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They may issue driver-education certificates to students who have completed the course successfully; the certificates entitle students to have their 12-month G1 stage reduced by up to four months and, possibly, to save on insurance. Of the approximately 218,000 new drivers each year, about 120,000, or 55%, take the BDE course and about 67,000 take advantage of the time reduction that allows them to attempt their G2 road test earlier.  \nIn our 2007 Annual Report, we found that collision-involvement rates for novice drivers who enrolled in the BDE program were significantly higher than those for drivers who did not participate in the program. Although this statistic is not necessarily an indication of the effectiveness of the BDE course, the Ministry had not followed up on  \nthe reasons for the higher collision rates. We also noted the following:  \n• Our analysis of statistics concerning Ontario drivers and a number of other studies showed that drivers who had taken advantage of the time reduction had higher collision rates than those who had remained longer in the supervised stage.  \n• Virtually all the external stakeholders we interviewed had expressed concerns about the sale of driver-education certificates by unscrupulous driving schools to students who had not completed the BDE course requirements.  \n• The Ministry’s inspection of BDE driving schools had not focused on ensuring that the training was in accordance with the Ministryapproved curriculum. Where inspections had been done, they had found many cases of repeated non-compliance by driving schools.  \nAlthough the Ministry is ultimately responsible for the examination and licensing of drivers, the administration of driver examination services is outsourced. We noted that there had been significant improvement in the wait times for taking a road test, a major issue that also had been noted in our last audit in 2001. However, we noted differences in the pass rates of examiners that were large enough to indicate that applicants had not been  \nChapter 4 • Follow-up Section 4.04  \n2009 Annual Report of the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario  \npassed or failed on a consistent basis throughout the province. In addition, there were many cases where applicants had not been required to complete all necessary driving-test manoeuvres. As well, some applicants may have been travelling significant distances from their home area to take their test at more distant centres that seemed to have less stringent testing requirements.  \nThe Ministry’s driver-examination outsourcing agreement had good oversight mechanisms that included a number of performance standards. However, in monitoring the performance of the service provider, the Ministry found a high number of defects that could be indicative of persistent problems.  \nUnder the Driver Certification Program, the Ministry designates bodies such as municipalities, trucking firms, and school-bus companies as Recognized Authorities to operate driver-licence training and testing programs for their employees. Upon successful completion of the program, employees are entitled to have their class G driver licences upgraded to a commercial class licence. About 8,600 commercial licences, or 20% of such licences, are issued this way annually. 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