Introduction of new Class 5 instructor training program
New instructor training agreement and curriculum
As of March 1, 2015, a new Class 5 instructor training certification (ITC) program (with new agreement and
curriculum) is available to qualified instructor training facilities. The new ITC course is longer — more comprehensive
— and provides for significant flexibility in how the program is delivered.
Facilities may implement the new course any time in 2015 and are required to have their revised course evaluated by
ICBC. They may continue to offer their current ITC course through 2015 while making changes to meet the new
requirements.
Facilities who have qualified to offer the new ITC-GLP course will be listed on ICBC’s ITC facility list as “Class 5/7 GLPpractical only”. It will likely be several months before any facilities are approved to offer the new course.
Why we’re making this change
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ITC facilities requested that ICBC create an instructor training course that allows instructor candidates to obtain a
GLP practical-only designation on their instructor’s licence. This will increase access to GLP instructor training
(currently only available through the Justice Institute) and improve the overall quality of Class 5 instructor
training.
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Successful instructor candidates will receive a GLP practical-only designation that allows them to teach the
practical portion of a Class 7 ICBC-approved driver education course.
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The longer course and increased flexibility helps ensure better teaching and learning while meeting the individual
needs of the instructor candidates.
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ITC facilities also requested that ICBC implement instructor training course entrance assessments to help ensure
that instructor candidates have the basic knowledge and skills needed to begin an instructor training course.
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This new requirement encourages instructor candidates to study Learn to drive smart, Tuning up for drivers, ICBC
online practice tests, the Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) Section 125 – 231 and MVA Regulations: 4, 18, 42, and 47
and/or to take refresher driver training to prepare for the assessments and the course.
New instructor training course entrance assessment requirements for Class 5 instructor candidates
Beginning March 1, 2015, all applicants for a Class 5 driver training instructor licence will be required to undergo an
assessment of their driving ability and basic knowledge of road signs and traffic law, before starting the facility’s
instructor training course. Assessments will be conducted by the Class 5 instructor training facility — or the facility can
arrange with another facility (or driving school) to conduct them on their behalf.
ICBC is providing the driving assessment form and knowledge quizzes for conducting the assessments. Assessments
include a 45 minute on-road driving evaluation and a 40-question multiple-choice quiz on road signs and traffic law.
Facilities may charge a fee for these assessments.
(012015)
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Important notice
Class 5 instructor training changes
GLP instructor designation changes
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There are now separate designations for instructors teaching the practical (GLP) and classroom theory (GLT)
portion of a Class 7 ICBC-approved course.
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All current GLP instructors have now been given both designations. When GLP instructors renew their instructor’s
licence over the coming two year cycle, they will receive a new instructor’s licence showing both a GLP and a GLT
designation.
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Class 5 instructors graduating from the new ITC-GLP course will receive a GLP (practical) designation on their
Class 5 instructor licence. Instructors who want to teach classroom theory will need to successfully complete the
GLP Instructor Course at the Justice Institute of B.C. to have a GLT designation added.
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Non-GLP instructors who want to teach either GLP practical or GLT theory will need to successfully complete the
GLP Instructor Course at the Justice Institute of B.C. and will have a both a GLT and a GLP designation added to
their instructor licence.
Revisions to Declaration of Completion (MV2910) form
For schools offering an ICBC-approved course, newly revised Declaration of Completion (MV2910) forms will be sent to
GLP schools to begin using soon. This form is issued to Class 7 driver training students who successfully complete an
ICBC-approved course. It provides proof of completion and, as long as the course is completed in the learner phase,
allows the driver 6 months off the novice licence stage, if they remain violation and at-fault crash-free for the first 18
months of their novice stage.
Changes include:
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a new form series “B” (previous forms have an “A” series), and
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the instructor information section now asks whether the instructor taught practical, theory, or both. This change
was needed to ensure that only qualified instructors are teaching either the practical or the classroom portion of
the course.
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