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1st Class Driving Instructor Training

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1st Class Training has been established for over 50 years and is the Driving Instructor Training operation of the 1st Class Driving group who run driving schools under the names of 1st Class, Inter-County, Lanes and a number of other local independants throughout the London and the South England areas.

 

We are one of only a few DSA ORDIT registered Driving Schools in the South who are approved by the Department of Transport Driving Standards Agency to train Driving Instructors, with offices in London in Sutton and Greenford.

 

We are looking for enthusiastic people from all walks of life to join our ever expanding driving school covering the whole of London and the South.

 

Lynne and James ( shown above) train out of our Sutton office and they train people from all over Surrey, Kent, Croydon and the South. Melanie will place trainees once they have completed the 2nd stage and 40 hours of training for the instructor course. Ben is our Driving Instructor trainer out of the Greenford office and trains people from Reading, North, Central & East London.

About the Driving Instructor Course

Part 1 - The Theory Test

This is an advanced theory test which consists of 100 multiple choice questions. It lasts for 90 minutes and requires you to get 85 out of 100 in which to pass. There is an additional hazard perception test which requires a pass mark of 57 out of 75.

 

This is a home study course structured so that you can complete most of it in your spare time at home with visits to our office for progress checks and to complete test exams. Inclusive in our total package we will provide a manual and all of the books and cd’s that you will need in order to pass.

Part 2 - The Advanced Driving Test

This is a practical driving course to develop your own driving to the professional level required for the Advanced DSA Instructor Driving test. The Part 2 driving test is very similar to the current learner driving test however you are expected to perform to a higher standard. This is a 60 minute test and you are allowed a maximum of 6 minor faults. We will take you out in the car and assess your driving ability and then will work with you to bring you to DSA test standard. .

Trainee Licence - Instructing real pupils whilst training for part 3 (Optional but recommended).

After completing part 2 you will then have two options; either complete 20 hours worth of training and go for your 1st attempt at part 3 or the other most recommended alternative is the trainee licence route. The reason as to why this is recommended is because it enables you to practice what you have learnt. In the part 3 exam you will need to anticipate what mistakes the examiner is going to make and without first hand experience with real- life pupils it will be very difficult to achieve this.

 

In order to be eligible for the trainee licence you will need to have completed 40 hours worth of in-car and in-Class training. Once completed you will need to be sponsored by a driving school (i.e us) and then apply for a trainee licence. The trainee licence lasts for 6 months but occasionally can be extended depending on the DSA.

Part 3 - Your ability to give instruction test.

This ia a comprehensive Classroom, study and practical course to train you in the art of teaching others to drive and to introduce you to the real job of running a sucessful diary.

Working - Where you join the group and start teaching pupils. Your training continues throughout this period as a series of weekly training sessions that focus

on developing a profitable diary and preparing you for each of the teaching tests.

 

Why should you train with us?

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  • Because we have over 50 years of experience we’ve successfully trained over 10,000 people.
  • We are not too big and not too small. With a big organization it’s like signing up for a sausage factory where there is no individuality or any comfort value. Here for example the instructor ‘Ed’ rings up and everyone will know who he is and what he looks like.
  • Currently our success rates for the past year have been 100% which substantially higher than most other organizations.
  • We are a driving school as well as a instructor training establishment which keeps you still within the company rather than having two different places to train and work.
  • Our prices are reasonable- not too cheap and not too expensive.
  • We have various different payment options available.
  • We are one of the only driving schools that don’t put you on a fixed franchise when you first start up instead we put you on a ‘ shared scheme ’.-We supply you with a car ( which is taxed & insured), your own receptionist ( who will lapse your pupils and chase any monies outstanding). The comparison between a fixed franchise and a shared scheme is that with a franchise you’ll have to pay a fixed amount regardless of the amount of work that is given, whereas with a shared scheme you only pay a portion of every hour that you work. So if you don’t have any hours in your diary you don’t have to pay anything.

For more information please ring and ask for Melanie or Lynne on 0800 197 3001 or 020 8408 4621. Alternatively you can click the ring me icon below and someone will ring you as soon as possible or send an email to www.1stclassdriving.co.uk.

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