AGE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum enrollment age to driver education program: 15.5 years

EDUCATIONAL SETTING

High schools

Home computer-based instruction

Other

Private driving schools

ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS

Course fees subsidized for students: Student pays the $50 course fee, MPI covers the rest (approximately $350 per student)

High school student status: Full time

Must hold a valid Learner’s permit

Other requirements: Before or following registration, students must register as Manitoba Public Insurance customers before they can write the Class 5L test in the Driver Education class. They can register by taking their identity documents to any Autopac agent or any Driver Licensing and Testing Centre. Students must pass the Class 5 Learner’s Licence Written Test and validate their Learner’s Licence before they can begin in-car training.

Parent⁄guardian consent

Registration⁄enrollment fee: $50

COURSE STRUCTURE - IN-CLASSROOM

Minimum total number of hours: Must attend 30/34 scheduled classroom hours; all absences must be excused

COURSE STRUCTURE - IN-VEHICLE, ON RANGE-TRACK

Additional sessions available

Length of each session

Minimum total number of hours

Number of sessions

COURSE STRUCTURE - IN-VEHICLE, ON ROAD

Minimum total number of hours: 16 hours of in-car lessons (8 hours behind the wheel, 8 hours observation)

Number of sessions: One parent/guardian or supervising driver is required to attend two hour parent night meeting

COURSE STRUCTURE - DRIVING SIMULATOR

Additional sessions available

Length of each session

Minimum total number of hours

Number of sessions

COURSE STRUCTURE - PARENT-GUARDIAN SESSION(S)

Additional sessions available

Length of each session

Minimum total number of hours

Number of sessions: One parent/guardian or supervising driver is required to attend the parent night meeting

CURRICULUM CONTENT

Basic driving procedures and manoeuvres

Braking

Crashes and injury prevention

Defensive driving

Driver communication skills

Driver distractions

Driver fitness to drive

Driver impairments

Driver observation skills ⁄ visual tracking

Driver psychology

Driver responsibility

Emergency situations ⁄ manoeuvres

Fuel efficient driving

Graduated driver licensing system

Hazard perception and recognition

Highway driving

Insurance

Lane changes ⁄ Safe passing

Legal awareness

Night driving

Parking

Pre-driving checks and procedures

Risk perception ⁄ management

Rules of the road

Sharing the road

Signs, signals, and road markings

Space management

Standard transmission

Traffic and roadway conditions ⁄ environmental conditions

Turns and U-Turns

Vehicle control

Vehicle systems ⁄ parts and performance

COMPETENCY MEASURES - PRE-ASSESSMENT

In-classroom

In-vehicle

COMPETENCY MEASURES - INTERMEDIATE ASSESSMENT

In-classroom

In-vehicle: A parent/guardian/supervising driver must sign an In-car Interim Report after Driving Lesson 4

COMPETENCY MEASURES - FINAL EXAM

In-classroom

In-vehicle: In Lesson 7, the instructor fills out a Practice Guide to help prepare the student for the final in-car evaluation. After Lesson 8, the in-car instructor completes an In-Car Final Report that indicates whether or not the student successfully met Driver Education in-car standards

INSTRUCTOR REGULATIONS (IN-CLASS)

Age

Certifications ⁄ designations

Driver ⁄ Criminal record check

Licence held: Valid Class 1F, 2F, 3F, 4F or 5F licence

Minimum driving experience: Held a Class 5F licence for at least 3 years

TRAINING VEHICLE

Additional vehicle requirements: Vehicle must have special rear-view mirrors firmly affixed to the vehicle to allow a driving instructor a clear and unobstructed view of the highway to the rear of the vehicle

Automatic ⁄ manual transmission

Dual control brakes

Passenger restrictions: Supervisor can be the only passenger

Required insurance

Vehicle class used: Class 5

Vehicle signage

INSTRUCTOR REGULATIONS (IN-VEHICLE)

Additional regulations

Age

BAC level while instructing: Not exceeding 0.05

Certifications⁄designations: Holds a driving instructor's permit

Driver ⁄ criminal record check

Licence held

Location in vehicle while instructing

Minimum driving experience: Held a Class 5F for at least 3 years

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS

Successfully complete minimum in-classroom instruction hours

Successfully complete in-classroom evaluation: Student must maintain a 70% classroom average and satisfactorily complete all classroom tests and assignments, including:
• 2 classroom tests – each worth 35%
• Classroom Assignments and Groups Activities – worth 20%
• Student Participation – worth 10%

Successfully complete minimum in-vehicle instruction hours

Successfully complete in-vehicle evaluation

FOLLOWING PROGRAM COMPLETION

Driver Education certification issued to student

Insurance discount

Time-reduction in GDL program (number of months)

PRACTICE DRIVING (WITH PARENT-GUARDIAN)

Minimum practice driving hours

Maximum period to complete the practice hours: 9 months

Practice hours recorded on a log sheet: Home-Based Practice Log

SUPERVISOR (PARENT-GUARDIAN) REGULATIONS

BAC level while supervising: 0.05 BAC level while supervising

Licence held

Location while supervising: Only person in the front seat of the vehicle

Minimum Age