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Understanding the role of an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI)
Posted on July 30th, 2008 by admin, under Driving Instructor, Driving Tips.
Approved Driving Instructors are professionally qualified to give advice and have the correct knowledge regarding driving procedures and driving test requirements. They have received Driving Instructor training in order to teach driving skills to learner drivers and have received tuition relating to the driving test. When you become a Driving Instructor you will be trained to teach driving skills in a structured manner to suit differing abilities.
Formal tuition can only be given by a trainee Instructor, or a qualified Driving Standards Agency, Approved Driving Instructor (DSA ADI), who can also help structure the private practice.
Many learner drivers only have driving lessons for one or two hours per week and their driving experience is limited to driving at the same time of day and over the same roads. Accompanying a learner driver is a good way of helping your friends or relatives become safe drivers. It’s a team effort involving you, the learner driver and the Driving Instructor.
Working together is the best way of ensuring everyone’s aim of safe driving for life.
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How Surepass Instructor Training will improve road safety
Posted on July 9th, 2008 by admin, under Driving Instructor, Driving Tips.
There are lots of reasons and excuses why an accident occurs. The end result is that the driver is usually responsible in some way. However if drivers have good concentration, observe and anticipate the actions of other road users then this will help them to stay alert and they will have more time to deal with hazards. By giving themselves “time” they will also be allowing for “other peoples errors”.
Surepass Driving Instructor Training Courses deal with the novice driver through to the more advanced. Our trainers are aware that chances are a novice driver will be involved in a road accident within their first year of passing the test, especially during the first six months. The courses are designed, not only to enable a provisional Instructor to qualify but also:
- Understand the legal requirements and responsibilities of supervising the learner driver
- Understand the role of the Driving Instructor
- Understand the role of the Driving Standards Agency and its examiners
- Know how to effectively encourage and support the “L” driver
- Gain experience in hazard awareness and perception to an advanced level
The above skills coupled with our bespoke Driver Training will undoubtedly contribute to the reduction in the 38,800 road user injuries each year which involve at least one driver with less than two years post-test experience.
Training to be a Surepass Driving Instructor is not just about the cheapest course, the job at the end, the earning potential, its also about learning to help young drivers (and old) understand the risks and responsibilities they are undertaking everytime they get behind the wheel of the car. Surepass Instructor Trainers are passionate about providing professional instruction in the most effective way to help reduce the number of fatalities on our roads. If its your concern too then let Surepass train you to become the type of Instructor the DSA require.
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Do you like driving? Would you like to earn money teaching people to drive?
Posted on June 30th, 2008 by admin, under Driving Schools, Driving Tips.
“The roads would be much safer if everyone drove how they were taught.”
Surepass Driving School offers Driving Instructor Training Courses, once you have qualified as a Driving Instructor, you can take out a franchise and start your own business.
If somebody wants to learn to drive safely it is important they learn from a highly trained driving instructor, someone who is teaching people to drive on a daily basis and is used to seeing all the mistakes a pupil can make. As a driving instructor you give the pupil confidence by being patient when mistakes are being made. Over a period of time the pupil will stop relying on you telling them what to do and start to drive with less and less instruction.
When the pupil can drive for 30 minutes without any help from you – they are ready for the driving test. Some people say driving instructors are happy when a pupil fails the driving test, because pupil will have to pay more money for more driving lessons and as a result it is more money for the driving instructor. This is Nonsense! The driving instructor builds a bond with a pupil and they are just as upset as the pupil. Most driving instructors feel if the pupil fails – then they have failed also. The joy a driving instructor feels when the pupil passes is very rewarding and stays with him for a long time afterwards.
Passing the driving test is a life changing experience for most pupils, everyone remembers their driving instructor. Many pupils still remain in contact with their instructor long after passing the test.
So if you become a driving instructor, you will not only have a well-paid rewarding job, but your circle of friends will increase. Think about it!!!
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Make sure your Driving Instructor is legal!
Posted on June 25th, 2008 by admin, under Driving Instructor, Driving Test, Driving Tips.
When choosing a UK Driving Instructor you should make sure they are registered with the Driving Standards Agency.
Many people think being a Driving Instructor is an easy job, all they do is sit in the car giving directions all day. Teaching somebody to pass the driving test takes a great deal of patience and a lot of awareness. When you have finished for the day – you are not physically tired, but mentally tired.
It is illegal to take money from pupils for the giving of driving instruction unless thedriving instructor is registered with the DSA.
To become registered your driving instructor must first have passed a police check. They have then to pass a Theory and Hazard Perception Test followed by an Advanced Driving Test.
Once they have passed the Advanced driving test they can choose to take 40 hours training and go on to a Trainee Licence. This allows them to gain experience for the Final Exam.
Your driving instructor must display his license to instruct in the window of the driving school vehicle. If the license is green – then the driving instructor is fully qualified. If the license is pink – then the instructor is a Trainee. You should check the license in the window, make sure it has not expired and the photograph matches that of your driving instructor.
If you pay somebody to teach you to drive that is not a registered driving instructor – you are not insured to drive the vehicle. It is only registered driving instructors that can get insurance to teach people to drive.
Don’t worry if your driving instructor is on a trainee licence – they will have undergone a lot of training to get the licence and as a result they will be more up to date than perhaps an instructor that has been teaching for 20 years.
