DrivingMBA trainers come from many walks of life. We look for people that have a propensity for teaching, several of our trainers have teaching backgrounds. We also look for individuals that can empathisize with a student and cater to a students specific learning style. Our trainers meet both state requirements and requirements specific to DrivingMBA: State Requirements:

• MVD certified trainers (pass an MVD test to be certified by the state)
• Fingerprinted and required to have a background check done

DrivingMBA Requirements:

• Fullfill DrivingMBA’s 100+ training hours that consist of observations, co-training and evaluations
• Must attend in-services at least twice a year
• Must pass a drug test
• Every trainer must complete the entire DrivingMBA curriculum before they begin training students

Trainers are evaluated several times a year by a DrivingMBA lead trainer to insure they are meeting curriculum objectives and DrivingMBA’s standards of excellence.

Getting a driver’s license is a high water mark in a teen’s life, but it also marks the deadliest period they will ever spend, statistically, on the highway. How do we ready them for the crowded roads and aggressive drivers who can make driving harrowing for mature drivers? DrivingMBA’s unique instruction model utilizes state-of-the-art driving simulators. While training on a driving simulator, a teen can experience the impact of split-second decisions while behind the wheel and the consequences of delayed reactions or responses. In a virtual vehicle, a teen can drive in rain, sleet, snow or dead of night, on winding mountain roads and frenetic superhighways. And any mistakes, crashes or injuries are also virtual. The Learning Pyramid illustrates that students retain only a small percentage of information while being lectured to, or even while reading to themselves. The average learning retention goes up when a skill is being demonstrated to them, and it jumps even higher when students discuss information that they have learned. However, the greatest retention occurs when a student is actually practicing a skill, in this case the average learning retention is 75%. Simulation is used in all types of industries to train employees, and is a critical step in pilot and often in military and police training. Why wouldn’t it be a useful tool in learning how to drive. An instructor can have their full attention on a student while on a simulator. On the road, the instructor’s focus is split between the student and the road ahead in order to keep the student and themselves out of harms way.

This isn’t a question we like to answer, because the real answer to this is: it depends on many variables. Our driver training programs are structured so that we have touch points with you and our student during the permit phase. Depending on when you start the program, which program or package you choose, the entire program can take anywhere from a few weeks to 1 year, or longer to complete. It will depend on how much practice you are getting in between lessons and how your student is progressing through the program. We are not in the business of running students through our driving school and tossing them on the road. Speed is not our goal or intention. With the cooperation of the student, parent, and our trainers, our goal is to develop competent, safe and defensive drivers, no matter how long it takes. We ask parents not to put an “arbitrary date” on when the course needs to be completed and we implore you not to put a lot of emphasis on a student’s 16th birthday. Your student may or may not be ready to be a solo driver when they turn 16. All of our indicators are towards readiness, not dates and eligibility. Recent research also indicates that many students feel pressured to get their license and the pressure is not coming from their peers, but from their parents. Don’t be those parents, do what is in the best interest of your child and provide them with training and practice that has the potential to keep them safe and alive. If your main objective is to get it done quickly, then DrivingMBA is not the school for you.

Since students are now able to take their permit test (written exam) at home, there has not been a demand for classes. Anyone under the age of 18 can take the test at home. Click here for more information: Permit Test@Home. We are currently in the process of developing an on-line action-based course that will provide students with information and activities to help them begin forming the necessary habits and help them prepare to take the written test either at home or at the MVD. Our goal is to launch the class before the end of 2019. If you have an Exceptional Learner, we have a class that is conducted by a Specialist, is limited to a maximum of 4 students; is often 1:1, and is very tactile to help the student prepare for their permit test.