar stops on the assigned route.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

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