IF you have completed the first two parts properly, Part 3 is very straight forward. The examiner wants to see your ability to pass your knowledge onto your pupils and to be able to fix faults in a client centred manner.
The DVSA Say:
“As a responsible, professional driving instructor you’ll want learners to have the skills to be safe and responsible drivers for life when they leave you. Sometimes you’ll find that you need to balance this against their aims – they might want to pass the test quickly, and with as little expense as possible. This is not an easy balance to achieve – you may need to persuade your learners of the benefits of not just learning to pass the test.
People learn in different ways and at different speeds. If someone who likes time to reflect on their learning is forced to move on to the next thing too quickly it could slow down their progress. Or if someone who likes to learn by trying things out is made to watch too many demonstrations without having a go they will get frustrated.
Client-centred learning is an approach to learning that takes into account how the learner prefers to learn. When people learn in this way they are more likely to retain information and skills. People are also more likely to keep learning if they are encouraged to take responsibility for their learning at an early stage – this is the second aim of client-centred learning.
How to teach in a client-centred way:
At its simplest, this means listening to your learner (the client) to find out how they like to learn, the things that are getting in the way of their progress and how you can help.”
Our Advice
Just as with Parts 1 & 2, preparing for Part-three requires a degree of self-discipline and self-management; this is because you will have to spend quite a lot of time studying and practising the skills.
There are three main competency areas, with which you need to be familiar:
- lesson planning
- risk management
- teaching and learning strategies
The 17 areas of competence are listed in the ADI part 3 test report form, which the examiner will fill in at the end of your test.
You’ll get a score from 0 to 3 for each of the 17 competencies, which are added up to work out if you’ve passed the test, and what your grade will be.
These 17 competencies cover the range of skills you need to be successful in the Part 3 examination and qualify as an Approved Driving Instructor.
Just as with Parts 1 & 2, Part 3 preparation requires a degree of self-management and self-discipline because you will have to spend quite a lot of time studying and practising.
However our online syllabus, making use of step-by-step videos, breaking these competencies down into small detail and illustrating how they are marked against the and refer to the national standard for driver and rider training and the ADI part 3 test report form, makes the study an revision needed both enjoyable and easy.
It also means no time is wasted once on the road when practical training starts.
Traditionally, Part 3 has been viewed as a problem area for many students, however this need not be the case. In fact, at DRIVE, by following the structured DRIVEOnline format, Part 3 should now not only be enjoyable, but also the culmination of all your efforts and straight-forward.
Problems typically arise because of poorly delivered in-car training or insufficient study and/or training or simply because the driving school providing the training insisted that the trainee goes onto a ‘Trainee Licence’ when it simply wasn’t the most suitable option for them.
That is why it’s so important to speak to us..
SO HOW DO I CHECK I AM DOING THINGS CORRECTLY?
Once the DRIVEOnline course work is complete, you will have up to 76* bonus hours with one of our Specialist Trainers to develop and assess your understanding and knowledge.
In the unlikely event that you fail a test, we can provide further training with one of our team and in the even more unlikely event that you should fail three attempts, we will provide full training at no extra cost to prepare for the process again.
