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If you really enjoy driving and you are a good driver...you have some of the qualities needed to be an instructor. But, more importantly, you have to enjoy teaching. You have to be able to convey information in different ways, tailor your teaching methods to suit different pupils, understand how others learn, and assess other people’s performance. You must have good communication and interpersonal skills. Obviously, you must have a lot of patience. You must know everything there is to know about driving and be able to answer any question you might get asked! Ideally you’d be a calm person, with a sense of humour. A warm and friendly person; someone a nervous pupil will feel at ease with.

 

To begin with, you must apply to join the ‘Register of approved driving instructors’. You have to provide 2 references. To apply for the register, you must meet the following criteria:

* Have held a full UK or European driving licence for at least four years, and not been disqualified during this period.

*Be a ‘fit and proper’ person. (They will take into account motoring and non-motoring convictions to assess your suitability. You will have an enhanced level criminal record check).

 

Ideally you would have no points on your licence, but three may be OK.

 

Once you have been accepted onto the register, the fun begins! There are three exams to pass successfully in order to qualify to be an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI).

 

Once you have passed the first exam, which you can attempt as many times as you need, you have a two year period to pass the other two. The other two exams can only be attempted three times. If you fail either exam three times you have to wait two years and then, if you wish, you may take all 3 exams again, starting from the first.

Click HERE to apply to become an ADI online now, or continue reading for more information about the exams, trainee licenses, your work options when you pass, and the cost of training to become an ADI.              

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So you are thinking of becoming an ADI (Approved Driving Instructor)? It is a worthy and rewarding career...but may not be as easy as you think. Out of every 100 people who initially apply to be a driving instructor, only about 6 will actually qualify.
 

 

Becoming an instructor!