{"id":3123,"date":"2021-06-04T15:24:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T15:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/ontario-moves-forward-on-new-rules-for-driver-trainers\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:44:15","slug":"ontario-moves-forward-on-new-rules-for-driver-trainers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/ontario-moves-forward-on-new-rules-for-driver-trainers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Moves Forward on New Rules for Driver Trainers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Ontario continues to develop a new set of rules for truck driver trainers, as regulators continue to refine the mandatory entry-level training (MELT) program introduced, Today\u2019s Trucking reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">While not yet finalized, the emerging rules will be introduced in the future, said Kim MacCarl, manager of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation\u2019s driver program development office, during an update for the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main focus of these enhancements would be the instructor qualifications,\u201d said senior policy advisor John Landolfi. \u201cWe\u2019ve done a lot of work to develop the components.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He noted that proposed requirements will include targets for industry experience, criminal record checks, train-the-trainer requirements, and an MTO-approved course that will focus on coaching, facilitation, presentation skills, and proficiency in MELT.<\/p>\n<p>Proposed assessments will include knowledge and practical components, too.<\/p>\n<p>Landolfi also mentioned the program will focus on senior instructors, complete with an evaluation, to support newer instructors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[It\u2019s to] kind of ensure that the new instructors are learning the proper materials,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Landolfi noted that many schools already meet such requirements, but that the goal is to ensure all schools across the province deliver a common experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ontario continues to develop a new set of rules for truck driver trainers, as regulators continue to refine the mandatory entry-level training (MELT) program introduced, Today\u2019s Trucking reports. 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