Believe that you can make a difference!
Harry has just passed his driving test and bought himself an old banger so that he can drive his mates to the club at night.
He had a few driving lessons but picked up control skills so quickly that his instructor let him go for his test as soon as he got a date. He passed easily with just a couple of driver errors and believed he was a great driver ... until he lost control of the car on a bend one night, hit a tree and killed his three mates.
Harry didn't know that inexperience, age, gender, personality, beliefs, values and peer pressure are all human factors that might increase the risk of being involved in a crash.
His instructor had never discussed any of this with him.
Train to be a driving instructor with DriveEd and stop people like Harry from killing their mates.
When you train with DriveEd you will gain skills that you can pass on to your pupils that will impact positively on the horrendous crash rate amongst newly qualified drivers.
Only with DriveEd will you develop coaching skills that will really make a difference to the lives of the people you teach to drive.
Have you got what it takes?
How do you know if training to be a driving instructor is for you?
Enjoying driving is certainly important but it is not the be all and end all of driving instruction.
The most essential qualities a good driving instructor must possess are:
* the ability to communicate
* and the desire to empower people to take responsibility for their own learning.
Considering what the job actually entails is critical to making the decision that this is for you.
As far as a job goes being a driving instructor gives you the best of all worlds because it offers you so much flexibility and you are in control of when you work and how long you work for. It fits extremely well around your social and family lives. It is hugely rewarding in terms of giving people skills that will get them through their driving tests and keep them safe for life.
There are not many women driving instructors in the industry and yet we believe that teaching people to drive is a rewarding and satisfying career that would suit many women down to the ground.
If you think you have what it takes and want to train as a driving instructor, or would just like an informal chat then please click on the contact us tab at the top of the page and send us an email.
For more information please contact info@drive-ed.co.uk
General Information
Your first step to becoming an instructor is to register with the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) to train as an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI).
To apply for registration, you must:
1)have held a full UK or EU driving licence for at least four years out of the last six
2)have not been disqualified during the last four years
3)complete criminal record and motoring conviction checks
4)pass a theory test and two practical exams within two years of the theory test.
The Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) exams come in three parts:
1)a computer-based theory test
2)a practical test of driving skills
3)a practical test of teaching ability.
You must pass each part before taking the next.
You can sit the theory test as many times as you like, but you only have three attempts at each of the practical tests in any two-year period.
Costs
So, how much will it cost you to train with DriveEd and complete the National Driving Instructor Education Programme (DIEP)?
Here is a breakdown of the costs:
16 x 3 hour in-car sessions
4 x 6 hour classroom sessions
Start up pack
Exam cover
Total = £2370
DSA Exam fees - Part 1: £90, Part 2: £111, Part 3: £111 (£312 in total)
Exam fees are payable at the time of booking the parts 1, 2 and 3.
Our Commitment to our trainee instructors
* We will proactively work with you to ensure you are successful in qualifying as an ADI.
* We step aside from the traditional approach of point and tell and allow learning to be enjoyable, intuitive and achievable.
* We treat everyone as an individual, and acknowledge diversity.
* We tailor the training to suit your individual requirements and learning style.
* We recognise the importance of you taking responsibility for your own education, making your learning most effective.
* We work with you to develop critical skills of reflection and self-assessment.
* We develop your rapport-building skills so that you can engage effectively with your pupils.
* We adopt an integrated approach to your parts 1, 2 and 3 so that you understand the relationship between the theory, practical and instructional elements of what you are endeavouring to achieve.
* We have a strategic partnership with adindi.co.uk, which helps you set yourself up in business as a successful independent ADI.
* We offer you the option to become an associate instructor with adindi-associates.
* We offer you the opportunity to deliver the unique 21st Century Learner Driver Syllabus (21LDS) please visit http://www.21lds.co.uk for more information.