Insights from Schools with PTDI-Certified Courses

Schools often can benefit from insights that their peers have discovered or developed for instructor training, lesson plans, recordkeeping for student time and evaluation, etc. This "Insights from Schools with PTDI-Certified Courses" section is a resource for just that. It is arranged according to the PTDI Certification Standard to which the "insights" apply.

Standard 3 - Instructional Personnel

• Instructor Development Sources and Examples of Topics

  These instructor development sources, as well as some examples of topics that might be used for instructor development, were compiled from schools’ input. Note that instructor development and instructor meetings are not the same. To submit additional sources or examples, please contact PTDI at 703-647-7015 or ptdi@truckload.org.
  
  

• Documenting Instructor Staff Development

  Here are a few ways to document instructor staff development. To submit additional ways to verify that a school is meeting this standard, or to ask whether a method is acceptable, please contact PTDI at 703-647-7015 or ptdi@truckload.org.
  
  

• PTDI Train-the-Trainer Instructor’s Manual, Student Course Book, VHS Videos and DVDs published by Delmar Cengage

  This course is authored by PTDI and published by Delmar Cengage. Topics covered include curriculum development, classroom management, learning methods, learner diversity, and presentation design and techniques. The course is available from Delmar Cengage. Please click the link above for details.
  
  

• Mike Byrnes Instructor Development and Certification Program

  This instructor development and certification program was developed by the Education Committee of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association, utilizing materials developed by Center on Education and Training for Employment, The Ohio State University. Please click the link above for information. Please also reference PTDI when contacting CVTA.
  
  

• NATMI Driver Trainer Certification

  This course provides Essential Instructional Skills for Professional Driver Trainers (2 Days). It is the only required course for the Certified Driver Trainer (CDT) designation. Please contact the North American Transportation Management Institute (NATMI) at the link above.
  
  

• AAVIM Instructor Development Materials

  The American Association for Vocational Instructional Materials (AAVIM) publishes and distributes instructor development modules developed by the Center on Education and Training for Employment, The Ohio State University. Click the link above for more information.
  
  

• ACCSC’s Faculty Improvement Planning and Implementation

  The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) has developed a series of brochures including this topic. Click the link above.
  
  

• Liberty Mutual’s Loss Control Seminars

  Liberty Mutual offers classroom sessions and webinars on topics that may benefit instructors. Click the link above or contact David Money, CDS, CDT, Technical Director-Transportation Training at 508.544.5330 or david.money@libertymutual.com.
  
  

• Instructor Evaluation Form

  Example of an instructor evaluation form provided by Robert McClanahan, Director, Central Tech Transportation & Safety Education, Drumright, OK. For more information: Phone 918.352.7314; Email robertm@centraltech.edu
  
  

• Instructor Job Description

  Example of an instructor job description provided by Robert McClanahan, Director, Central Tech Transportation & Safety Education, Drumright, OK. For more information: Phone 918.352.7314; Email robertm@centraltech.edu
  
  

• PTDI Instructor Qualifications Checklist

  To help verify that a school is meeting Standards 3.1 and 3.2, the PTDI evaluation team uses a checklist as they review the school’s instructor files. For more information: Phone: 703-647-7015; Email: ptdi@truckload.org
  
  

• Instructor Training Record

  Example of tracking ongoing instructor development provided by Loary Roberts, Road/Range Supervisor, Swift Driving Academy at Lewiston, Idaho. Use a separate chart for each instructor. For more information: Phone: 208.746.0178; Email: Loary_Roberts@swifttrans.com
  
  

• Listening Is the Cornerstone of Communicating with Drivers
• Listening Skills from PTDI’s “Train the Trainer”
• Mediation Can Be a Key to Resolving Conflicts
• Utilize Individual Differences in Your Training Program
• Conduct Better Demonstrations
• Learning Styles of Today

  These excerpts are taken from PTDI’s “Train the Trainer” Program which includes an instructor’s manual, student course book and DVD or VHS tapes. It is available from Delmar Cengage at www.trainingbay.cengage.com/truck or 800.998.7498 X2691.
  
  
  
  
  

• Instructor Professional Development Guide

  A letter from a director to his instructional staff as to expectations in professional development, provided by Tim Baker, Director of Transportation, Baker College of Cadillac, Cadillac, MI. For more information: Phone: 231.876.3159; Email: tim.baker@baker.edu
  
  

• Instructor Education Courses

  Instructor development courses from MaxKnowledge. In addition, they offer a range of free learning resources for the faculty, including Soft Skills Tutorials, Sponsored Webinars, and social learning in The Lounge, including Performance TV.
  
  

• PTDI Instructor Qualifications Form Completed

  Example of a properly completed form for PTDI Self-Evaluation Report (SER) Tab 3. For more information, contact PTDI. Phone : 703.647.7015; Email: ptdi@truckload.org
  
  

• Instructor Evaluation Form CDT
• Annual Instructor Evaluation Certification

  Example of an instructor evaluation form and an annual instructor evaluation certification form provided by Kim Carsten, School Director, Commercial Driver Training, West Babylon, NY. For more information: Phone 631.249.1330; Email cdtwb@aol.com
  
  

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