Instructor training
Turn driving into a career you love
Train to become a fully qualified DVSA-approved driving instructor (ADI) with one-to-one mentoring from our experienced team — clear fixed prices, no classroom of strangers.
Why train with East London Driving School
Set your own income
Qualified ADIs are self-employed — your rates, your diary, your take-home.
Be your own boss
Choose your hours and work around family and other commitments.
One-to-one mentoring
One registered trainer, start to finish — they get to know how you teach.
The three-part ADI qualification
- Part 1
Theory & hazard perception
The knowledge behind safe driving and instruction, with guided study support.
£150 - Part 2
Driving ability
20 hours of in-car training to bring your own driving to test standard, plus the car for your test.
£600 - Part 3
Instructional ability
40 hours learning to actually teach — the final step to the green badge.
£1,175
All three parts together: £1,925 — payable as 4 instalments of £293.75. Once qualified, join our franchise from £75/week (£100 admin fee).
In short
Why train with us
The same experienced trainer stays with you across all three ADI parts. That means personal mentoring from your first session right through to the check test — never a lecture hall of faces you have just met.
- One registered trainer with you from Part 1 through to Part 3
- Every element of the qualification taught one-to-one
- Full-time or part-time, built around the commitments you already have
- Start from scratch — no prior teaching experience needed
- Set your own hours and rates once you qualify
- Ongoing check-test preparation and professional development
- Fast-track route available — qualify in roughly 8 to 12 weeks
Before you apply
Who can become an instructor
To train as an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI), the DVSA asks that you:
- Hold a full UK driving licence and have held one for at least 4 of the past 6 years
- Have no more than 5 penalty points on your licence
- Not have been disqualified from driving in the last 4 years
- Pass an enhanced criminal-record (DBS) check — the DVSA requires a “fit and proper person”
- Meet the eyesight and physical standards to control a vehicle safely
We'll guide you through the DBS check and every step of the application.