The Department offers a free “Teaching the basics of ecodriving” course to Québec driving school instructors.
The course helps instructors improve their ecodriving knowledge and easily teach the ecodriving module now included in the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ)’s mandatory Road Safety Education Program for those seeking to obtain their Class 5 passenger vehicle learner’s license. The successful completion of this course is an eligibility criterion of the Ecomobile pilot project.
Course Description
Name of the course: Teaching the basics of ecodriving
Cost: Free training offered to target group
Instructor: The course is given by a seasoned instructor selected by the Department.
Target group: Driving school instructors recognized by the Association québécoise du transport et des routes (AQTR) as well as company instructors or those acting as such within an organization.
Course objectives: To learn more about basic ecodriving principles
By the end of the day, the participants should be able to:
- Understand ecodriving principles
- Apply ecodriving principles during practical exercises
- Teach ecodriving principles
- Explain the approach to favour when teaching the ecodriving module of the Road Safety Education program
- Explain the approach to favour when teaching ecodriving principles to experienced drivers.
Course structure
- 7 hours of training
- Alternating theory and practice with the use of a driving simulator
- Theoretical exam evaluating the knowledge acquired by the end of the day
The Department will issue a certificate to the participants who successfully passed the exam with a grade of 70% or more.
Completed training sessions
To date, close to 200 instructors from over 60 Québec driving schools have taken this course.
- Fall 2010: 12 sessions were organized in different cities across Québec in partnership with CAA-Québec.
- Winter 2011: 13 sessions were organized in different cities across Québec.
Upcoming training sessions
Other training sessions will be organized in 2011. Contact us today to add your name to our waiting list. Please note that a minimum of eight participants is required to hold a session in a given region.
Don’t forget to mention the number of potential participants as well as the preferred city/region.
