Driver training as a career

The job of an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) is an interesting and rewarding one.

Driving instructors come from all walks of life: teachers, ex-service personnel, factory workers, secretaries, housewives, office, banking, retail and administration staff, salesmen, tradesmen, HGV and PSV drivers, the self-employed and many others.

In fact anyway who is looking for something different to the normal nine to five, and for whom the idea of being their own boss is attractive, should look at this opportunity to start a new career.

Job satisfaction is high. There is nothing like the feeling of a job well done, when a pupil passes their test first time.

It is a very sociable form of work. A full time instructor will probably have between twenty and thirty pupils on his or her books at any one time. All of them having different personalities and learning abilities.

The skill of being able to relate to and teach a variety of people is one of the most important attributes that a good instructor must possess.

In addition to the people skills mentioned above, you will also need some degree of self-discipline and a good sense of responsibility that a job such as this requires.

To summarise, a good driving instructor can expect to enjoy a comfortable standard of living doing a job that is different, satisfying and sometimes fun.