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A typical driving school consists of one or more driving instructors who are legally qualified or ‘Licensed’ to teach clients how to drive a car.
The driving instructor’s job is to bring learner drivers up to test standard by ensuring they are competent in the skills required to drive safely, namely: car control, road procedure and the development of a good attitude towards other road users.
Driving instructors will also help pupils to prepare for the Learners' Theory Test. This is usually done by allocating a portion of the lesson time to theory training and using homework quizzes, etc. Some of the more enterprising instructors teach theory in the classroom .. Free classes arranged through your local college could be a valuable source of new business ...
Trainee Licence
While the Trainee Licence can help you gain experience, good training will help you qualify much sooner without the need or expense for a licence. Good driving instructor training courses should enable you to qualify without the need for a trainee licence, however, the practical experience does help a lot of people. Beware: Do not look upon the Trainee Licence as a driving instructor job opportunity, consider it an extension of your training. The sooner you are fully qualified the more job choices you will have. |
'Licensed' instructors are not fully qualified. They are permitted to charge for driving lessons on a 'provisional' licence for six months (maximum) before taking the final part of the exam. There are supervision and training conditions attached to the licence.
In addition to teaching learners, some instructors, having gained sufficient experience, move into other fields of driver training.
These include: the retraining of traffic offenders; refresher and advanced driving courses; courses for disabled drivers; defensive driving courses for company personnel; lorry and bus training; driving instructor training; taxi driver training, etc.
It should, however, be noted that the markets in these areas are currently small when compared to the ‘L’ driver market.
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