Qualifications and exams
To qualify as a Department of Transport Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) you have to pass three examinations, simply known as Parts One, Two and Three.
View details of:
- Part One: Theory Test
- Part Two: Test of driving ability
- Part Three: Test of instructional ability
PART THREE Test of Instructional Ability
This is again a practical examination, conducted in the car, and is designed to test your ability to instruct. It lasts for one hour, with the examiner playing the role of a pupil. The examiner will choose two subjects from the following list of twelve as the basis of the instruction you will give.
- Safety precautions on entering the car and explanation of the controls.
- Moving off and making normal stops.
- Reversing and while doing so entering limited openings to the right or left.
- Turning the vehicle round in the road to face the opposite direction, using forward and reverse gears.
- Parking close to the kerb, using forward and reverse gears.
- Explaining how to make an emergency stop and practical instruction in the use of mirrors.
- Approaching and turning corners.
- Judgement of speed, making progress and general road positioning.
- Dealing with road junctions.
- Dealing with cross-roads.
- Dealing with pedestrian crossings and giving correct signals in a clear and unmistakable manner.
- Overtaking, meeting, crossing the path of and allowing adequate clearance for other road users.
Candidates will be given approximately 30 minutes for each of the two exercises, and the instruction given must be adjusted to suit both the time available, and the standard of pupil that the examiner is playing.
Preparation for Part Three
Although all parts of the training course are essential and build upon each other, this is where you will be taught the theory and practice of instructing in detail.
IT IS THEREFORE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE ENTIRE COURSE.
This part of the course consists of 2 days in the classroom, and 6 days of in-car training spent with your Staff Instructor.
A Part Three training manual is also supplied, along with the usual telephone support.
This is the most enjoyable and demanding part of the training course.
We finish with one further business day, where all aspects of running a business as a driving instructor are considered, including marketing, book keeping, taxation, and pupil & vehicle management.