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Blue School of Motoring Instructor Training will provide a course based on the following guidlines - Part 2 Advanced Driving Test

The driving instructor practical test of driving ability consists of tests of eyesight, safety questions and driving technique. The test will last for about one hour. You must pass all parts of the test at the same time. Blue will prepare you for the part 2, with all the training you need to prepare yourself for this advanced test, including a mock test prior to you taking the real thing.

The eyesight test for the part 2

You must be able to read in good daylight with the aid of glasses or contact lenses if worn, a motor vehicle registration mark containing letters and figures:

• 79 millimetres in height and 50 millimetres wide at a distance of 26.5 metres

or

• 79 millimetres in height and 57 millimetres wide at a distance of 27.5 metres

If you do not pass the eyesight test, you will not be allowed to take the driving ability element. The test will be marked as a fail and will count towards your three attempts.

Safety questions for the part 2.

Your DSA driving examiner will ask you to describe how to perform a check on the condition and safety of three components of the vehicle and demonstrate an actual check on the condition of a further two components.

The components will be chosen from the following list: tyres, steering, brakes, lights, reflectors, direction indicators, audible warning device and the liquids used in the braking system, steering system, engine or elsewhere in the vehicle as a coolant, lubricant, cleaner or otherwise.

Driving Instructors Test of driving ability

The driving instructors test of driving ability is an advanced driving test and a very high standard of competence is required. You must show that you have a thorough knowledge of the principles of good driving and road safety and that you can apply them. You must satisfy the examiner on all or any of the following subjects:

• expert handling of the controls
• use of correct road procedure
• anticipation of the actions of other road users and the taking of appropriate action
• sound judgement of distance, speed and timing
• consideration for the convenience and safety of other road users

The routes used for the driving instructors test will include roads which may carry heavy and/or fast moving traffic; they will also cover a range of road and traffic conditions, including urban and rural conditions.

What else must I be able to do in order to pass?

• You must show the ability to perform any or all of the following manoeuvres including all three of the reversing exercises, during your driving instructors test:
• move away straight ahead or at an angle
• overtake, meet or cross the path of other vehicles and take an appropriate course without undue hesitancy
• turn left-hand and right-hand corners correctly without undue hesitancy
• stop the vehicle in an emergency
• drive the vehicle in reverse gear and whilst doing so enter limited openings to the right and to the left, taking effective all round observation
• turn the vehicle to face in the opposite direction by the use of forward and reverse gears taking effective all-round observation
• reverse park the vehicle into the space behind a parked car, within the space of about two car lengths and close to and parallel with the kerb, taking effective all round observation

or

• reverse park into a parking bay, with due regard for other vehicles or pedestrians, while taking effective all-round observation

The test vehicle for the part 2

It is your responsibility to provide a car which is properly taxed and insured. It must be a saloon car or hatchback/estate car in good working condition and with seat belts in working order for the part 2 driving instructors test. It must be capable of the normal performance of vehicles of its type with a manual transmission, right-hand steering, a readily adjustable seat with a head restraint for a forward facing front passenger, and an adjustable interior rear view mirror for use by the examiner. The car must not display L plates.

If your vehicle does not meet the above requirements, it will not be possible to carry out the test.

Blue will provide the most appropriate and up to date training to help you prepare for the Part 2 examination. This includes the test vehicle if you are not able to use your own car.

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Blue is a training company that is ORDIT registered. Blue offers the complete training programme for anybody who wishes to train as a driving instructor. All exams are covered and a full training programme is provided.

Work the hours that best fit in with your current lifestyle, and be assured the more you put in the more you get out, it happens to be one of most satisfying careers you will ever have. Driving Instructor careers.co.uk

Become a driving instructor and work for yourself as a franchised self employed driver trainer. You can start the process off with a free no obligation one to one meeting and discuss the courses in more detail. You will then be assigned a driving instructor trainer who will take you all way through your career training course.

So, you've decided to be a driving instructor, and you're now on the long journey to becoming a fully qualified ADI. Well done. You've taken the first steps on a voyage of self discovery.

The first thing you need to do is to write to the DSA for your application pack, and to register yourself as a trainee instructor. See our become a driving instructor area for all the details you need to get your new career off to a great start.

This area of the site has all the advice you need to pass the part 1 test and get yourself off to a great start on the road to the new life you've been dreaming of.

We'll try to help you pass the ADI part 1 theory test and show you the techniques you need to know to pass the ADI hazard perception test. But we need your help. E-mail us your part 1 experiences and help us to share them with the world. The trouble you have at part 1 may help a thousand people reading these pages. Help us to help you by telling us what you need to know, and by sharing your difficulties or triumphs with trainees everywhere.

The first of the exams on your route to qualification is in two parts, the ADI Theory Test and an on screen Hazard Perception Test (HPT). Both parts of the test must be taken together and you must pass both parts on the same attempt to progress towards the part two test.

Part one is entirely computer based. You will be asked 100 multiple choice questions about all aspects of driving and driver training. The questions follow a similar format to those set in the learner's theory test but cover a much wider spread of topics including teaching practice and principles.

The questions are banded into four sections and you must score 80% in each band and achieve an overall mark of 85% to pass. This means that it is possible to get a score of 94% and still fail if you are weak in a particular band of knowledge. In order to pass Part-One you also need to attain a pass mark of 57 in the HPT. If you do not achieve this you will have to do the whole test again, including the theory test, even if you gained 85% or higher in the questions.

The HPT comprises of a selection of short videos, showing real road scenes and potential hazards. You will be tested on fourteen film clips. These clips will be chosen at random from a selection of two hundred. You will be assessed on how soon you spot and respond to the dangers shown on screen. You will watch the video clips on a computer screen and you will need to click the mouse button at the correct time to identify the developing hazard ahead.

Your ADI trainer will advise you on the study materials you will need to have the best possible chance of passing this test, although everything you need is available in our Instructor Training Publications section.

We have no hesitation in recommending the Focus series of Theory Test discs. They are superb value for money and have everything you need to pass this test. You do not need to spend hundreds of pounds on passing part 1.

With the official bank of questions included in your DSA starter pack, and the Focus CD Rom's, you have everything you need.

Your trainer will also offer help and support, ensuring that you are fully prepared for the HPT and will guide you in your understanding of ‘developing hazards’ and the techniques used to pass.

Traditionally, trainee instructors are often simply left to pass part one with their own efforts and are then contacted by the trainers to continue with part two.

We believe that this approach misses out on vital skills that can be developed towards other parts of the qualifying process.

Part one should lay the foundations for your future knowledge of driving and teaching. We believe that you should incorporate training in hazard perception to an advanced level to prepare you for the work to come at part two and part three.

By adopting an integrated ‘holistic’ approach to ADI training, trainee instructors will develop an understanding of how the three parts of the qualifying process fit together and gain the greatest benefit from their training.

You may have as many attempts at this test as you need in order to pass.

Blue Team

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