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ADI Training Courses
If you're reading this page chances are
you are probably considering a career as
a Driving Instructor
Let's get the jargon out of the way
- ADI's (Approved Driving
Instructors)
- PDI's (Potential Driving
Instructors)
- DSA (Driving Standards
Agency)
Now you're starting on the road to
becoming an Approved Driving
Instructor
ADI's and PDI's are regulated and
monitored by the DSA
Driving Instructors generally fall into
one of the groups below
- Motivated with a wish to
succeed and improve driver training
- Semi retired with a need "to do
something"
- Retired with a wish to boost a
pension
- Career changers with a desire
to succeed in another field
- Experienced drivers often
holding licence categories for a
number of different types of
vehicle
Becoming an ADI does sound good. Just
think...
- Hours to suit
- New car
- Self employed
- High earnings
- A steady flow of new pupils
Think it over carefully. You must
be sure this is your preferred
career
A large number of Trainee Driving
Instructors never qualify. But they will
have paid vast sums of money in the
process
- With high (DSA)
failure rates some Driving Schools
can offer these courses at very low
rates
- Remember, Driving Schools know
the pass rates better than you
- You'll often pay up front and
if you drop out you'll probably
lose your money
- The Driving Instructor Training
Industry is for some Driving
Schools (not all) an
extremely lucrative sideline to
their core business
Let's look at each test you will
take
PART 1
- Part 1 is a DISTANCE LEARNING
course
- The Part 1 examination paper
consists of 100 multiple choice
questions, divided into 4 bands, an
overall pass mark of 85% and a band
pass mark of 80% must be achieved
before you can move onto Part 2
- Part 1 also includes the Hazard
Perception Test
- The Hazard Perception Test is a
series of video clips in which you
must identify developing hazards
- You study for the Part 1 exam
at home with an online tutor
- We are always close to you!
- Having passed Part 1 you have
two years to take and pass Parts 2
and 3
PART 2
- Part 2 is a demanding driving
test lasting about 1 hour, it
covers all road and traffic
conditions, and the "manoeuvres"
mentioned below
- You must drive to an extremely
high standard, only six minor
faults are allowed during the drive
- You must pass this test before
you can move to Part 3
- Make no mistake...
- ...this is not the driving test
you took years ago
- The Driving Standards Agency
expects the best
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Our experienced Driving Instructors
assess you on all types of roads,
including Motorways; you must
professionally demonstrate each
"manoeuvre"
- Emergency stop
- Turn in the road
- Reverse to the left
- Reverse to the right
- Parallel park
- Bay Parking
Part 2 training consists of 20 hours
of driving
Once passed you can decide on a
Probationary Driving Instructors licence
(PDI)
- A "PDI" (Trainee)
licence is valid for six months and
allows you to gain teaching
experience before sitting the Part
3 test but you must take a further
40 hours of tuition within the
first 3 months of your trainee
licence or your Part 3 test,
whichever comes first
PART 3
- Part 3 teaches you the skills
to instruct unskilled, semi skilled
and fully skilled pupils
- Fully skilled pupils still need
training
- The Part 3 test needs
experienced training from top
qualified trainers
- You must be fully trained and
prepared
- The Part 3 test lasts for about
an hour
- Your Examiner will role-play
either an untrained or partially
trained pupil before switching at
the halfway point to role-play a
fully trained pupil for the
remainder of the test
- This is the most difficult test
and carries the highest failure
rate
- You must be properly trained
- Training for Part 3 will
usually be twenty sessions of two
hours
- Part 3 training must be
completed and signed off before the
Driving Standards Agency will
accept your application for a
Trainee Licence
You might share the experience of the
Part 3 course with other trainee driving
instructors
- Training at this level benefits
from feedback not only from your
trainer but also from your
colleagues learning with you
- The Part 3 exam is as much
about listening as instructing
- Knowledge gained in Parts 1 and
2 is invaluable during your Part 3
training
At this stage some PDI's prefer to gain
additional training and experience with a
"trainee" licence
Or, you can bypass the "trainee"
licence route and apply for your
Part 3 test immediately
Training Fees:
- Part 1: £440.75
- Part 2: £677.75
- Part 3: £1317.77
An additional fee of £250.00 is payable
to the Driving Standards Agency upon
successful completion of the course for
your ADI licence/registration
You will be removed from the ADI
register if you fail to renew your
licence every four years or refuse
to take a check test when
requested
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Our Driving
Instructor Training Courses consist of
three carefully planned and structured
learning programmes
Distance Learning
Part 1
Advanced Driving
Part 2
Teaching Ability
Part 3
We don't
provide mass production driving instructor
training courses
Our Driving
Instructor Training courses prepare you
for each individual qualifying exam
Our fees include
all study materials, exclusive access to
dedicated instructors and training
vehicles
Quality tuition
for ADI Part 1, 2 and 3
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Are you
struggling with
Part 3 training?
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Yes?
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Then we're here
to help
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