Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors
Developing Your Client-Centred Learning and Coaching Skills
13th Edition
Will be published approx. on 3. October 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-3986-3090-1 (ISBN)
Description
This bestselling guide is recommended by the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) as required reading for the Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) examinations, to improve your driver teaching, coaching and communication skills.
"Complements The Driving Instructor's Handbook by linking professional knowledge with practical delivery. It sets out clear and up-to-date approaches to teaching, learning and coaching that reflect the demands of modern driver training." - DVSA
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
"Complements The Driving Instructor's Handbook by linking professional knowledge with practical delivery. It sets out clear and up-to-date approaches to teaching, learning and coaching that reflect the demands of modern driver training." - DVSA
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
More details
Edition
13th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-3986-3090-1 (9781398630901)
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Additional editions
Su McCormack | John Miller
Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors
Developing Your Client-Centred Learning and Coaching Skills
Book
approx. 10/2026
13th Edition
Kogan Page Ltd
€57.00
Not yet published
Previous edition
John Miller | Susan McCormack
Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors
Developing Your Client-Centred Learning and Coaching Skills
Book
11/2022
12th Edition
Kogan Page Ltd
€37.70
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
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 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.
Content
Chapter - 00: Introduction;
Chapter - 01: Learning to drive;
Chapter - 02: Communication skills;
Chapter - 03: Client-centred learning and coaching;
Chapter - 04: Lesson structure and content;
Chapter - 05: Structured driver training;
Chapter - 06: National driving training standards explaining;
Chapter - 07: The ADI standards check;
Chapter - 01: Learning to drive;
Chapter - 02: Communication skills;
Chapter - 03: Client-centred learning and coaching;
Chapter - 04: Lesson structure and content;
Chapter - 05: Structured driver training;
Chapter - 06: National driving training standards explaining;
Chapter - 07: The ADI standards check;