The proposal from the Ministry of Education “arrived” suddenly at the working group on the regulatory guillotine in the field of road safety under the Government of Russia. They want to radically reform driver training. If the novella takes effect, it will become impossible to learn how to drive normally in driving schools.
The Ministry of Education has decided that the newly minted “rights” owners are now too skilful on the road. And it is urgent to correct the programs of their training in driving schools. For what built the corresponding order. The text was submitted for evaluation to the working group of the Analytical Center under the government of the country.
“The most striking thing about the order presented by the ministry is that it only concerns 16 of the 64 existing driver training courses. It is even proposed to train and retrain drivers using new methods (when moving from category “B” to “C”, for example) – the old way! Now this whole complex of programs is clearly and logically linked together. And how to teach in driving schools when there is disagreement, – Dmitry Popov, an expert of the working group on the regulatory guillotine of road safety legislation under the government, is interested.
One of the surprising features proposed by the Ministry of Education for the new editions of training programs is the reduction of hours for practicing practical driving skills. For example, for the passenger category “B” from the current 56 hours to 46 hours. To better own a car, you should drive it less?! Paradox! But this is something else: the time allotted for practical driving of future tram drivers has generally been reduced by almost half.
In addition, they want to apply a kind of “extracurricular work” during the training of novice drivers. That is, when a cadet learns the basics through self-study. Including first aid! Another curious thing: in the section “psychological preparation” it is also proposed to study the topic of the effect of alcohol on the driver’s physiology at home. Many people must love it!
The authors of the novel decided to more than replace the reduction of practical training with a driving instructor by increasing the theoretical part of the training. For future owners of “rights” category “B” from the current 130 hours to 252 hours. For driving schools, this means a significant increase in the rental costs of buildings and the salaries of the staff. The result will be an equally sharp jump in the cost of education.
A reasonable question arises: why do we need this “driving school revolution” initiated by the Ministry of Education ?! Perhaps part of the answer to that lies in the fact that the text of the new programs is almost a copy of a similar document developed in 2021 on behalf of the structures of the Ministry of Education. It was then created by an agency called Movement Without Danger LLC headed by Natalia Agre. For 20 million budget rubles. I recall that about 80% of the texts produced by Madame Agre’s office coincided with the driver training courses in effect at the time. And everything new boiled down to great proposals like the ones we mentioned above.
In 2021, those programs, which could not withstand the criticism of experts, were safely buried. For some reason, Natalya Agra and her brave team were forgiven for wasting 20 million state rubles.
By the way, Madame Agre herself now heads the Institute for the Study of Youth, Family and Education, subordinated to the Ministry of Education of the Federal State Budgetary Institution. And how amazing: the draft decree of the Ministry of Education, which is now being studied with astonishment by government experts, is listed as the executor of a certain official Chekushina Yu.
The piquancy of the situation is that a girl named Chekushina Yulia Aleksandrovna, Chekushina Yu.A for short. document, the approval of which will “stab in the ears” the entire system of obtaining a driver’s license in Russia.
The Ministry of Education has decided that the newly minted “rights” owners are now too skilful on the road. And it is urgent to correct the programs of their training in driving schools. For what built the corresponding order. The text was submitted for evaluation to the working group of the Analytical Center under the government of the country.
“The most striking thing about the order presented by the ministry is that it only concerns 16 of the 64 existing driver training courses. It is even proposed to train and retrain drivers using new methods (when moving from category “B” to “C”, for example) – the old way! Now this whole complex of programs is clearly and logically linked together. And how to teach in driving schools when there is disagreement, – Dmitry Popov, an expert of the working group on the regulatory guillotine of road safety legislation under the government, is interested.
One of the surprising features proposed by the Ministry of Education for the new editions of training programs is the reduction of hours for practicing practical driving skills. For example, for the passenger category “B” from the current 56 hours to 46 hours. To better own a car, you should drive it less?! Paradox! But this is something else: the time allotted for practical driving of future tram drivers has generally been reduced by almost half.
In addition, they want to apply a kind of “extracurricular work” during the training of novice drivers. That is, when a cadet learns the basics through self-study. Including first aid! Another curious thing: in the section “psychological preparation” it is also proposed to study the topic of the effect of alcohol on the driver’s physiology at home. Many people must love it!
The authors of the novel decided to more than replace the reduction of practical training with a driving instructor by increasing the theoretical part of the training. For future owners of “rights” category “B” from the current 130 hours to 252 hours. For driving schools, this means a significant increase in the rental price of a building and the salaries of the staff. The result will be an equally sharp jump in the cost of education.
A reasonable question arises: why do we need this “driving school revolution” initiated by the Ministry of Education ?! Perhaps part of the answer to that lies in the fact that the text of the new programs is almost a copy of a similar document developed in 2021 on behalf of the structures of the Ministry of Education. It was then created by an agency called Movement Without Danger LLC headed by Natalia Agre. For 20 million budget rubles. I recall that about 80% of the texts produced by Madame Agre’s office coincided with the driver training courses in effect at the time. And everything new boiled down to great proposals like the ones we mentioned above.
In 2021, those programs, which could not withstand the criticism of experts, were safely buried. For some reason, Natalya Agra and her brave team were forgiven for wasting 20 million state rubles.
By the way, Madame Agre herself now heads the Institute for the Study of Youth, Family and Education, subordinated to the Ministry of Education of the Federal State Budgetary Institution. And how amazing: the draft decree of the Ministry of Education, which is now being studied with astonishment by government experts, is listed as the executor of a certain official Chekushina Yu.
The piquancy of the situation is that a girl named Chekushina Yulia Aleksandrovna, Chekushina Yu.A for short. document, the approval of which will “stab in the ears” the entire system of obtaining a driver’s license in Russia.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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