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Submit a letter indicating:  \na. The name of your organization, address, telephone number, and contact person.  \nb. Request for approval of your Defensive Driving or Professional Driver Improvement Course, which will be recognized for demerit credit.  \nc. Location of the classroom facility where the course will be conducted.  \nd. Type of training aids that will be used in the presentation of the course. These might include video, film, overhead projector, flip chart, and whiteboard. A student notebook or workbook must be provided.  \ne. The method of classroom presentation. This should be a lecurette form supported by active class participation, question and answer sessions, and work groups for case studies.  \nf. Reference material must be used. This must include Basic Alberta Licence Driver’s Handbook and Supplement to the Basic Licence Driver’s Handbook – TractorTrailers, Buses, Large Trucks, Ambulances and Taxis (PDIC curriculum) for each student. The instructor must have access to the: Traffic Safety Act, Use of Highway and Rules of the Road Regulation, Operator Licensing and Vehicle Control Regulation, approved course curriculum, and course textbook. Identify the name of the course text to be used. List any other reference material, which you might use.  \ng. The total hours of the course.  \nh. The titles of any videos or film to be used, and the total running time.  \n2. Submit test papers I and II, answer keys, and reference source for all questions. Each test must consist of 40 questions.  \n3. Submit the course curriculum (see attached) .  \nForward the above to:  \nAlberta Transportation OR  \nDriver Programs and Licensing Standards Room 109, Twin Atria Building  \n4999 – 98 Avenue NW  \nEdmonton AB T6B 2X3  \nAlberta Transportation  \nDriver Programs and Licensing Standards Willowglen Business Park  \n1st Floor, 803 Manning Road NE Calgary AB T2E 7M8  \nMinimum Course Standards  \n1. Minimum classroom instructional time of 6 hours, of which not less than 4.5 hours shall bein a form which allows student participation and discussion.  \n2. A maximum of 1.5 hours may be used in showing videos or films, which illustrate course content.  \n3. Completion of a knowledge examination of 40 questions with a test score of not less than  \n80% .  \n4. There must be two knowledge examinations available, each test consisting of different questions of which:  \na. At least 30 questions are multiple choice with a selection of four possible answers;  \nb. 15 questions are based on information found in the Alberta Basic Driver’s Handbook; and  \nc. 25 questions, which are based on other course, content.  \n4. 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