Instructor Development Course
The Nine-Semester Hour Driver Education program provided by National Driver Training qualifies a person who completes the program to be recommended to receive one of the following endorsements:
Sign UpTA, TA-F, DET Endorsements
The Nine-Semester Hour Driver Education program provided by National Driver Training qualifies a person who completes the program to be recommended to receive one of the following endorsements:
Sign UpTo apply for a TA instructor license an individual must complete and master Driver Education I and II (six semester hours - one semester hour is equivalent to 15 clock hours). A person who receives a license as a TA qualifies to teach in-car instruction.
Sign UpTo apply for a TA-full instructor license an individual must complete and master Driver Education I, II, and III (nine semester hours -one semester hour is equivalent to 15 clock hours).
Sign UpTo apply for a DET instructor license an individual must complete and master Driver Education I, II, and III (nine semester hours – one semester hour is equivalent to 15 clock hours); hold a current Texas Teaching Certificate; and provide evidence of passing the Excet or Tecat exam.
Sign Up*According to Texas requirements. Check with your individual driver education state agency to see if this course meets your state’s requirements. *
National Driver Training’s Nine-Semester hour driver education program provides novice drivers the foundation of knowledge, understanding, skills, and experiences necessary for the novice driver and parent, guardian, or adult mentor to launch and continue the lifelong learning process of legal and responsible reduced-risk driving practices in the Highway Transportation System. Teachers instruct students in this program through a combination of online/classroom training and actual or simulated in-car instruction techniques that include modeling, knowledge assessment, skill assessment, guided observation, and parental/mentor involvement.
Mastery is a prerequisite to awarding a grade of 70 percent or above. National Driver Training will not certify and recommend an individual for licensing if the trainee has not met all of the requirements for course completion.
Mastery of the Nine Semester Hour Driver Education Instructor Development Course requires the trainee to legally and responsibly acquire the knowledge and understanding to instruct the following reduced-risk driving practices in the Highway Transportation System (HTS) in accordance with the Program of Organized Instruction for Driver Education and Traffic Safety:
The trainee will understand the program of organized instruction (POI) for Driver Education and Traffic Safety and demonstrate required instructor proficiencies. Instructor trainer will ensure trainee is taught how to legally and responsibly provide reduced-risk driver education instruction in accordance with the required Program of Organized Instruction classroom knowledge and skills.
The trainee will understand the program of organized instruction for Driver Education and Traffic Safety as it pertains to in-car instruction and be able to demonstrate in-car instructor proficiencies. Instructor trainer will ensure trainee is taught how to legally and responsibly provide reduced-risk driver education instruction in accordance with the required Program of Organized Instruction in-car knowledge and skills.