it links with coaching and client - centred learning. The third session focused on the BTEC Levels 3 and 4 in Coaching for Driver Development and explained how these worked. There was then 15 minutes left for questions at the end. The audience was Norwegian and I spoke English the whole time — everyone appeared to understand. I was invited to Nord - Trondelag University College’s Faculty of Education of Driving Instructors in Norway to deliver a talk to their trainee driving instructors. In this special edition of the Trainers’ Club Magazine I am going to describe what happened on the trip. I delivered three presentations over the course of the morning to 185 trainee driving instructors. The first presentation was on what causes crashes and started off with a staged car crash using cardboard boxes and three volunteers. We then looked at each character in turn to establish their personality and background and the events that led up to the crash for each of them. I then questioned whether crashes were random and concluded that if anyone of the drivers could have been elsewhere at that precise moment in time then the crash could not be a random act and therefore, it had to be accepted that the crash happened as a result of individual differences. Some people are more likely to be involved in a crash than others because of their social or educational background or their attitude to risk, or whether they suffer from fatigue or are easily influenced by their peers. With self - awareness comes the ability to take responsibility and therefore recognize the risks that we are prone to as a result of our personality traits — and learn how to manage them. In the second session I discussed the new Standards Check and how Special Edition — Focus on Norway — by Susan McCormack The Trainers’ Club Magazine Tri - Coaching Partnership Issue 10 October 2013 Tri - Coaching Booking Line Number: 0800 058 8009 Click here to watch our You Tube videos Page 2 The Trainers’ Club Issue 10 Training Driving Instructors in Norway Norway has a population of 5 million and between 1500 to 2000 driving teachers (their preferred name). Proportionately, that is a better ratio instructor to pupil than we have in the UK with a 60 million population and around 41,000 ADIs. In Norway driving teachers go to a university college to train full time for two years. Since 1973 the University College just outside of Trondheim has been running instructor training courses. Originally, the course was full time for one year but then changed to two years. With a third year, driving teachers gain a Bachelor’s Degree and it is hoped that soon the university college will be able to introduce a further two years as a Masters Degree. The two - year course consists of a number of modules that take students through the theory, practical and instructional elements necessary to become a driving teacher. Additionally they learn all about the Goals for Driver Education and coaching and client - centred learning. There are 18 cars on the university college grounds and these are used for practical on - road training as well as to deliver driver training to real - life pupils, all of whom receive their driver training free of charge. Students have to complete assignments and attend at least 90% of the time in order to qualify. They also have a thesis to complete based on research they have conducted. The university college itself is a building with up to date and modern facilities. There are lecture theatres fully equipped with floor to ceiling screens and high level technology. There are smaller classrooms and meeting rooms and offices for all the staff, as well as a canteen and, of course a garage for all the vehicles. 100 new students are enrolled every year on the driving teacher education course so there are always at least 200 students on campus. In the last few years the University College has also been given the responsibility for training all the driving test examiners in the country. There is one other university college in the country that trains people to be driving teachers but this is on a far smaller scale and has not been long established. The Norwegian Government funds the two - year course for all students regardless of their age. Minimum entry requirements are three years in higher education (roughly the equivalent of A Levels or a Level 3 Vocational Diploma) or an equivalent professional role. Student ages ranged from 25 to 55 in the audience when I was there. Trainee driving instructors therefore come from all over Norway and move to Trondheim and its surrounding areas for two years. There is some bespoke student accommodation and also plenty of other places that they can rent to live in. Of course, everything apart from the tuition fees is self - funded, although students can also apply for a maintenance loan. Norway has a ‘Zero Vision’ which means that they are working towards no KSIs (Killed / Seriously Injured). The University College works closely with the whole network of those