TTSAO offers world-leading trucking Instructor Certification Program
October 17th launch date
For the first time in Canadian history, the professional instructors who train Ontario’s truck drivers will have access to the world-leading Instructor Certification Program of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA). The CVTA is the largest association representing commercial truck driver training programs in the United States, and its programs were previously available only in the US.
The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) will launch the first intake of instructors on Thursday, October 17th. The training will feature particular focus on adult education, and the specific techniques which are proven most successful for adult learners.
Based in Hamilton, the TTSAO is the only association of professional trucking schools in Canada. Its 51 members must remain in full compliance with the training and business practice standards established by TTSAO in order remain certified members in good standing.
“We believe that the better the Driver Trainer is, the better the final product, which is our students; and the safer the highways will be for all road users. I’m very excited about this partnership with CVTA. It raises the bar of our member schools once again,” Ken Adams, Chair of the TTSAO told Road Warrior News earlier in 2024, when the TTSAO/CVTA instructor training announcement was made.
TTSAO will provide the following levels of the Instructor Certification Program, which consists of several different courses that teach instructional skills as well as techniques for tailoring a driving curriculum to students’ needs:
- Basic Instructor Certification: In this foundational level, instructors learn the skills they need to be immediately effective. This certification helps instructors develop their skills in teaching and working with different students, so they can train diverse pre-CDL (Commercial Drivers’ License) students.
- Senior Instructor Certification: This level refines instructors’ skills so that they are better able to work with students from all backgrounds and impart the skills needed to become safe commercial drivers.
- Master Instructor Certification: Instructors gain further expertise in important teaching skills in this level. Courses focus on topics like how to vary instruction methods and how to appropriately deal with students’ behavioral issues.
- Senior Master Instructor Certification: Courses for this level focus on helping experienced instructors better understand assessment types and different student learning styles. To receive this certification, instructors complete all courses in the Senior Master Instructor level and have at least 450 hours of professional instruction experience as documented by your employer.
