Beginner Driver Education (BDE) Curriculum Standards

Part A: Curriculum Design Standards (CDS)

Educational Settings and Instructional Hours (CDS 3)

Purpose

To define the minimum required instructional hours and the educational settings in which Ministry-approved curriculum must be delivered

Objectives

The curriculum will:

1. Adhere to the Minimum Required Instructional Hours specified below: (CD 3.1)

   Minimum Required Instructional Hours for each educational setting
   (in total, 40 hours of Total Minimum Required Instructional Hours, excludes breaks and travel time)

   1. Classroom Driving Instruction (totalling 20 hours)
   2. In-Vehicle Instruction (totalling 10 hours)
   3. Flexible Allocation of Instructional Hours (totalling 10 hours)
      1. Classroom Driving Instruction
      2. Computer-Based Instruction
      3. In-Vehicle Instruction
      4. Driving Simulator Instruction
2. Adhere to the following classroom driving instruction requirements: (CD 3.2)
   1. Instructor and students must be present in the classroom during classroom driving instruction
   2. Maximum 5 hours/day of classroom driving instruction (excluding breaks)
   3. Indirect instruction, interactive instruction, and experiential learning methods shall comprise a minimum of 50% of total classroom driving instruction hours
   4. Direct instruction methods shall comprise a maximum of 40% of total classroom driving instruction hours
   5. Independent learning methods shall comprise a maximum of 20% of total classroom driving instruction hours
3. Adhere to the following in-vehicle instruction requirements: (CD 3.3)
   1. Maximum 2 hours/day in-vehicle instruction (excluding breaks and travel time)
   2. Maximum 1 hour/day following 5 hours of classroom driving instruction (excluding breaks and travel time)
   3. Demonstration by instructor shall comprise a maximum of 10% of total in-vehicle instruction hours
4. Support mentored road practice outside of instructional hours by providing opportunities, materials, or tools that support the involvement of a driving mentor (CD 3.4)