Intensive Driving UK claims to improve ADI qualifications

Keith Hornby, managing Director of Intensive Driving UK says that Driving Standards Agency could consider that anyone offering Driving Instructor training should be a minimum of a Grade 5 Instructor.

Keith Hornby, managing Director of Intensive Driving UK http://www.intensive-driving-uk.co.uk/ is absolutely amazed that the Driving Standards Agency do not monitor the companies or trainers who offer Driving Instructor training to potential driving instructors, "How can it be that anyone can qualify as an Approved Driving Instructor today, and the next day they can start attempting to train potential instructors without any further qualifications. No wonder the Pass rate for the ADI Part 3 examination is only 28%. Surely the DSA must accept some responsibility for these low pass rates. After all it is the DSA who issue the licenses, so why wont they legislate against sub-standard trainers.

Once an Instructor has passed the Part 3 examination, he/she is an un-graded instructor until such times as they have taken a check test. At this point in time they may not have ever taught a single driving lesson. Surely at this very low standard an instructor is not capable of delivering Part 3 training. This scam has to stop now! These so called trainers are ripping people off by charging thousands of pounds for sub-standard training," continues Keith Hornby.

Recently an Asian gentleman from London came to our training centre for Part 3 training. He had previously failed his Examination twice and was down to his final attempt. He passed his Part 3 examination with me, and 4 weeks later he is advertising ADI training for parts 2 and 3. This Instructor only just managed to scrape through his final attempt at Part 3 and anyone paying him for Driving Instructor Training would stand no chance of ever qualifying because the ADI concerned does not have the experience or knowledge to get him through.

Perhaps the Driving Standards Agency could consider these proposals. Anyone offering Driving Instructor training should be a minimum of a Grade 5 Instructor. They should have at least 5 years teaching experience and have achieved further qualifications such as the Diploma in Driving Instruction or equivalent qualification, and certainly hold a city and guilds teaching certificate," concludes Keith Hornby.