Driving Instructor Training in York

The road to becoming a DSA Approved Driving Instructor is by no means easy, but the destination can be very rewarding. If you like people, like the satisfaction of seeing people learn and improve day by day, and you enjoy driving, then it could be the career for you. The qualification procedure is in several parts, starting with a CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) check then passing a DSA Instructing Exam which comes in three parts;

• Part One : Theory Test
  Theory Test. Similar to the the L-Test Theory, with 100 multiple choice questions and 14 Hazard Perception clips
• Part Two : Driving Ability Test
  An extended driving test, over a full hour, including all manouevres. A maximum of 6 driving faults is allowed.
• Part Three : Instructional Ability Test
  A "role play" instructional test itself in two parts where the examiner plays the part of a pupil and you have to give objective instruction to a high standard. You must demonstrate your expertise of instructional techniques including briefing, different levels of instruction; talkthrough, prompted and independant, and also the core competencies; fault identification, analysis, and remedy.

Your driving instructor trainer should be able to help you with all three exams.

Whatever you may have read or heard about the qualifying process elsewhere, passing the 3 DSA tests is not easy, and first time pass rate for part 3 in particular is less than 7%. Still interested? Then you need to understand that the reason for such a high failure rate is that most candidates are not properly prepared. Get prepared. For first class driving instructor training in York, give DG Driver Training a call.
(Andrew De-Giorgio passed all three tests, first time and now trains new instructors for the AA Driving School).

Call or email for further details and start looking forward to a new career.

Opportunities Abound
Being a driving instructor doesn't just mean teaching learner drivers. Subject to attaining the necessary qualifications you can go on to teach Pass Plus, Advanced Driving, Corporate Drivers or even go on to train new instructors yourself.

Choosing Your Driving Instructor Trainer
One thing to be aware of when choosing where you get your training is that many schools will tell you that if you train with them, they will guarantee you a job when you qualify. What they REALLY mean is that they will offer you a franchise deal whereby you pay anything from £100-£300 per week to use their car, their branding etc. What they don't tell you is that they will usually offer this same deal to pretty much any qualified Approved Driving Instructor regardless of where they got their training.

Questions You Should Be Asking

• Can you meet your trainer before commiting?
  When spending this sort of money, you want to get the best out of it and this will be difficult if you don't get on well with your trainer. It's well worth meeting them before you commit to big spending.
• Do you get a refund if you decide not to complete your training?
  For various reasons, not everyone who starts training will see it through to the end. If this is the case with you, will you get your money back for training not taken?
• When will your training happen?
  Some organisations will take your money before commiting to any time frame. Some won't even commit once you've paid! Horror stories abound of would-be instructors handing over thousands of pounds and then waiting weeks or even months to get their training, which even then is sometimes sporadic, irregular and infrequent. Make sure your trainer commits to a time frame that suits you before you hand over your hard earned cash. When you're told "Oh yes, we can do your training at weekends," ask
  "Which weekends?" and make sure you get an answer that suits you before you part with your money.
• Is Training One-To-One?
  Some trainers and organisations double up on trainees to save themselves money. Your logbook may say you've had 40 hours Part 3 training, but will that be 20 hours for you and 20 hours whilst you watched someone else being trained?
• How long will it take?
  This depends on two things; How quickly the CRB/DSA waiting times, and how much time you can commit. Most people take a year or more from their first enquiry to entry on the register of Approved Driving Instructors.

For more information about becoming a driving instructor and what it involves, checkout what the DSA has to say