Colourfile Professional 3 - Review by Steve Garrod Dip DI, Manager, Driving Instructors Association: A picture paints a thousand words. Colourfile Professional 3 is a perfect example of this well known proverb.Today’s driver training is aimed towards learner centred methods to ensure that tomorrow’s drivers receive a rounded education in driving on all types of roads and in all traffic conditions.
This visual aid has been thoughtfully put together and combines clear graphics with simple bullet point text that will guide both instructors and pupils through each of the lesson subjects. It contains realistic, achievable learning outcomes and thought provoking questions to help promote interaction between you and your students.
Colourfile Professional 3 contains essential material for experienced driving instructors and those who are working towards their qualifying examinations. The lesson plans take you step by step through the learning to drive syllabus and motorway driving for your post-test customers. In fact, more experienced, qualified drivers will find the diagrams of great benefit too, especially those whose English may not be their first language. There is also an excellent section on independent driving that shows a selection of schematic diagrams similar to those used by the Driving Standards Agency’s examiners during driving tests.
Crucially, Colourfile Professional 3, unlike similar products on the market, explains how to use the lesson plans and diagrams. You should invest some time in reading this publication thoroughly before you use it. If you are new to our industry, you will find the information in the first few pages (i-iii) invaluable, because it highlights the essential key points of lesson planning. If, like me, you can remember lesson plans when they were in black and white, I still fully recommend that you refresh your knowledge of preparing lesson plans, because one of the biggest, single reasons for failing check 
tests is poor lesson preparation.
I congratulate you on choosing Colourfile Professional 3. Quite simply it provides professional driver trainers with everything they need to train drivers of all standards. I hope you enjoy using this product as much as I have enjoyed reviewing it. I wish you every success with your teaching career.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Dr. John Wells is well known in the driver training profession as a specialist author of training materials for driving instructors and learner drivers. Used nationwide by independent instructors and training establishments John’s materials are recommended by the leading trade body in the profession, the Driving Instructors Association.
A former instructor trainer, John has also provided a consultancy service for those wishing to register with ORDIT, advising on training techniques and quality. He is a member of the DIA Education Committee and advisor to BUSK, the school transport safety consultancy.
A research scientist with numerous published papers, in his ‘spare time’ John is a volunteer manager with the Scout Association and partner to Helen who understands ‘on a roll – see you next week!’
Jared Fortin is coauthor of the DIA approved training aid Responding To Emergency Vehicles, and Colourfile Professional PLUS, released in 2010.
Jared is a self-taught graphic designer who has developed his skills over 10 years. He holds a Commonwealth Bronze medal (bench pressing) and in his spare time Jared trains for Olympic shot put. Jared also volunteers as a Scout Leader.
“It is the duty of every professional instructor to teach their clients to the highest possible standard in the interests of road safety. Whilst it may be that some clients are perhaps only interested in learning the absolute minimum in order to pass the basic 'L' test and obtain a driving licence, the instructor should introduce a solid foundation of knowledge for the pupil to build upon and thereby obtain a skill for life.”
Graham Fryer MBE,
Chief Executive, DIA on the
original Colourfile Professional.
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