What grade instructor?

Written by Johanna Burridge on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 10:28AM
Filed in: All about driving instructors
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What Grade instructor?

Each instructor has a grade

Every driving instructor has a 'check test'. A Government examiner will sit in the back of a driving lesson and grade the instructor on various aspects of his/her teaching

All driving instructors are graded. The grades are 1 - 6.

Grade 6 - very good, the highest standard with no significant weaknesses

Grade 5 - good, only minor deficiencies

Grade 4 - Adequate, some shortcomings that need attention

Grade 3 - Inadequate, unacceptable shortcomings in technique and/or behaviour

Grade 2 - Poor, numerous deficiencies such as inaccuracies, errors, serious ommisions and/or fault in manner

Grade 1 - Bad, instruction is grossly wrong, potentially or actually dangerous and/or serious shortcomings in attitude and approach

Educational Grade - Is given on the instructor's first check test so no actual grade is given.

The number of approved driving instructors (ADIs) graded below 4 for the period 1 December 2007 to 30 November 2008 was

1,869 out of 13,596 tests conducted.

This can be broken down as follows:
Grade 1 - 0
Grade 2  - 173
Grade 3  - 1155
Educational Grade  - 541
All other check tests were graded 4 or above. 

This is the percentage of grades on the register showing the gender of the instructor

It is reassuring to know that Iscal is run by a grade 6 instructor - 0ne of only 3.75%  female instructors.

About the author
Johanna has been a top-grade driving instructor for 18 years and now trains driving instructors.

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