Short course/CPD
Driver Education
Course date: Please enquire
Course overview
To provide delegates with a detailed understanding of the role of the driver educator in managing driver risk.
Location
Cranfield University is located at the very heart of the UK – within the innovation triangle between London and the cities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Our central location provides easy access from the M1, excellent main line rail service as well as proximity to key international airports. Set in rolling countryside, Cranfield offers a rich, rural landscape complemented by thriving towns and picturesque villages.
- Road: We are just 10 minutes from Junctions 13 & 14 of the M1 motorway. There is free parking on campus.
- Rail: Milton Keynes or Bedford
- Air: London Luton (22 miles), Heathrow (50 miles) or Birmingham (70 miles).
Course fee:
£1200
Accommodation fee:
£435
Accommodation is on a full-board basis from the evening before the course commences until the afternoon of the last day. The course fee includes a course dinner for all participants and refreshments and lunch during the day. The accommodation fee includes all other meals. Details of arrangements will be in the delegate information pack.
Speakers
How to register
Further information
For more information on this course or booking details please contact:
Academic Operations Unit
T: + 44 (0) 1234 754192
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
Course description
Course objectives
On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:
- Distinguish, and explain relationships, between driver training, driver education, driver development and driver behaviour
- Appraise the role of various educational practices and approaches in influencing driver behaviour risk
- Analyse the effects of different types of driver training and education on driver development and behaviour
- Apply learning theory and related concepts to the stages of driver development
Topics
The course content relates to engineering and educational practices in influencing driver behaviour. Topics covered include:
- Introduction to road traffic accident statistics across the lifespan
- Sex differences in road traffic accident involvement
- Specific driver groups and crash risk; e.g. commercial and professional drivers
- Engineering practices and driver behaviour
- Enforcement methods and driver behaviour
- Distinguishing between driver training, driver education, driver development and driver behaviour
- A historical perspective on driver training and instruction
- Learning theory and driver instruction
- The European Framework: ‘Goals for Driver Education’
- Self reflection and self assessment
- Driver coaching
Course Director
Dr Lisa DornT : +44 (0) 1234 758229E: l.dorn@cranfield.ac.uk
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