Defensive Driving Instructor Courses

DDC-4

DDC-4 can help your organization increase your profitability by reducing the number of insurance claims, time away from work due to injuries and the cost of vehicle repairs. Our instructor course features updated curriculum and facilitation methods and allows the instructor to confidently adapt their teaching style to meet the unique needs and characteristics of their audience. DDC 4 offers practical strategies to reduce collision-related injuries, fatalities and costs. It addresses the importance of attitude in preventing crashes, and reinforces good driving skills. Let our experienced trainers provide you with the tools and knowledge to become an excellent trainer for your organization.

Training goal

During this 2-day instructor development course, you'll gain the confidence to be an effective trainer for our basic 4-hour defensive driving course.

Who should attend?

Safety managers, fleet supervisors, HR managers, corporate trainers and driving school instructors should all attend this course.

Why should you attend?

DDC 4 is a cost-effective way to ensure all your drivers develop safe, defensive driving habits and attitudes. DDC 4 is a fast-paced, four-hour driver improvement program that also makes an ideal refresher course. When you do not have eight hours to teach a driver training program or a refresher course, our 4-hour condensed defensive driving course is the answer. All core concepts are included.

Topics covered in the instructor course include:
In addition to standard road rules and regulations content, NSC’s newly revised DDC 4 5th edition offers a fresh look into contemporary driving issues that impact our behavior and safety on the road way. The 5th edition includes these expanded course topics:

Aggressive driving and road rage
Fatigue and drowsy driving
How driver behavior and mental conditions affect driving
Defensive driving techniques
The crash impact on passengers
How to avoid a collision and case study scenarios
Personal driving style evaluation
Hazard recognition and collision avoidance
Emotional impairment, common driving irritation and “Pet Peeves”
The “Fatal Four” causes of a crash
Driving skills inventory and assessments
Occupant protection laws and graduate driver’s licensing
Vehicle malfunctions and maintenance

DDC 4 Instructor Manual
Teaching DDC Candidate Instructor Guide
DDC 4 Participant Course Guide
Instructor Certification Form
DDC 4 Certificate of Completion
DDC 4 Administrator Guide
DDC Reference Materials

Fee: Members $275; Nonmembers $365
Pricing may vary at some locations as indicated. Contact the administering office directly for additional information.

Contact the National Safety Council at 800-621-7619 or your local NSC chapter prior to registering for an Instructor Development Course to discuss availability of training areas, secure a Defensive Driving Training Center agreement and purchase appropriate Defensive Driving teaching materials.

