Become A Driving Instructor

JOINING THE ADI REGISTER

So you are thinking of becoming an ADI (Approved Driving Instructor)? It is a worthy and rewarding career.

If you enjoy driving and teaching one-to-one, being a driving instructor could be for you! You will be able to convey information in different ways, tailor your teaching methods to suit different people, understand how others learn, and assess learners’ performances. You must have good communication and interpersonal skills. Obviously, you must have 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 personality; 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. 

Click to apply to become a driving instructor 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.

ABOUT THE DRIVING INSTRUCTOR EXAMS: ADI PART 1, PART 2, PART 3

There are three exams you must pass in order to become a driving instructor.

The first is an advanced theory and hazard-perception computer-based test.

The second exam is an advanced driving test. 

The third exam is a test of your instructional ability using a real pupil.

LICENSES

Once you have passed your Part 2, you can if you wish apply for a PDI (potential driving instructor) trainee licence. You must be sponsored by a driving school to do this. Once you have the licence you can then instruct learners, earn money, and gain experience for your Part 3 exam. 

• You may only instruct pupils who belong to the school who have sponsored you

• You must not advertise yourself as a qualified instructor

COST OF ADI TRAINING

There are many horror stories of people who pay a small fortune up-front and then do not get the adequate training required. They then fail their exams and lose a lot of money. There is a lot to consider when deciding who to train with:

• Do you want to be tied into staying with a company for a long period of time, even if you end up being unhappy with their tuition?

Jennifer’s Driving School do not tie you into a franchise with us

• Do the company give more in-car tuition, or more online tuition?

Jennifer’s Driving School is all car-based tuition

• Do they give you one-to-one in car tuition, or is there more than one trainee in the car?

Jennifer’s Driving School is all 1:1 tuition

• How much are their fees, and do you pay for it all up-front?

Jennifer’s Driving School is pay-as-you-go so you are not tied into staying with us if you’re not happy and the overall cost might be less than an upfront payment if fewer lessons are required

If you train to be a driving instructor with Jennifer’s Driving School there is no tie-in or obligation to stay with us once you have passed your exams.

Learn around your current job
PAYG Training – no upfront costs
Guaranteed job at the end or work for yourself
Start teaching & earning money whilst training
Work your own hours
Be your own boss
Enjoy a rewarding job!

You will learn on a pay as you go basis with John, a registered trainer on the DVSA fleet register. John predominantly worked as a RoSPA gold tutor in driver risk reduction training, typically overseeing in excess of 200 occupational driving assessments per year, ranging from both car and HGV. He holds qualifications in driver education and behaviour, and also further driving qualifications with IAM road smart and the Diamond elite.
Within fleet, he also worked in train the trainer roles.
He carried out freelance work on behalf of several leading grey fleet training providers, particularly AA drive Tech, and this can include both in-vehicle and classroom education.
He is involved in and supports the work of Road Safety GB, The Honest Truth, and project EDWARD.

Contact me for more information :)