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Driver Improvement

National Safety Council is the premier provider of defensive driver training in the nation. More than 40 years ago, we were the first organization to offer driver improvement programs – and 60 million students later, we’re still setting the standard.

What sets NSC apart from other driver training providers?

• Nationwide recognition. You'll find the same quality and course content anywhere across America.
• Proven training techniques. Our courses are researched, designed and reviewed by leading safety experts, teaching practitioners, and the International Advisory Committee for accuracy and quality.
• Cutting edge updates. We frequently update course curriculum and teaching materials to reflect changes in traffic laws, automobile technologies and teaching techniques.
• More training options. Whether you'd like to train your own drivers, send them to a course, or have an instructor come to you, NSC gives you options. We also have several offerings available in English or Spanish.

Consumer Courses

• Defensive Driving Course 8/6 (DDC 8/6)
  6- or 8-hour course for experienced drivers and traffic violators. This course is also available online.
• Defensive Driving Course 4 (DDC-4)
  4-hour course for experienced drivers and traffic violators.
• DDC Attitudinal Dynamics of Driving (DDC-ADD)
  NEWLY REVISED for 2008! 6- or 8-hour course for repeat offenders and problem drivers.
• DDC-Alive at 25
  4-hour course for drivers and traffic violators ages 16-24.
• DDC-Professional Truck Drivers (DDC-PTD)
  NEWLY REVISED for 2008! 4-, 6- or 8-hour course for professional truck and fleet drivers. This course is also available online.

Certified Instructor Courses

A complete list of Defensive Driving and Specialty Vehicle instructor coursess is available in the Driver Improvement section of our National Training Calendar.

Contact the National Safety Council at 800-621-7619 or your local NSC chapter prior to registering for an Instructor Development Course to discuss availability of training areas, secure a Defensive Driving Training Center agreement and purchase appropriate Defensive Driving teaching materials.

Become a Training Center

NSC Defensive Driving Training Centers can be companies wishing to train their own employees, courts, community agencies, schools—all kinds of organizations.

Request more information about how to become a training center.

Get Listed

If you are currently a certified public training center and would like your e-mail address and course offerings added to the searchable Training Center Directory, or if you need to change your listing, please send an e-mail to dmc@nsc.org. Include your complete training center name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and the courses you teach.