Date	Location	Administering office
November 23-24, 2009	Phoenix, AZ	Arizona Chapter main@acnsc.org http://www.acnsc.org/ (602) 264-2394	Submit Registration
November 23-24, 2009	Springfield, MO	Safety Council of the Ozarks dbiggs@nscozarks.org http://www.nscozarks.org/ (800) 334-1349	Submit Registration
November 30-December 1, 2009	New Orleans, LA	National Safety Council, South Louisiana Chapter info@metrosafety.org http://www.metrosafety.org/ (504) 888-7618	Submit Registration
December 3-4, 2009	St. Paul, MN	Minnesota Safety Council, Inc. msc@mnsafetycouncil.org www.mnsafetycouncil.org (800) 444-9150	Submit Registration
December 4-5, 2009	Birmingham, AL	Alabama Chapter alabama@nsc.org http://alabama.nsc.org (800) 457-7233 or (205) 328-7233	Submit Registration
December 16-17, 2009	Youngstown, OH	Northern Ohio Chapter national.safety@sbcglobal.net http://www.nscnohio.org/ (800) 715-0358 or (330) 747-8657	Submit Registration
December 16-17, 2009	Shreveport, LA	Ark-La-Tex Chapter safety@nscaltchapter.org http://list.nsc.org/arklatex (318) 687-7550	Submit Registration
December 17-18, 2009	Phoenix, AZ	Arizona Chapter main@acnsc.org http://www.acnsc.org/ (602) 264-2394	Submit Registration
December 19, 2009	West Boylston, MA	Central Massachusetts Chapter amandav@centralmasafety.org http://www.centralmasafety.org/ (508) 835-2333	Submit Registration
January 7-8, 2010	Phoenix, AZ	Arizona Chapter main@acnsc.org http://www.acnsc.org/ (602) 264-2394	Submit Registration
January 16, 2010	West Boylston, MA	Central Massachusetts Chapter amandav@centralmasafety.org http://www.centralmasafety.org/ (508) 835-2333	Submit Registration
January 18-19, 2010	Chicago, IL	Chicago Chapter chicago@nsc.org http://chicago.nsc.org/ (800) 621-2855	Submit Registration
January 28-29, 2010	New Orleans, LA	National Safety Council, South Louisiana Chapter info@metrosafety.org http://www.metrosafety.org/ (504) 888-7618	Submit Registration
February 2-3, 2010	Phoenix, AZ	Arizona Chapter main@acnsc.org http://www.acnsc.org/ (602) 264-2394	Submit Registration
February 9-10, 2010	Orlando, FL	Central and North Florida Chapter floridacn@nsc.org http://floridacn.nsc.org/ (800) 237-0676	Submit Registration
February 11-12, 2010	St. Paul, MN	Minnesota Safety Council, Inc. msc@mnsafetycouncil.org www.mnsafetycouncil.org (800) 444-9150	Submit Registration
February 15-16 2010	Shreveport, LA	Ark-La-Tex Chapter safety@nscaltchapter.org http://list.nsc.org/arklatex (318) 687-7550	Submit Registration
February 20, 2010	West Boylston, MA	Central Massachusetts Chapter amandav@centralmasafety.org http://www.centralmasafety.org/ (508) 835-2333	Submit Registration
February 22-23, 2010	Youngstown, OH	Northern Ohio Chapter national.safety@sbcglobal.net http://www.nscnohio.org/ (800) 715-0358 or (330) 747-8657	Submit Registration
February 25-26, 2010	Boston, MA	Safety Council of Western New England mbfleury@scwne.org http://www.scwne.org/ (800) 359-9717; (413) 783-1632	Submit Registration
March 2-3, 2010	Sioux City, IA	Iowa-Illinois Safety Council iiscadmin@iisc.org http://www.iisc.org/ (515) 276-4724	Submit Registration
March 2-3, 2010	Los Angeles, CA	California Chapter california@nsc.org http://california.nsc.org (800) 421-9585	Submit Registration
March 10-11, 2010	Columbia, SC	South Carolina Chapter info@scnsc.org http://www.scnsc.org (803) 732-6778	Submit Registration
March 15-16, 2010	Phoenix, AZ	Arizona Chapter main@acnsc.org http://www.acnsc.org/ (602) 264-2394	Submit Registration
March 17-18, 2010	Charlotte, NC	Safety and Health Council of North Carolina karenb@safetync.org http://www.safetync.org/ (704) 644-4221	Submit Registration
March 19-20, 2010	Birmingham, AL	Alabama Chapter alabama@nsc.org http://alabama.nsc.org (800) 457-7233 or (205) 328-7233	Submit Registration
March 20, 2010	West Boylston, MA	Central Massachusetts Chapter amandav@centralmasafety.org http://www.centralmasafety.org/ (508) 835-2333	Submit Registration
March 24-25, 2010	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah Safety Council sbarrett@utahsafetycouncil.org http://www.utahsafetycouncil.org/ (800) 933-5943	Submit Registration
March 25-26, 2010	New Orleans, LA	National Safety Council, South Louisiana Chapter info@metrosafety.org http://www.metrosafety.org/ (504) 888-7618	Submit Registration
April 5-6, 2010	Chicago, IL	Chicago Chapter chicago@nsc.org http://chicago.nsc.org/ (800) 621-2855	Submit Registration
