Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors

This bestselling guide is recommended by the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) as required reading for the Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) examinations, to improve your driver teaching, coaching and communication skills.
"Complements The Driving Instructor's Handbook by linking professional knowledge with practical delivery. It sets out clear and up‑to‑date approaches to teaching, learning and coaching that reflect the demands of modern driver training." - DVSA

Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors is a definitive resource for trainee and qualified Approved Driving Instructors who want to deliver more effective lessons, support faster learner progress and succeed in the ADI Standards Check. Fully updated in partnership with the DVSA, it combines practical instruction, coaching expertise and real-world application aligned to current industry standards.

You'll learn how to:
- Plan and deliver structured driving lessons that build skills progressively from first lesson to test success
- Adapt your teaching approach to suit different learning styles and individual learner needs
- Apply coaching and communication techniques to improve learner engagement, confidence and driving performance
- Understand how people learn and translate theory into effective, on-road instruction
- Prepare for and pass the ADI Part 3 and Standards Check using proven, DVSA-aligned strategies

This book is the essential companion to The Driving Instructor's Handbook, also published by Kogan Page.

Themes include: ADI exam preparation, DVSA standards, driving instructor training, coaching skills, communication skills, learner driver development

Su McCormack is Managing Director of Tri-Coaching Partnership, which focuses on training and developing Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs), based in the UK. A regular contributor to industry media, she has created several training courses, including the Pearson-accredited BTEC Level 4 in Coaching for Driver Development. She is the co-author of The Driving Instructor's Handbook, also published by Kogan Page.

John Miller was involved in the driver training industry for over 35 years, based in Chichester, UK. He was a qualified and experienced instructor trainer and LGV instructor. He was the author of The Driving Instructor's Handbook, also published by Kogan Page.