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Delivering Class 5 driver training

Requirements and training materials for driver training schools delivering Class 5 driver training.

Overview

The Class 5 driver’s licence classroom curriculum educates new drivers on driving skills and the rules of the road.

Licensed driving schools can choose to:

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Curriculum

We provide the Class 5 Driver Education Instructor Guide to all driver training schools licensed to deliver the Class 5 classroom curriculum.

To use your own Class 5 classroom curriculum, see the Class 5 curriculum criteria and Definitions of Class 5 Curriculum Components.

You must complete the Classroom Curriculum Outline and Approval Checklist and submit it with your proposed curriculum to Examinations and Licensing.

Note: You are only permitted to submit a maximum of 3 curriculum outlines for approval.

If we do not approve the third version of the curriculum, you must use the standardized Class 5 Curriculum.

Program materials

You can order the Class 5 Driver Education: A Guide for Students from Alberta King’s Printer.

You must maintain a list of students on the Class 5 Driver Education Student Classroom Record.

Driving instructor requirements

All Class 5 driving instructors in Alberta must be licensed.

You must also compete the Licensed Driving Instructor Record of Instruction form.

Licensed driver training schools

All Class 5 driver training schools in Alberta must be licensed.

Contact

Connect with Examinations and Licensing:

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-427-8230
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]

Address:
Examinations and Licensing
1st Floor, Twin Atria Building
4999 98 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta  T6B 2X3