The Job as an Instructor & Earnings

 

Shire Oak Driving Instructor Training Leeds

 

Michael Stanhope

 

07720 396 100

 

 

Once you have gained the professional qualification as a driving instructor (DSA ADI) the career offers you flexibilty of working hours and days, financial and working independence, as well as providing you with a great deal of job satisfaction and reward. You will get to meet many new people and help them achieve a valuable lifetime skill.

 

As a driving instructor, you will always be in demand. There is consistantly new 17 year olds wishing to learn and will require your professional guidance. The average learner driver nowadays require many more hours of training and development to reach the higher standards required to pass the modern driving tests.

 

Due to the nature and flexibilty of the job a driving instructor can choose whether to work on a full time basis or more of a part time basis. 

 

In addition to teaching learner drivers there are many other areas of work that an instructor can become involved in:

 

  • Driving Instructor Training
  • Fleet Training
  • Trailer Training
  • Advanced Driver Training
  • Off Road Training
  • Driver Correctional Training - Re Training Offending Drivers who opt for this rather than points or fines.

Many of the above mentioned warrant a higher hourly rate so can earn you a much higher income.

 

 

The expected earnings of an instructor:

 

The normal/average industry hourly rate for a driving lesson is around £21 to £25 per hour.

 

When calcualting an expected income remember to take in to consideration some travel time between your clients; so a typical 40 hour working week, could easily be 45 hours including travel time between learners.

 

Gross income for a 40 hour week = 40 x £21 = £840.00 per week, or £42,000 per year

 

Gross income for a 30 hour week = 30 x £21 = £630.00 per week, or £31,500 per year

 

Gross income for a 20 hour week = 20 x £21 = £420 per week, or £21,000 per year

 

The above figures are average gross incomes and please consider that there will be regular weekly expenses to deduct, for example car, fuel, advertising or a franchise with a school.

 

 

A driving instructor has the flexibilty of working either totally independently or working on a franchised basis with an existing driving school.  The vast majorty of driving instructors in the UK work on a self employed basis.

 

If you would like to learn more about training to become an instructor please call 07720 396 100 or fill your details in on the contacts page and we will contact you.

 

 

 

 

 

Shire Oak Driving Instructor Training 

 

Driving Instructor Training Leeds

 

Michael J Stanhope

 

 

Instructor Training Leeds