Course Catalog

The Ohio Department of Education & Workforce developed the Driver Refresher Course. The material for this web-based training course comes from the Ohio Driver Training In-service Training Manual.

This course contains information from Chapters 1 - 6 and includes the following topics:

• Driver Qualifications
• Authorized Vehicles and Usage
• Transporting of Students with Disabilities
• Trip Planning
• Pre-Trip Inspection
• Defensive Driving
• Driving Down Steep Grades
• Safe Following Distance
• Stopping for Student Pickup and for Discharging Students
• Railroad Crossing
• Human Trafficking

*Please check with your district transportation administrator for your district’s requirements.

The Ohio Department of Education & Workforce developed the Driver Refresher Course. The material for this web-based training course comes from the Ohio Driver Training In-service Training Manual.

This course contains information from Chapters 5 - 10 and includes the following topics:

• Pre-Trip Inspection
• Safety and Emergency Procedures
• Cellphones, Dangers of Distracted Driving, and Driving while Texting
• Ohio Law & Local Policy
• Student Management
• Discipline
• Pupil Management and Safety 
• Public Relations
• Human Trafficking

*Please check with your district transportation administrator for your district’s requirements.

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to identify types of child abuse and neglect, describe the dynamics and consequences of child maltreatment, identify five strategies they can implement to prevent child abuse and neglect and understand the policy and procedure for reporting suspected cases of maltreatment of students who are in their school system.