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Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors

Developing Your Client-Centred Learning and Coaching Skills

John Miller, Su McCormack

Whether you're a trainee or experienced driving instructor, this essential guide will improve your client-centred teaching skills and is listed as recommended reading for the the Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) examinations.

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EAN: 9781398630901

Edition: 13

Published: 03 Oct 2026

Format: 234 x 156

304 pages

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About the book

Improve your driver teaching, coaching and communication skills with this Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) recommended guide for the Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) examinations.

Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors is a definitive resource for trainee and qualified Approved Driving Instructors who want to deliver more effective lessons, support faster learner progress and succeed in the ADI Standards Check. Fully updated in partnership with the DVSA, it combines practical instruction, coaching expertise and real-world application aligned to current industry standards.

You'll learn how to:
- Plan and deliver structured driving lessons that build skills progressively from first lesson to test success
- Adapt your teaching approach to suit different learning styles and individual learner needs
- Apply coaching and communication techniques to improve learner engagement, confidence and driving performance
- Understand how people learn and translate theory into effective, on-road instruction
- Prepare for and pass the ADI Part 3 and Standards Check using proven, DVSA-aligned strategies

This book is the essential companion to The Driving Instructor's Handbook, also published by Kogan Page.

Themes include: ADI exam preparation, DVSA standards, driving instructor training, coaching skills, communication skills, learner driver development

About the authors

Su McCormack is Managing Director of Tri-Coaching Partnership, which focuses on training and developing Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs), based in the UK. A regular contributor to industry media, she has created several training courses, including the Pearson-accredited BTEC Level 4 in Coaching for Driver Development. She is the co-author of The Driving Instructor's Handbook, also published by Kogan Page.

John Miller was involved in the driver training industry for over 35 years, based in Chichester, UK. He was a qualified and experienced instructor trainer and LGV instructor. He was the author of The Driving Instructor's Handbook, also published by Kogan Page.

John Miller

Su McCormack