To become Insructor |
To become a driving instructor, you need to be 21 years or over and have held a full UK driving licence for at least 3 ½ years.
Eastend driving school only uses fully qualified instructors Approved Driving Instructor (ADI), so you will need to complete the entire process to ADI education before starting your Eastend franchise.
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Driving instructor Training
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| The ADI qualification has three parts: |
- Theory test
- Practical driving ability test
- Practical instruction ability test
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You must pass all 3 parts, in sequence, within a time of 2 years. If you don't complete them all within that time, you'll need to start again from part 1. You can take the theory test as many times as you need, but you'll only have three attempts at each of the practical tests within those two years.
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To be a great driving instructor |
| It's not just about qualifying the 3 parts. To be a good driving instructor, you need to know how to encourage your students to do their utmost. You will have exceptional communication skills and be talented to stay calm under pressure, even when a student is doing something wide of the mark repetitively! |
