Become a driving instructor with LDC
Become a driving instructor with LDC and potentially earn between £20,000 and £40,000 per year plus a choice of car. Although everyone who undertakes driving instructor training with LDC is guaranteed a job opportunity with us it is not compulsory for them to join.
Work the hours you choose and feel a great sense of achievement as each of your pupils pass the driving test. Few jobs offer such flexibility, earnings potential or job satisfaction. If you want to find out why no other driving instructor training course offers you better value for money or job prospects once qualified please read on.
Why choose LDC 
LDC was established over 20 years ago and is now one of the largest and most successful national driving schools in the UK.
Each trainee is allocated a personal trainer as well as being fully supported by our dedicated driving instructor training team at head office and each will follow a training plan specific to their needs - not a "one size fits all" approach.
During 2009, against the current economic trend, we saw an increase in the number of enquiries for LDC driving lessons. This increase in demand has continued into 2010 with a 20% increase so far year on year.
This growth has been fuelled by the growing reputation of the instructors we have, the way in which we train people to drive using the revolutionary LD System of driving tuition and the award winning software theory products we provide. As a result, we are looking to recruit more driving instructors and we prefer to train our own because of the unique way in which we operate. If you are good with people and take pride in your driving this may well be the ideal job for you.
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| "Once I started the training I found the quality of training and backup exceeded expectations at all stages. I have been with LDC now for about 14 months and find that it works well for me." | "The training and support I have received from LDC has been excellent. I found that LDC offered a really good franchise deal that others couldn't match, especially as I planned to work part time." | "I gave up my regular job, and right from the first week I have been busy doing what I set out to do, teach people to drive! I love every minute... My only regret is that I didn't do it 5 years earlier." |
About the exam you need to pass
Before you can operate as a driving instructor in the UK you have to pass the DSA (Driving Standards Agency) Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) qualifying exam and be accepted onto the Government ADI Register. The qualifying exam is made up of three parts;
A theory and driving test similar to the current tests for learner drivers and a practical test of your ability to instruct where the examiner expects you to give them a driving lesson as he or she plays the role of a learner driver.
For further details about the ADI exam please select the button on the left entitled "About the DSA". Once you have passed the first two parts (i.e. theory and driving) and receive a minimum of 40 hours of Part 3 training from a sponsoring driving school such as LDC you can potentially start to earn money as a trainee on a Trainee Licence. Please note the sponsorship and minimum training is a legal requirement to be eligible for a Trainee Licence.
We passed with LDC... so can you
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For details of student experiences please click on the preceding link or select the button on the left entitled "Success Stories".
What you need to consider
Before you decide to invest time and money on a training course you need to ask yourself what unique selling points (USP's) the driving school has to offer to ensure you will have sufficient work to earn a decent living once you become a driving instructor. After all there is little point in starting the driving instructor training if the driving school cannot truly provide the job prospects it claims.
Not all driving schools are successful and several would fail if it wasn't for the driving instructor training courses they sell. For example, Red driving school (LVG limited) went bust in February 2010 due to a drop in course sales to become a Red driving instructor. The company was over reliant on driving instructor training course sales which accounted for over 90% of the company's sales income according to its last published accounts. Despite spending several million pounds on advertising the course to become a Red driving instructor on TV and other media demand plummeted causing the company to dramatically crash losing over £2 million pounds in the first 16 weeks of trading. MCR the Administrator's was unable to find a buyer for the company despite press articles claiming the company had been brought out of administration. However, they were able to on-sell the business assets of Red including the whole management team at a knock down price to Driving Results Limited who have decided to continue the Red brand with little change. Please note LVG or Red has absolutely no connection with LDC.
You also need to be sure that the driving instructor training being offered will give you the best possible chance of passing the exam within a reasonable timeframe and at a reasonable cost. Those companies that are first and foremost driving schools such as LDC often subsidise the training and charge up to a £1,000 less for training that is usually far superior. Training that is designed to best meet the needs of each student rather than to make it cheap and easy to deliver on mass. Companies that spend millions of pounds on selling courses to become a driving instructor potentially have to either sell such courses at a much higher price or minimise the cost of delivering any training. Once on this treadmill such companies have to continually grow their sales or risk going bust as Red and indeed several other companies have in the past. Consequently, you do need to determine what type of company is offering to train you or risk being one of the very many who don't realise their dream of becoming a driving instructor.
Finally you need to be sure that the job is right for you and you are able to put in the time and the effort to successfully undertake the necessary driving instructor training. While becoming a driving instructor is relatively straight forward it does require real dedication and effort. If you are not passionate about helping others or improving road safety in general this is unlikely to be the right job for you.
LDC driving instructor training
We are renowned for our course materials and our expert local trainers. We currently have 35 ORDIT qualified trainers who provide training from over 50 locations placed around the UK covering most test centres where the official ADI qualifying exam is carried out.
To provide driving instructor training we use a comprehensive open learning course backed up by central and local support using highly modern media together with expertly delivered in-car structured training.