Enroll in Defensive Driver Training

State agencies can enroll in Defensive Driver Training (DDT) that was developed to help reduce the number, severity, and cost of vehicle-related collisions.

About the Course:

This two-hour interactive training equips employees with essential defensive driving techniques and covers:

  • Safe driving practices and rules of the road
  • Required forms for state travel
  • Accident response procedures
  • An overview of telematics devices

Note: This course satisfies the requirement under SAM 0752 but does not count toward the 20-hour biennial leadership training requirement outlined in CalHR Policy 2801. 

Important Notice Regarding Defensive Driver Training Enrollment

This training is intended exclusively for current State of California employees and civil servants. If you are not a state employee, please do not attempt to register. Submissions from individuals outside of State service will not be processed and may result in delays for eligible participants. Please ensure that you use your official State of California, or civil service business email address, when creating your CalLearns account.

We appreciate your cooperation in helping us maintain the integrity and efficiency of the training system.


ACCOUNT CREATION & REGISTRATION

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We encourage all State of California employees who drive on state business to complete this training through CalLearns.

Please navigate to CalLearns, log in or create an account, and register for DDT. 

For more information on how to create a CalLearns account, registration, and certificate, please visit the CalLearns FAQ webpage.  If you have questions related to the training, please contact your department's training coordinator. 

Frequently Asked Questions

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There is no individual charge for employees to take the training. Departments are billed an annual assessment to recover costs associated with the Defensive Driver Program.
Defensive Driver Training is only available to State of California employees.

If you completed DDT on DGS Pathways and need to obtain your certificate, please follow the step-by-step instructions.  

Resources

Contact

Defensive Driver Training Coordinator

DGS University
Department of General Services



Email: DGSUniversity@dgs.ca.gov

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.