Advanced and Defensive Driving Courses

We offer Advanced and Defensive Driving Courses for companies in Barbados.

We can train a large number of drivers, we are also often approached by companies who want training for just one driver. This is often for a range of reasons, which include;

  1. General Training  For anyone in your company who may need or want advanced/defensive driver training. Any age or experience.
  2. New Drivers to the Company Often companies prefer a new driver takes an advanced/defensive driving course as part of their induction.
  3. Young Drivers Many fleet insurers require a young driver to take an advanced/defensive driving course before driving company vehicles.
  4. High Incident Rate If a driver is having a high incident rate, they often must take an advanced/defensive driving course, often as part of their disciplinary.

Take an in-depth look at what elements are covered more info

We can help you should you be looking at training just one driver or one driver at a time within your organisation.

Book A Course Online;

You can book up to 4 drivers on a course online, select ideal dates, and pay, or request an invoice. Please visit www.bdtas.com/book


Our Course Key Facts;

  1. Training is $350 a driver for a 3.5hr session and $540 for a 7hr session.
  2. Training starts and ends at your office or offices.
  3. All tutors are BDTAS (Barbados Driver Training Advisory Services) Trained and Registered.
  4. We work with businesses of all sizes and sectors.
  5. We measure a driver in 25 key areas of driving on our reporting sheets and rate them either;
      1. Excellent,
      2. Very Good,
      3. Good,
      4. Adequate or
      5. Poor.

(We do this at the start of training, and at the end, so you can measure their progress and overall skill level as a driver.)


Benefits of Our Advanced/Defensive Driver Training;

  1. Increase the level of driver safety in your fleet
  2. Demonstrate your Duty of Care
  3. Help a driver who is having significant issues with their driving
  4. Improve the reputation of your business, especially if you have company branded vehicles
  5. If you are looking to train 1 to 4 drivers, you can do this online via our booking system. We are the only driver training company in Barbados, that offers this facility, where you can also reserve ideal training dates.

How a Course is Conducted;

All our courses are road-based and take place in a driver’s own or company vehicle. The course is personalized and based on the needs of the driver, although it follows a set format, which covers;

  1. An Initial Drive This allows our tutors to assess the drivers level of experience and skill after the initial introductions and vehicle safety checks. We ask a driver to drive the way they normally do with no input from the tutor, for around 45 minutes. We then mark them in 25 areas of driving, either Excellent, Very Good, Good, Adequate or Poor. This forms an excellent basis to build on the session, as both the driver and tutor can see the areas, which need the most development. This helps create a truly personalized training session.
  2. Coaching Based on the initial drive, the coaching will be designed around the needs and requirements of the driver, interactively and enjoyably. We will be driving on a range of roads including urban driving, out of town (rural) driving, and highway/dual carriageways. During this session, there will be a chance for two-way feedback, along with opportunities to recap what has been covered.
  3. Debrief At the end of the course there will be a two way debrief, where the tutor will provide feedback on the session, and where feedback from the driver is also encouraged. The tutor will again mark the driver on the 25 driving areas, which were looked at on the initial drive, making it extremely easy to see how the driver has improved, to what extent, and in what areas.

We provide a risk assessment for each driver at the end, which will be High, Medium, or Low risk. A pdf report will be sent to you around 3 days after each training session.

Course Content;

We cover a wide range of elements with our courses, which includes;

  1. Planning, observation, and anticipation
  2. Car control
  3. Dealing with adverse weather
  4. Speed awareness
  5. The Limit Point (Advanced)
  6. The System of Car Control (Advanced)
  7. Dealing with Road Rage
  8. Rules of the Road
  9. Creating a positive driving attitude
  10. Skid control and much more….

Take a look at just a few tips and teaching points, covered on our courses by our tutors – more info

Request More Info and A Quote

To request more information such as a report example, and our eBrochure, please complete the contact form at the upper right of this page. 

A member of our team will email you with this information usually within 3 hours during working hours.

Book A Course Online

You can book up to 4 drivers on a course online, select ideal dates, and pay, or request an invoice. Please visit www.bdtas.com/book