KISS Driving Instructor Training

John from Aldershot has completed his modular Fleet Driver Training Course and can now apply to join the DSA Fleet Register. He struggled to get his head round the different style of coaching needed with experienced drivers but managed to make the changes needed. Well done from everyone at KISS Fleet .

A cautionary tale from down under . Perhaps DSA should take note of this when deciding how to improve driver instructor training. 

The DSA have shown, over the last ten years or more they are unable to drive through change and they certainly haven’t demonstrated how they would train instructors to meet their currently stated  needs. In Germany trainee instructors go to university for six months to study phsycology. Ask a Part 3 examiner ‘why do you want to drive’ and you are likely get the response ‘what’s that got to do with anything’. The first issue is that there are too many trainers with insufficient knowledge to train instructors, particularly in the skills of ‘client centred learning. Similarly they will not be able to deliver coaching skills training, essential to delivering the higher levels of the GDE Matrix. Has DSA considered how this is going to be addressed as without a higher level of competence the instructors will be unable to deliver the driver standards syllabus. The flaws as we see it in the DSA argument for their preferred option are as follows: DSA endorsed the Hermes proje...

Here are some more Freedom of Information requests our PR guru Brian is considering throwing at the DSA : 1. The DSA survey states that only 40% of PDIs apply for a trainee licence - can you please show the figures that were used for statement. 2. With regard to the recent survey on driving instructor training can you please supply a breakdown of respondents in the following categories How many are active ADIs How many are retired ADIs How many are active PDIs How many are PDIs that failed to qualify How many are trainers on the  ORDIT register How many are trainers not on the ORDIT register How many are driving schools How many are independent ADIs How many are driving examiners or employees of the DSA How many are members of the general public not included in the above categories.  We anticipate we may get an answer to question 1 and doubt we will get an answer to 2. If that’s the case the results of their survey will be undermined. Can anyone...

The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) is consulting on a range of proposals to modernise the way in which people qualify to become approved driving instructors (ADIs). The aim is to further improve training for new drivers and offer a cost-effective and flexible training route for new instructors.  Proposals include the option of replacing the existing DSA qualifying tests with a new vocational qualification. This would: Be delivered by approved training centres and assessed by an external awarding organisation Incorporate transferable credits that trainees could carry forward to other vocational qualifications, allowing for better job mobility Be aligned with DSA’s national standards that set out what skills are needed to be an effective driving instructor Reflect any changes introduced as a result of the government’s upcoming green paper on young drivers The consultation also includes a proposal to reform the trainee licence scheme which allows trainee instructors to...