Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors

Developing Your Client-Centred Learning and Coaching Skills

Edition: 12 Date: 03/11/2022 Paperback: 9781398607569 £24.99 Ebook: 9781398607583 £24.99 Hardback: 9781398607576 £75.00 Pages: 312 Format (mm): 234x156 Band: General Subject: Specific Vocations

Author Information

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

Susan McCormack is Managing Director of Tri-Coaching Partnership, which focuses on training and developing Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs), based in East Anglia, 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. Whether you’re a trainee or experienced driving instructor, improve your clientcentred teaching skills with this guide, listed as recommended reading for the ADI exams.

This book

• Includes content on structuring lessons, communication skills, making lessons enjoyable, problem solving and decision making • Emphasizes client-centred learning and practical coaching skills so instructors can become more competent teachers • New to this edition: updated and more detailed practical examples; updated advice on driving test manoeuvres; revised advice on how to improve communication skills • Complements the bestselling partner title, The Driving Instructor’s Handbook

Description

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 structuring lessons, it covers the whole teaching process, from earlystage 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Learning to drive 2. Communication skills 3. Client-centred learning and coaching 4. Lesson structure and content 5. Structured driver training 6. National driving training standards explaining 7. The ADI standards check

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