responsible for road safety including the equivalents of our DSA and TRL (Transport Research Laboratory). They also have close links with other universities, such as Talin University in Estonia where huge in - roads have been made into road safety over the past few years and there has been a detailed overhaul of how training through all the levels is managed. With the vision of achieving zero KSIs clearly in the forefront of everybody’s mind, links with other countries and the opportunity to learn from what others are doing are extremely important. Learner drivers in Norway undergo a ‘Step’ programme. They can start to learn to drive from the age of 16 but cannot take their driving test until they are 18. Before they are allowed out in the car with a supervising driver they must undergo 10 compulsory theory classroom hours and then during their driver training they have a number of milestones to reach, which include compulsory assessment with a qualified driving teacher before being able to progress to the next stage. One of these assessments may take half a day to complete as they have to navigate themselves to a large town and around it, as well as giving a commentary drive. Assessments delivered by driving teachers focus on the higher levels of the Goals for Driver Education (GDE) as well as ensuring they have the basic skills of car control and being able to drive in different road , weather and traffic conditions (Levels 1 and 2). For example, they have a compulsory 3 hour driving lesson in the dark and also skid pan training to complete before they can go for their driving test. The actual driving test is then a 45 minute assessment similar to ours and only conducted once the learner driver has the necessary paperwork to prove that they have been through their step driver training programme. Page 3 Vincent, Carol Morley, Keith Woodward, Fiona Taylor, Tony Benton, Stewart Lochrie, Russell Forester, Ian Lavell, Kev Field, Phil Ruberry and Tony Phillips. **************** Remember that anyone is welcome to re - attend a classroom session for just £84 including VAT. If you have fallen behind with an assignment, revisiting that particular classroom can be very helpful. Monday 9th December — Module 4 Tuesday 10th December — Module 3 Wednesday 11th December — Module 2 Thursday 12th December — Module 1. Just give Graham a ring on 07889 194011. Course 13 of the BTEC level 4 Professional Award in Coaching for Driver Development starts on Thursday 12th December 2013 at the De Vere Harben Hotel in Newport Pagnell. For information please visit the website: tri - coachingpartnership.co.uk or contact our Tri - Coaching Booking Line: 0800 058 8009. Module dates for this new course 13 are: Module 1 — 12.12.13 Module 2 — 12.03.14 Module 3 — 10.06.14 Module 4 — 15.09.14 In - Car — 14.09.14 *************** ‘aCCeLerate’ and the associated BTEC Level 3 Advanced Award in Coaching for Driver Development is being run in locations across the country by 18 trainers: Ed Marshall, Salma Ra, Di Everett - Skinner, Terry Lefteri, Ian Marriott, Colm Branigan, Stuart Pike, Jill Course Dates & Revisiting Modules If the DSA decide to introduce a new vocational qualification to replace the current qualifying exams (Parts 1, 2 and 3) in 2015 we will be much more in line with Norway’s system, in that trainee driving instructors will be gaining a qualification that is recognised on the national qualifications framework and will hold credits that can be transferred into other areas. Tri - Coaching Partnership is currently talking to University of East London (UEL) where Dr Christian van Nieuwerburgh is interested in accrediting the BTEC Level 4 Professional Award in Coaching for Driver Development. We recognise that increasingly ADIs want to improve and develop themselves and we are keen to ensure that the BTEC Level 4 is not the end of the road but that it can count towards a higher academic qualification. The Dean of the University College Faculty of Education of Driving Instructors, Rikke Mo Veie and two of her senior lecturers, Hilde Kjelsrud and Rolf Robertsen, are keen to come and observe our BTEC Level 4 course to see what future collaboration is possible. It is clear that in the UK the industry is changing and moving towards a more client - centred approach to teaching people to drive in the belief that coaching raises awareness and builds responsibility. When people are able to self - evaluate they are better prepared to deal with the dangers and risks that driving a motor vehicle brings with it. The introduction of the new Standards Check is a call to action to all driving instructors to become reflective practitioners and consider whether the way they teach empowers their customers to make decisions and think for themselves. Everyone who completes one of our courses, whether aCCeLerate, BTEC Level 3 or 4, is learning how to self - evaluate and how to pass that skill onto their customers. What does the Future hold?
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