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Driving Instructors

Driving instructors co-ordinate and undertake the instruction of people learning to drive cars, motorcycles, buses, fork-lifts and haulage vehicles.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£12,154
£29,888
£45,327

New workers start around £12,154. Normal pay is £29,888 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £45,327.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 3,068 vacancies for this type of job

3.34%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Advises pupil when to apply for theoretical and practical driving tests and familiarises them with test procedures and standards.

  • Familiarises pupil with the Highway Code and different road and traffic conditions.

  • Explains driving techniques and assists pupil with difficulties.

  • Plans lessons in accordance with the needs and abilities of individual pupils.

  • Checks instruction and learning standards and discusses teaching plans with other instructors.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Backlogs

  • Accounting

  • Finance

  • Financial Services

  • Customer Demand Planning

  • Call Center Experience

  • Forklift Truck

  • Training Package

  • Life Skills Development

  • Lesson Planning

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Teaching

  • Customer Service

  • Self-Motivation

  • Strong Work Ethic

  • Self-Discipline

  • Communication

  • Enthusiasm

  • Willingness To Learn

  • Sales

  • Research

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.