Drink Driver Education

Drink Driver Education (DDE) is intended as an educational process aimed at providing participants with the information and skills necessary to make informed choices about drinking and driving as well as to plan strategies to avoid drinking and driving.

The Drink Driver Education program consists of two modules.

Module One

Short term effects of alcohol and alternative behavioral strategies (Module UGO 33)
For first offenders disqualified from driving due to blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of less than 0.15.
This course is 10 hours.
Cost $250 (payable to the Course Facilitator)

Module Two

Short term effects of alcohol and alternative behavioral strategies (Module UGO 33) PLUS Long term effects of alcohol and alternative behavioural strategies (Module UGO 34).
For drivers previously convicted and/or disqualified from driving due to a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) reading exceeding 0.15. This course is of 14 hours duration comprising 10 hours training relating to the short term effects of alcohol.
Cost $300 (payable to the Course Facilitator)

When and where is the course held?

Katherine: The course is held in the Katherine District Hospital Building L Training Room, Katherine. Course are held approximately every 6 weeks.

What can you expect

The objective of the course is to provide you with information and skills. Therefore you can expect from the course Facilitator:

A course orientated to participation
An opportunity to undertake the course regardless of your literacy and/or numeracy skills
Fair, honest and non-judgemental treatment and assessment of you on the course
Confidentiality of your information
Delivery of the course for all within the Katherine Region by competent and experienced staff, in modern air-conditioned training facilities
Access to professional back up services, counselling, and referrals.

What is expected of you?

To obtain a Notification of Completion, you are required to demonstrate you have achieved a number of competencies and/or met various requirement.
Therefore, you must have:

Lost your drivers licence as a result of a drink driving offence
Provided proof of your identity
Paid your course fees before the course starts
Participated in an enrolment interview prior to commencing the course
Signed the Conditions of Attendance Agreement
Maintain no alcohol or non-prescribed drugs in your system when attending each session of the course and submit to random breath analysis as determined by the Course Facilitator. A breath analysis reading in excess of zero may result in immediate discharge from the course. No refund of fees will occur in such circumstance.
Attend all sessions, on time and remain for the duration of each session