Course Structure

Our driving instructor training course is designed in such a way that you will be able to fit it in with your other commitments. You will have full access to our online archive, which contains links that take you to webinars that detail what you need to do to prepare for your in-car sessions. These webinars contain a wealth of information about the 'bigger picture' of being a driving instructor, such as

• Goals for Driver Education

• Learning theories and models of behavioural change

• Coaching and client-centred learning techniques

• DVSA National Standards.

You will be able to track and monitor your progress through the in-car sessions with action plans and marking sheets in the Driving Instructor training course book, as well as being available for download from this website.

We will advise you and work with you to take the three parts of the qualifying examination but ultimately the timing of when you go for these is down to you and how ready you feel. The course will take around six months to complete if you attend one in-car session every two weeks.

Course Content

The content of the course has been developed so that you will understand what is involved in becoming a good driving instructor. This insight will then enable you to go and complete the three parts to the qualifying examination. The course focuses on the National Standards from the DVSA and, in particular, the DVSA National Driver and Rider Training Standard, which sets out the competences you will need to demonstrate in order to be a driving instructor. In the same way as you will be placing a far greater emphasis on safe driving for life than getting through a driving test when teaching your pupils to drive, we will be focused on developing your skills as a driving instructor rather than teaching you to pass a test.

The Part 3 test of instructional ability is notoriously difficult but often this is because all the focus of the training has been narrowly targeted at the ADI Part 3 pre-set test combinations. We focus on a whole breadth and range of skills and techniques and develop your understanding of when to use and apply them, so that when you go for your ADI part 3 test it is like sitting in an interview and showing off your skills.

There are thirteen modules in the TCIT product. Twelve modules prepare you to become a driving instructor and Module 13 focuses on preparing you to pass the Part 3 test. 

The course consists of:

• Comprehensive resource pack with Training Course Book and all the recommended DVSA literature and course books 

• Access to over 70 hours of online materials, including instructional videos and webinars 

• Minimum of 17 x 2 hour in-car sessions with qualified instructor 

• Sponsorship from iGo Driving School to obtain Trainee License so you can ‘earn while you learn’ 

• Discounted franchise fee when Trainee License has been issued  

• Discounted rate for any additional in-car sessions

During the In-Car Sessions you will be working with Action Plans and Marking Sheets, completing exercises, and referring to the DVSA National Standards.

Each Module focuses on:

• Developing your theoretical knowledge and understanding of driver training

• Developing your practical driving skills in relationship to driver training

• Developing your training techniques

Each in-car session takes one or two of the driver training competences and helps you understand how to address these. There are seventeen driver training competences in the DVSA Standards Check and the Part 3, taken from the DVSA National Driver Training Standard and revolving around:

• Lesson Planning

• Risk Management

• Teaching and Learning Strategies

In-car sessions will develop your understanding of how to adapt the way you teach to suit the ability and needs of the learner driver by looking at Beginner, Partly Trained, Trained pupils and Full Licence Holders (FLH). Having a high level of subject knowledge is important so modules will focus on the various teaching topics you need to be able to deliver. This will also help develop your understanding of how to make the best use of your practice areas.

Earn While You Learn

Once you have passed your ADI Part 2 exam, iGo Driving School will sponsor you to obtain a Trainee License from the DVSA. This license is valid for 6 months and enables you to legally teach real pupils for real money and gain on the job experience in preparation for your ADI Part 3 exam.

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