​WSWHE BOCES Announcing New Driver Education Program This Summer

Saratoga Springs, May 8, 2024 – Employment Training for Adults (ETA), a division of the WSWHE BOCES is offering a Driver Education program this summer. 

In response to requests from area students and schools and in recognizing the need for more availability, ETA is offering a 48-hour non-credit Driver Education program designed to educate students on appropriate driving skills and habits as well as playing a responsible role in the highway transportation/safety system.

In addition to the classroom time, there will be 24 hours of concurrent in-car instruction (6 hours behind the wheel and 18 hours of observation). Pending DMV approval, successful completion of this course may satisfy the 5-hour pre-licensing course requirement. 

Classroom and driving instruction will take place at the WSWHE BOCES  F. Donald Myers Education Center, 15 Henning Road, Saratoga Springs, NY.

The program is not, by itself, intended as a means to pass the road test. Additional behind the wheel practice is required by DMV (at least 50 hours) in order to take the road test and be ready to obtain a driver’s license.

Orientation is June 25 and classes start July 1, 2024. 

For more information or to sign up for the Driver Education Program, visit the ETA website at https://www.etaprogram.org/apps/pages/DriverEd.