ALPHA DRIVE
Learn to drive for life, not just the test.....
‘Being able to drive is an important route to employment, and should be embedded in our education system; driving well provides a route to continued employment - this breakthrough will give young people a chance in life which was just not there before’. (Adrian Walsh, Director of Roadsafe)
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THE BTEC IN DRIVING SCIENCE QUALIFICATION
The A²OM BTEC in Driving Science is the world’s first academic qualification in novice driver training. Equivalent to a GCSE level, it is your chance to be a pioneer in revolutionising the way driving is taught and learnt. The A²OM BTEC in Driving Science is completed over a normal course of driving lessons. It will result in a more fully informed driver with a full appreciation of all the factors that influence safety. More than that, insurance companies think the BTEC is so good, they are willing to offer much reduced insurance once you enrol.
The BTEC in driving science is designed to run from day one on your driving education, through your practical driving test and beyond, when learning is most crucial. The excellent online e-learning software will aid study for your theory test through mind, boost driving knowledge with lesson support and train your driving perceptions with highway. (The online learning package can be purchased separately and be upgraded to the full BTEC if required). The course will make a more knowledgeable and confident driver, therefore much safer one, on the roads. Some insurance companies on this basis will give up to 50% off car insurance (from day of course start), a considerable saving for many young drivers. There is a signing up fee to the course, which in most cases would be offset by insurance savings. If not it is a small price to invest for a lifetime of security and safety on the road.
The course can only be delivered by A²OM affiliated instructors. To sign up with Alpha Drive quote ref: ALPH-0282-0005
There are 23 assessment tasks, which have to be completed. They can be attempted as many times as required to pass them, so gaining the qualification comes after gaining a full licence and course completion, there is no fail.
- 9 practical in car tasks
- 8 online multiple choice exercises
- 6 in car discussions.
These are split over 5 units
- Driving skills and risk
- Safe interaction with other road users
- Environmental driving
- Driving responsibilities and self evaluation
- Safe driving behaviour (post test)
BTEC Background- Based on 2 key pieces of research:
- The frontal lobe part of the brain responsible for anticipating danger and assessing risk is not developed fully until about the age of 25. This goes someway to explaining the over representation of 17-24 year olds in crashes that have caused death and serious injury (In 2007, over 10,000 young people were killed or seriously injured in road crashes in the UK).
- 19 out of 20 crashes are caused by attitude and behaviour rather than lack of vehicle handling skills. The BTEC addresses the importance of integrating the right attitude with car control skills.
Mind is an online learning suite of high quality video clips, designed to train eyes to scan all around and look for potential hazards not just forwards, but along the sides and behind the car. There is an excellent introduction to the clips and the ideas behind eye scanning, and how to use the 5 modules of video clips.
- Eye scanning ~ improve your eye scanning abilities
- Hazard perception ~ learn how to spot hazards early
- Risk management ~ avoid potentially dangerous situations
- Road commentary ~ improve your commentary techniques
- Post test ~ hone your skills in all areas