April 8-9, 2010	St. Paul, MN	Minnesota Safety Council, Inc. msc@mnsafetycouncil.org www.mnsafetycouncil.org (800) 444-9150	Submit Registration
April 19-20, 2010	Phoenix, AZ	Arizona Chapter main@acnsc.org http://www.acnsc.org/ (602) 264-2394	Submit Registration
April 26-27, 2010	Youngstown, OH	Northern Ohio Chapter national.safety@sbcglobal.net http://www.nscnohio.org/ (800) 715-0358 or (330) 747-8657	Submit Registration
May 4-5, 2010	Des Moines, IA	Iowa-Illinois Safety Council iiscadmin@iisc.org http://www.iisc.org/ (515) 276-4724	Submit Registration
May 24-25, 2010	Phoenix, AZ	Arizona Chapter main@acnsc.org http://www.acnsc.org/ (602) 264-2394	Submit Registration
May 25-26, 2010	Los Angeles, CA	California Chapter california@nsc.org http://california.nsc.org (800) 421-9585	Submit Registration
May 27-28, 2010	New Orleans, LA	National Safety Council, South Louisiana Chapter info@metrosafety.org http://www.metrosafety.org/ (504) 888-7618	Submit Registration
June 10-11, 2010	St. Paul, MN	Minnesota Safety Council, Inc. msc@mnsafetycouncil.org www.mnsafetycouncil.org (800) 444-9150	Submit Registration
June 10-11, 2010	Springfield, MA	Safety Council of Western New England mbfleury@scwne.org http://www.scwne.org/ (800) 359-9717; (413) 783-1632	Submit Registration
June 17-18, 2010	Raleigh, NC	Safety and Health Council of North Carolina (Raleigh office) susanm@safetync.org http://www.safetync.org/ (919) 719-9814	Submit Registration
June 21-22, 2010	Youngstown, OH	Northern Ohio Chapter national.safety@sbcglobal.net http://www.nscnohio.org/ (800) 715-0358 or (330) 747-8657	Submit Registration
June 28-29, 2010	Phoenix, AZ	Arizona Chapter main@acnsc.org http://www.acnsc.org/ (602) 264-2394	Submit Registration
July 6-7, 2010	Coralville, IA	Iowa-Illinois Safety Council iiscadmin@iisc.org http://www.iisc.org/ (515) 276-4724	Submit Registration
July 12-13, 2010	Orlando, FL	Central and North Florida Chapter floridacn@nsc.org http://floridacn.nsc.org/ (800) 237-0676	Submit Registration
July 14-15, 2010	Columbia, SC	South Carolina Chapter info@scnsc.org http://www.scnsc.org (803) 732-6778	Submit Registration
July 19-20, 2010	Chicago, IL	Chicago Chapter chicago@nsc.org http://chicago.nsc.org/ (800) 621-2855	Submit Registration
July 19-20, 2010	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Chapter georgia@nsc.org http://georgia.nsc.org/ (800) 441-5103 or 770-729-0077	Submit Registration
July 29-30, 2010	New Orleans, LA	National Safety Council, South Louisiana Chapter info@metrosafety.org http://www.metrosafety.org/ (504) 888-7618	Submit Registration
July 30-31, 2010	Birmingham, AL	Alabama Chapter alabama@nsc.org http://alabama.nsc.org (800) 457-7233 or (205) 328-7233	Submit Registration
August 16-17, 2010	Youngstown, OH	Northern Ohio Chapter national.safety@sbcglobal.net http://www.nscnohio.org/ (800) 715-0358 or (330) 747-8657	Submit Registration
September 1-2, 2010	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah Safety Council sbarrett@utahsafetycouncil.org http://www.utahsafetycouncil.org/ (800) 933-5943	Submit Registration
September 23-24, 2010	New Orleans, LA	National Safety Council, South Louisiana Chapter info@metrosafety.org http://www.metrosafety.org/ (504) 888-7618	Submit Registration
October 11-12, 2010	Youngstown, OH	Northern Ohio Chapter national.safety@sbcglobal.net http://www.nscnohio.org/ (800) 715-0358 or (330) 747-8657	Submit Registration
October 18-19, 2010	Chicago, IL	Chicago Chapter chicago@nsc.org http://chicago.nsc.org/ (800) 621-2855	Submit Registration
November 3-4, 2010	Charlotte, NC	Safety and Health Council of North Carolina karenb@safetync.org http://www.safetync.org/ (704) 644-4221	Submit Registration
November 5-6, 2010	Birmingham, AL	Alabama Chapter alabama@nsc.org http://alabama.nsc.org (800) 457-7233 or (205) 328-7233	Submit Registration
November 16-17, 2010	Columbia, SC	South Carolina Chapter info@scnsc.org http://www.scnsc.org (803) 732-6778	Submit Registration
November 29-30, 2010	New Orleans, LA	National Safety Council, South Louisiana Chapter info@metrosafety.org http://www.metrosafety.org/ (504) 888-7618	Submit Registration
December 2-3, 2010	Youngstown, OH	Northern Ohio Chapter national.safety@sbcglobal.net http://www.nscnohio.org/ (800) 715-0358 or (330) 747-8657	Submit Registration
December 2-3, 2010	Shreveport, LA	Ark-La-Tex Chapter safety@nscaltchapter.org http://list.nsc.org/arklatex (318) 687-7550	Submit Registration