Driver+Education+Australia

Driver Education Australia. (2012). //Pre-Driver Education Programs//. Retrieved on 12/08/2012 from [|here].
 * Reference:**

Unknown (Most likely pretty dear)
 * Cost:**

Courses are offered to meet a range of curriculum frameworks and are applicable and support both the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) and VCAL education streams and work units. Schools provide the ideal platform to integrate conceptual and cognitive skill development associated with road safety and driving as a life skill in association and not isolated from mainstream education curriculum. Within the context of years 9 and 10, students are developing pathways and learning is enhanced by opportunities for students to participate in projects they believe to be relevant and important to their lifestyle or career goals. Driver education is a life skill connecting numeracy, technology, communication interpretation; thinking skills (organising, problem-solving, creating, planning), with personal attributes and responsibility for one's own health and physical wellbeing. As students gain insight into conceptual and cognitive processes within the context of driver education they begin to test the above curriculum based knowledge in the context of driver education and specifically in;
 * Description:**
 * 1) 120 hour campaign and Learner driver skills,
 * 2) Applicable coaching skills (communication) for their needs, and
 * 3) Competencies to assist learner driver and their coaches.


 * What is the Resource?**

Well for starters, it is more of a course than a resource. Driver Education Australia’s courses are based on a number of key learning aspects.

 * Courses are compliment and reinforce government road safety driving campaigns.
 * Courses are competency based.
 * Courses are based on enabling participants to gain an understanding of high order skill development that is both cognitive and conceptual.
 * Apply multi-sensory learning using a range of multimedia technology, software and exercises.
 * Key course outcomes focus on;
 * Motivation and awareness
 * Risk assessment
 * Hazard detection skills and
 * Self-assessment (calibration)

Information and Communications Technology • ICT for visualising thinking
 * VELS Domains Addressed by Resouce:**

Mathematics • Number

English • Writing • Speaking and listening

Thinking Processes • Reasoning, processing and inquiring • Reflection, evaluation and metacognition

Personal Learning • The individual learner • Managing personal learning • Interpersonal Development

Health and Physical Education: • Health knowledge and promotion

This would be a great course to implement in a semester-long course of Pre-Driver Education. It can be delivered flexibly in intensive single and multiple day course, three and six session courses, or a ten session course. This makes it possible to complete foundation work at school, covering the basics in the first term then perhaps in the second term of classes then this course could be implemented. It would be extremely valuable for students to take part in because they are then able to link the theory to the practical work. The downside to this course would be (I imagine) the price, which could potentially be pretty high. This could perhaps be subsidized by the school, fundraising, or parents may have to foot the bill. Also, the amount of organisation with the company that delivers the course would be pretty high too. This would mean trying to set some dates with them early on so you can have them booked and give the students plenty of notice, as well as their teachers to try and avoid possible clashes.
 * What's so good about this resource?**

Dino Kalivas Chief Executive Officer
 * Contact:**

Ph: 0407 333 974

dino@drivered.org.au