The current situation in the industry
Qualification to become a driving instructor
The Pro’s and Con’s
What happens now you are qualified?
What’s it really like?
Real case studies from working driving instructors
Choice of tuition vehicle?
Self-employment
Personal satisfaction
Are you suitable?
Beware the hidden cost of cheap!
Simply add your postal details to the form and the book will be sent the next day.
Your contact and postal details will be used to send the book out to you. They will not be passed to any third party or used for any other reason other than detailed here.
At this early stage, it’s just a thought that you may wish to explore further.
It’s not my intention to persuade or influence, but merely run the idea by you. Many people request the book and after reading decide it’s not for them and that is exactly why I like to send the book out. At least you have explored the possibility and you can continue your search for a solution to your work/lifestyle balance.
Many people read the book and then wish to explore further by having a meet up to see how they would fit into the team once qualified.
We send a lot of books out to the local Nuneaton area and that helps us to find new people who wish to pursue this career change and join us at the school.
Requesting the book can be life changing and it might be life changing for you also! You have everything to gain and nothing to lose.
Whatever you decide, I appreciate your visit and hope you find what you are looking for.
Warm regards,
Keith Caunter – KC Driving School
Since I became an ADI, I’ve had the freedom to choose my own working hours. This meant that when my children were at school and they had their sport days, end of term plays, etc I was able to go along. Days off, holidays are all easy to arrange.
Being an ADI means that you can help change people’s lives, by giving them their freedom to move independently.
What finally made me take some action was no more than a simple ad in a newspaper, with the heading – Become a driving instructor. I remember that exact moment to this very day but little did I know that it was about to change my entire life.
I became a driving instructor in May 2009 and worked with a national driving school until April 2012. I then went independent and was very proud to be operating with my name on the tuition vehicle as I built a solid local reputation.
Each day brings enormous job satisfaction and teaching a complete novice and making them a fully qualified driver is hugely rewarding.
I have had the opportunity to meet a very diverse group of people. Although this group of people may seem very different, they all have one thing in common. They are either “owned” by their job and their employers or they lack any type of job satisfaction, recognition or long-term prospects.
Here are some of the real case studies from driving instructors that were happy to share their own personal stories to give you a balanced overview. You will read a variety of reasons given for leaving their past jobs but the one thing they all have in common is the desire to take control of their work/life balance and be in a position to choose what they do.
“Having spent some twenty years in retail management and fast approaching forty years of age, my career was reaching a “crossroads” and I had to decide which “direction” to take next. To this day, I have never looked back on becoming a driver trainer, the reward and sense of achievement when teaching an individual a life skill is second to none.”
ADI
“Even when work in financial services was plentiful, the trade off was the busier I became, the more time I spent away from my family. I trained and became a driving instructor during 2010 and it’s been a breath of fresh air. Now I am in complete control of my working hours and having the whole weekend off is such a major benefit.”
ADI
“I’m still adjusting having spent 30 years working in workshop settings leaving the house at 7:30 AM and coming home at 6 PM. The freedom to choose the hours I work and be around the family more is something which I have not had in the past. The best thing about the job is watching students improve week on week and knowing that I am actually making a difference.”
ADI
“After many years of working in logistics, running a pub and watching my daughter grow up, I thought a change was in order and what better way to make it than to teach people to drive. I now feel I have the perfect work, life balance. I am able to arrange lessons around my daughter, choosing to work longer hours when I need extra funds but also cutting them back for quality family time.”
ADI
“As a head teacher of engineering, I have always had a passion for teaching but the red tape that now exists within the teaching profession has become intolerable. Becoming a driving instructor where I could continue to do what I love and teach but without the red tape that goes with it was a major plus for me. I now start work at 10am, have an hour for lunch and I am finished by 4pm each day.”
ADI
“I have had a full diary since the first month and find myself having to say no to the driving school when they are allocating new customers. One of my main reasons for taking this career was to control the hours I work. Being able to finish work at 4.30pm and have weekends free is the best thing ever and I now have more quality family time than ever before.”
ADI
You may prefer to be in a position where you are working under the umbrella of a driving school, with all your marketing and admin taken care of or you may be the entrepreneurial type that would like to see your own name “in lights” at some stage and that’s absolutely fine of course. The world, really is your oyster.
The purpose of the book is not to persuade or convince you in any way but to give you an insight to what may be a solution for you. You have nothing to lose and maybe everything to gain. Twenty minutes of your time could turn out to be life changing as it was for me!
You are more than welcome to call 024 7512 2107 during working hours should you have any questions regarding the instructor training course that we run.
