Studying for the Instructor Test (70 hour course)
Your 40 hour training course for the Part Three Test must be undertaken in the 6 months before the starting date of your Trainee Licence. Once you have achieved your Trainee Licence, the further 20 hour training course that is required by law must be completed within the next 10 weeks.
In the unlikely event that you are not successful in your Part 3 Test to become a Driving Instructor you will be able to resit this part of the tests but there are certain rules and regulations that have to be followed.
Failure in the Part 3 Test will result in the candidate having to undertake an extra 5 hours of tuition before re-sitting this part of the qualifying tests. A training record to that effect must be produced on demand.
When booking a training course for motor vehicle tuition it is important to have knowledge of the Road Traffic Act. The basic rules of the Road Traffic Act are fully explained to you by your local Personal Trainer.
The Instructor Test
The Part 3 Instructor Test is a test of the candidates skills, knowledge and ability to instruct a novice or partly trained pupil, a pupil who is about Test standard or a qualified driver undertaking development training. The object of this Test is to assess the quality of your instruction and your ability to pass your knowledge on to pupils. The Test is in two parts, each of which lasts about half an hour. You must pass both parts on the same Test
The Tests are split into two parts in which the Examiner will take on the role of a Phase 1 and a Phase 2 pupil.
Phase 1 pupils are either Beginners or Part Trained, either they have not driven a car before or they are taking lessons and working through a set training programme.
Phase 2 pupils are deemed to be trained, having completed their Training Programme and are ready to take the DSA Driving Test. Alternatively a Phase 2 pupil may have just failed the Driving Test or passed the Driving Test and is now taking a Pass Plus Course.
The Examiner will explain before each part of the Test which type of pupil he will be simulating and the Pre-Set Test selected.
70 Hours Driving Instructor Training Course
All scenarios, both Phase 1 & 2 and all Pre-set Tests, will be fully covered during the Part 3 Training Course which is conducted in the car and on the road.
The ten basic scenarios used on the Test fall under the heading of PSTs (Pre Set Tests)
Your training will cover these 10 PSTs in ten four hour sessions, all in the car. PST 1 commences with the novice driver and the training follows through in a logical sequence building up your knowledge and instructional skills.
Full terms and conditions are available in writing from your Training Instructor
The scenarios cover the following topics
- Safety precautions on entering the car and explanation of the controls
- Moving off and making normal stops
- Reversing and reversing into 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
- 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 crossroads
- Dealing with pedestrian crossings and giving correct signals in a clear and unmistakable manner
- Overtaking, meeting and crossing the path of other road users, allowing adequate clearance
Lesson Plans
With every Training Course Freetrain supply, at no extra cost, the following materials :-
- Training Records for the Part Three 40 hour Training sessions
- Ten PST’s
- PST Information Packs
- Part 3 Briefing Packs
The information contained in these packs will contribute to your knowledge, understanding and appreciation of what is required and how to successfully approach the Part 3 Test on your way to becoming a driving instructor.
Visual Aid Pack
A Visual Aid Pack will be supplied free of charge when joining Freetrain. This will prove very helpful as, in many cases, a picture gets more response than a thousand words and a complex situation can be more easily explained, especially where English is not the pupil’s first language, than by attempting to do so by word of mouth.You will find it very useful in your work as a qualified driving instructor.
A Visual Aid Pack can also assist in the teaching process where the Pupil is hearing impaired.
Whats Next?
Read more about the Instructors Test including example questions