CASTA is proud to offer two Defensive Driving courses: Defensive Driving for Transit Operators Certification (DDTOC) and Municipal Vehicle Defensive Driving Certification (MVDDC).

The CASTA Defensive Driving for Transit Operators Certification course was designed with Transit drivers and operators in mind, delivering sound operator practices, experience from trainers in the field, And a curriculum tailored specifically for Professionals in the transit industry. This course is intended to be used as a general Defensive Driving teaching tool for professionals in the transit industry, allowing each agency to interject specific company policies where needed.

The CASTA Municipal Vehicle Defensive Driving Course delivers sound operator practices, experience from trainers in the field, and a curriculum tailored specifically for Professionals that operate a vehicle on behalf of their municipality. After we released DDTOC (Defensive Driving for Transit Operators Certification) we found that transit trainers around the state were using the curriculum to train drivers on other municipally owned large vehicles. We realized it would be a service to adopt the curriculum officially to train other large municipal vehicle drivers. While most of the best practices are consistent between the two programs, this new curriculum focuses on non-transit vehicle drivers.
Course Fees: Instructor Certification and Course Materials* |
Quantity | CASTA Member Price | Non-CASTA Member Price | Certification Requirements |
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CASTA Hosted Instructor Certification Course** | 1 | $375 | $475 |
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Annual Instructor Recertification | 1 | $50 | $100 |
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Operator Certification Course Manual**** | 1 | $15 | $20 |
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Hosted Instructor Certification Course* | CASTA provides the option for organizations to host Instructor Certification Courses in their area to get multiple instructors certified. | Contact us for Pricing | Contact us for Pricing |
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*Payment for the Instructor Certification Course and Instructor Course Guide is required prior to beginning the Instructor Certification Course.
**Includes Instructor Manual, Operator Course Guide, Operator Certificate of Completion, & Instructor Certificate of Completion. Certified instructors are required to be certified on and pay for each new edition of the course.
***The first year of Instructor certification is included when you complete the Instructor Certification Course. Instructor recertification is billed annually after that.
****Includes Operator Manual & Certificate of Completion. A Certified Instructor must teach the course to receive certification. If you do not have a certified Instructor and would like to host a Instructor Certification Course please contact josephp@coloradotransit.com.
If you are interested in becoming a Instructor, or need to order Student Manuals, please contact Joseph Parks at josephp@coloradotransit.com
Additional Instructor Resources
To order Defensive Driving Program Course Materials and Renew Instructor Certification go to CASTA Defensive Driving Program Order Form.
All roster for courses that you have completed must be submitted using the Submit a course roster form.
Course content or administration information change over the course of the year. go to the Instructor Updates page to find out whats new with the program
If you need to get your drivers trained in defensive driving but don’t have an instructor on staff head over to the Certified Defensive Driving Program Instructor page and browse the list of instructors.