The official Train-the-Trainer Licencing Program
For questions or more information, please contact Katie Kersten at kheyworth@schoolbusontario.ca
2025 P.R.I.D.E. Certification Program:
The 2025 Professional Instructor in Driver Education (P.R.I.D.E.) Programs have been scheduled. For over 33 years, the P.R.I.D.E. Program has provided fleet driver instructors with powerful, non-lecture adult training techniques and philosophies that resonate with new and seasoned drivers to encourage and sustain safe commercial driving habits.
We look forward to receiving registrations for the Certification and Recertification Programs. Registration forms can be completed online and submitted electronically. After completing the form, simply click the “Submit” box. The P.R.I.D.E. Program will contact you to confirm your program registration. Please note that these programs fill up quickly and are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Your registration is not confirmed until the P.R.I.D.E. Program contacts you to confirm.
2025 Certification Dates:
- January 18-24
- February 8-14
- March 8-14
- April 5-11
- May 3-9
- July 12-18
- August 9-15
- October 18-24
- November 15-21
- December 6-12
Additional dates are to be determined based on program demand.
The P.R.I.D.E. Certification Program has also been updated and approved as per MTO requirements. The new program includes all original program content and new MTO requirements. To further enhance the program, MTO written and road test content will be included as well as a session on developing effective safety meetings.
Certification Program Web Page (includes registration form)
2025 P.R.I.D.E. Recertification Program:
For years the Recertification Program has reviewed/refreshed the concepts, curriculum, instructional techniques and philosophies of the certification fleet driver instructor program. The course curriculum is designed to reinforce Signing Authority instructor skills to ensure continued high quality in the delivery of driver training.
2025 Recertification Dates:
- February 15th
- March 29th
- June 21st
- August 16th
- October 25th
- November 29th
Please note that the P.R.I.D.E. Recertification Program can teach Recertification courses at company facilities if the company has more than 10 participants. We would be happy to discuss and make arrangements to do so.
Recertification Program Web Page (includes registration form)
