Part 3 Test Assessment Form

The DVSA have published today the new assessment form for the revised Part 3 PDI test for trainee driving instructors; here is the link

For those of you who are coming into this without previous knowledge, the part 3 test assessment is aligning itself to the criteria used by the DVSA to monitor all qualified ADI's (known as the "Standards Check").  

There are 3 main competencies that they use to assess your ability to teach:  Lesson Planning, Risk Management and Teaching & Learning Strategies.  These competencies are sub-divided into 17 topics and each of these is scored for how much evidence is demonstrated by the PDI within the 1 hour assessment using a real pupil.  It should be recognised by PDI's that this assessment is fully explained within the DVSA "National standard for driver and rider training".  

Fundamentally it has long been the view here at BIG TOM that the ultimate goal of a professional driving instructor is to work within the confines as outlined in the DVSA driving standards.  At the heart of the standards is the need to create a learning environment that maintains safety, creates meaningful long lasting learning and is enjoyable for pupils.  One of the five foundation blocks within the BIG TOM driving instructor training programme is "Pedagogy" and was created with these goals in mind.  The ultimate aim for the industry is to be developing safe, efficient, "thinking" drivers, and the real skill in our profession is how to nurture these learning objectives within the wide range of pupils that we have the pleasure of assisting.

In our experience of assisting PDI's we recognise that the previous work and training experiences of PDI's will vary greatly in their awareness and understanding of the fundamental ingredients contained within our Pedagogy foundation block. It is for this reason that our training programme has the flexibility and integrity to be able to assist PDI's in understanding their strengths and weaknesses in this key foundation block.  

All PDI's who come to train with us here at BIG TOM are given the opportunity to be thoroughly assessed in their understanding and experience of effective learning strategies and techniques to maximise learning outcomes for pupils within a 1:1 training environment.

BIG TOM Driving School  PDI training 0775 607 1464
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