About the LDC Driving Instructor Course
To become a fully qualified driving instructor you need good training, to be sure you need the best. Nobody in our view can match the quality or professionalism of the resources we provide or the tutors we assign. Nobody has invested more and nobody can match our record. The LDC Driving Instructor Course incorporates state-of-the-art open learning materials, local and central support via phone, fax, email, and internet support forum, combined with local in-car training from a fully qualified DSA ORDIT approved driving instructor trainer. The in-car training is conducted from any one of over 50 locations around the UK, covering nearly every test centre where the ADI qualifying examination is carried out.
We passed... so can you
How long will it take to become a driving instructor?
Regardless of which driving instructor training company you choose to train with, the time it takes to qualify as a driving instructor is subject to the DSA’s examination schedules. There are three parts to the qualifying examination; a theory test, a driving test and a practical test of your ability to instruct. Each part has to be taken consecutively and each will carry with it a six week waiting period (sometimes longer). Consequently, the exam process itself from start to finish is about 18 weeks, assuming there are no other delays. This is why intensive training for Part 1, 2 or 3 is unsuitable and why it is better to spread out the driving instructor training over several weeks on a part-time basis, with studying and practice in between.
Tailor made driving instructor training
The LDC driving instructor course has, therefore, been tailored in such a way that it fits around the DSA’s exam schedule. As well as minimising any ‘idle’ periods in training whilst waiting for a test date, the flexibility of our part-time driving instructor training course also allows students to manage their training around any other full or part-time commitments they have. Bearing this in mind, it will inevitably take a number of months to fully qualify. However, if you train with a driving school such as LDC, you are allowed to operate and earn money as a trainee driving instructor after you have passed the second part of the exam and completed 40 hours of Part 3 training. Although not essential, this would enable you to get up to six months part-time or full-time practical experience in preparation for the Part 3 test.
Although, the LDC driving instructor course can be viewed as three separate courses it is designed to work as an integrated whole such that preparation for Part 3 actually starts right from day one. As you will see from the information in this website, in total the courses provide well over 200 hours of home study and practical in-car training, spread over a few months on a part-time basis.
What our customers say
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| "Since completing my training, I have found that I look forward to going to work every day and I get a real kick out of helping my pupils to learn to drive using the skills I learned with LDC." | "I found the LDC training course excellent; no minor detail is left to chance. My local tutor was fantastic. If you are serious about becoming a driving instructor, go to LDC, I would highly recommend them." | "I would not fail to recommend the LDC way of doing things to anyone. In fact I already have advised a friend to look into them and now being half way through his training he cannot fault them either." |