Why become a driving instructor?
Becoming a driving instructor offers you the opportunity to be your own boss, deciding when you work and how much you work - leaving you with a much more flexible lifestyle, it is also rewarding, watching as your pupils learn from you and become better drivers.
Why shoud I apply?
- An opportunity to earn over 30k
- Working to suit your needs
- Flexible hours
- Career development
- Self employment: be your own boss
Before you become an instructor you must not:
- Have any penalty points
- Banned from driving within the last 5 years.
How do I become a Driving Instructor?
To be eligible to apply you need to have held a UK driving license for three years and you must not have been disqualified in the past four years.
There are a few main elements to becoming a driving instructor.
- Theory Test - ADI part 1
- Multiple choice theory test based around the highway code. The test compromises of 100 multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 85 %.
- The second part of the test is a hazard perception test. The minimum score you must get to pass is 57/75.
- You must past both parts of this test at the same to progress.
- Driving Ability Test - ADI part 2.
- The second test is an advance driving test. Candidates can expect to drive for approximately one hour demonstrating a high standard of driving expertise with a minimum of faults.
- Instructional Ability Test - ADI part 3
- The third and final one is a test of your ability to teach at a national standard. You will have to demonstrate in a one hour lesson to an examiner the skills you'll be teaching to a learner driver.
- How long before I am qualified?
- The DVSA gives you two years, from the date you pass part 1, to pass the other tests. Once you have successfully completed part 3 you will be a fully qualified Approved Driving Instructor.
- Your course structure takes into account both your ability and your availability, so how quickly you start depends on a number of different things. It can take as little as 6-9 months to become a fully qualified instructor. Once you have passed part two and completed 40 hours of training you can start working at ZH as a trainee driving instructor (PDI).
Why train with ZH?
- Tailored packages designed to meet yor needs
- Flexible - we work around you to suit your personal circmstances
- Specialist advice - our team consist of highly skilled driving instructors who provide you with ongoing support
- ORDIT registered - meaning we are qualified to train instructors.
- Over 42 hours training + inhouse mentor opportunities. Here at ZH we designate an instructor to you, who will offer you one-to-one support throughout your training. You are able to attend their teaching sessions and learn on the go.
- Training License - Once you pass part two you will be able to apply for a Provisional Driving Instructor badge (PDI) which means that under ZH supervision you will have an opportunity to make money whilst you train.
- Payment Plans available - give us a call to discuss