Most people who join the driver training profession do so having worked previously in another career. Chances are that you have recently retired from your first profession, been made redundant or maybe just feel like a change. Whatever your reason for thinking about becoming a driving instructor you have just taken the first step towards what can be a rewarding occupation.
The good news is that your previous experience is likely to be an advantage, even if it has nothing to do with teaching or driving. To be a good driving instructor requires a degree of maturity, an ability to relate to a wide range of personalities and, perhaps above all, a passion to help your pupils achieve their aspirations.
Working within the driver training profession you can follow a variety of routes. You might like to work part time teaching a few hours a week, or maybe develop your own driving school.
Whatever your ambition the first step is to qualify as an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI).
To be an ADI you will have to pass three exams which are administered by the Driving Standards Agency. Part 1 is a test of theoretical knowledge and hazard perception. Part 2 is a test of your driving ability and Part 3 is a test of your ability to teach driving skills to others.
Once you have passed the qualifying exams you will either decide to become an independent driving instructor, running your own small business, or you may decide to take a franchise with larger organisation.
The key to success is to find the right guidance to take you, not only successfully through the three tests, but also on to be a successful instructor once you have qualified. Ability Instructor Training is a DSA ORDIT registered company. This means that we have been inspected and tested as a quality assurance to you that the training we give reaches the high standard required to achieve a place on the register.
So, what next? Come and talk to us. We will take you through the whole process, matching your expectations to the reality to make sure driving instruction really is for you. With that decision made we will tailor a course of training to suit your needs, so that whether you would like to study while continuing your present job, or train full-time the route to success is the best one for you.
The next step is to get the starter pack from the DSA and from there get officially registered as a Potential Driving Instructor. Once registered training can commence.
Preparation for the Part 1 Theory exam is in the main, home study. Working at home requires motivation. We will provide all the guidance to pass.
Whilst you are preparing for Part 1 we will be working together to bring your own driving skills up to the required level. Driving to the high standard needed to pass the Part 2 practical driving test not only makes you a safer driver but gives you the confidence to sit in the trainer’s seat and develop the skills of your own pupils.
Part 3, the test of instructional ability, is where many aspiring instructors fail to make the grade and consequently this aspect is surrounded by popular myth as to how difficult it is to pass. The reality is, more credibly, to be found in the fact that candidates have not received adequate training and have been poorly advised.
At Ability, instruction is given on a one to one basis and is totally structured to your needs.
The good news is that your previous experience is likely to be an advantage, even if it has nothing to do with teaching or driving. To be a good driving instructor requires a degree of maturity, an ability to relate to a wide range of personalities and, perhaps above all, a passion to help your pupils achieve their aspirations.
Working within the driver training profession you can follow a variety of routes. You might like to work part time teaching a few hours a week, or maybe develop your own driving school.
Whatever your ambition the first step is to qualify as an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI).
To be an ADI you will have to pass three exams which are administered by the Driving Standards Agency. Part 1 is a test of theoretical knowledge and hazard perception. Part 2 is a test of your driving ability and Part 3 is a test of your ability to teach driving skills to others.
Once you have passed the qualifying exams you will either decide to become an independent driving instructor, running your own small business, or you may decide to take a franchise with larger organisation.
The key to success is to find the right guidance to take you, not only successfully through the three tests, but also on to be a successful instructor once you have qualified. Ability Instructor Training is a DSA ORDIT registered company. This means that we have been inspected and tested as a quality assurance to you that the training we give reaches the high standard required to achieve a place on the register.
So, what next? Come and talk to us. We will take you through the whole process, matching your expectations to the reality to make sure driving instruction really is for you. With that decision made we will tailor a course of training to suit your needs, so that whether you would like to study while continuing your present job, or train full-time the route to success is the best one for you.
The next step is to get the starter pack from the DSA and from there get officially registered as a Potential Driving Instructor. Once registered training can commence.
Preparation for the Part 1 Theory exam is in the main, home study. Working at home requires motivation. We will provide all the guidance to pass.
Whilst you are preparing for Part 1 we will be working together to bring your own driving skills up to the required level. Driving to the high standard needed to pass the Part 2 practical driving test not only makes you a safer driver but gives you the confidence to sit in the trainer’s seat and develop the skills of your own pupils.
Part 3, the test of instructional ability, is where many aspiring instructors fail to make the grade and consequently this aspect is surrounded by popular myth as to how difficult it is to pass. The reality is, more credibly, to be found in the fact that candidates have not received adequate training and have been poorly advised.
At Ability, instruction is given on a one to one basis and is totally structured to your needs.
- Driving Standards Agency Approved Driving Instructor (Car)
- Driving Standards Agency Registered Driving Instructor Trainer
- Driving Standard Agency Registered Fleet Driver Trainer
- Institute Of Advanced Motorists Registered Instructor
- Pass Plus Registered Instructor
- City and Guilds Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector 7303 (South Cheshire College 2008)
- DSA Accredited Fleet Diploma
- Police Advanced Driving Certificate
- Staffordshire County Council Driver Training Panel Member
- National Driver Improvement Scheme Certificate (Staffordshire County Council)
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