Driving Instructor Endorsement
Turn your driving experience into a career teaching others. Anyone who teaches people to drive on a road for payment must hold a current driving instructor (I) endorsement on their driver licence. This also applies to assessors of practical driving unit standards.
To apply for the endorsement, you must complete an approved driving instructor course. TR Driver Training is approved by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) to deliver it. With us, you also gain two NZQA micro-credentials at no extra cost.
Why train with TR Driver Training
Two NZQA micro-credentials included. Alongside your I endorsement training, you complete MC 5441 Prepare to Deliver In-Vehicle Driver Education (Level 4, 22 credits) and MC 5442 Deliver In-Vehicle Driver Education (Level 5, 24 credits). Both go on your NZQA Record of Achievement, so you can show employers a recognised Level 5 qualification, not just a licence endorsement.
Consistent training, wherever you are. We run this course at our Auckland, Palmerston North and Christchurch centres, or at your workplace. Every trainee gets the same course content, resources and assessment standard.
Learn from instructors who have done the job. Our trainers teach both car and truck licences, so you learn techniques that work across vehicle classes.
Know where you stand early. The entry assessment checks your road code knowledge and driving 6 to 8 weeks before the block course, so you know you are ready before you commit to 10 days.
All three road codes included. You receive the car, heavy vehicle and motorcycle road codes when you register.
Prerequisites
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Before you apply for an I endorsement, you must:
- Have held a full New Zealand licence for each class you want to teach for at least two years, and still hold it. For example, to teach Class 1 and Class 2, you need two years on a full licence in both.
- Pass a medical with a medical practitioner.
- Pass a full Class 1 practical test with a testing officer (AA or VTNZ), unless you have passed one in the last five years. You can do this before or after our course.
- Pass a fit and proper person check. NZTA does this check when you apply for the endorsement at a driver licensing agent. If you have concerns, call NZTA on 0800 822 422 before you enrol.
Course Numbers and Pricing
- I endorsement course: $5,775 + GST per trainee. Includes two NZQA micro-credentials and all three road codes.
- Manual vehicle hire for the entry assessment: $150 + GST per assessment.
Course Duration and Unit Standards
The course has three steps, completed in order.
- Step 1 – Pre-course entry assessment. This is a three-hour session with one of our instructors for you to complete both road code theory assessment and a practical drive. This must be completed in a manual class 1 vehicle. We recommend allowing 20-30 hours to adequately study all three of the Official NZ Road Codes.
- Step 2 - Pre-course reading, and assignments. On successful entry, you will be provided our study guide with assignments needing to be submitted for marking prior to the block course. 30-40 hours should be allocated for completion of this pre-study.
- Step 3 – 10-day block course. Days 1 to 4 are mainly theory based in a classroom with days 5-10 involving practical in-vehicle instruction and assessment. Throughout the course you should be prepared to complete extensive homework assignments after hours
The course assesses these unit standards:
- US 3466 Apply risk reduction techniques while driving
- US 14511 Demonstrate knowledge required by driver educators of road transport legislation
- US 14521 Observe and analyse a person's driving and determine optimal ways to achieve required performance
- US 14523 Carry out in-vehicle driver training
- US 16646 Develop and follow through on individual driver training plans
- US 16647 Describe the implications for driver educators of factors that affect people's learning
- US 20179 Describe light motor vehicle dynamics and handling characteristics
- US 20180 Demonstrate knowledge of hazard detection and responses
On completion, you gain:
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Micro-credential |
Level |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
MC 5441 Prepare to Deliver In-Vehicle Driver Education |
4 |
22 |
|
MC 5442 Deliver In-Vehicle Driver Education |
5 |
24 |
Resources
When you register, you receive all three official New Zealand road codes: car, heavy vehicle and motorcycle.
English your second language?
You must read, write and speak English at NCEA Level 1 or an IELTS score of 5.5 or higher. If you are not sure you meet this, call us on 0800 637 000 to talk through your options.
