Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors : Developing Your Client-centred Learning and Coaching Skills

Improve your teaching and communication skills with this guide which is recommended reading by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for the Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) examinations.

Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors is an indispensable handbook for all new and established driving instructors. Fully revised and updated for this 12th edition, it provides all the necessary advice to help driving instructors and anyone involved in driver training to communicate effectively with learners.

Containing essential guidance on teaching, communication and coaching skills, Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors is ideal for both experienced and trainee driving instructors. It explains how people learn and how to tailor the teaching approach to different needs. With sections on how structuring lessons, it covers the whole teaching process, from early stage lessons through to the final test. The companion title to the bestselling The Driving Instructor's Handbook, it will help you develop and improve your ability to teach drivers how to drive.

John Miller has been involved in the driver training industry for over 35 years. A qualified and experienced instructor trainer and LGV instructor, for many years he ran his own driving school for car and lorry drivers, together with an instructor training facility. He is now a consultant to the driver training industry.

John Miller is the author of The Driving Instructor's Handbook, which is listed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency as recommended reading material for the Approved Driving Instructors' exams, and Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors, both published by Kogan Page.

Su McCormack has been involved in the driver training industry for nearly 40 years and was an Approved Driving Instructor for most of that time. She has taught learner drivers, trainee and qualified driving instructors, fleet drivers and other qualified drivers; and created and delivered training materials and courses. She has completed an MSc in Driver Behaviour and Education at Cranfield University. She scored 51 out of 51 on her ADI Standards Check and was an ORDIT registered trainer.