CORE COMPETENCIES

Author: Dr. John M Wells

There are many teaching attributes that a driving instructor must have to be successful. For the purposes of assessment, the Driving Standards Agency categorises these under three main headings:

• Core Competencies.
• Instructional Techniques.
• Instructor Characteristics.

Instructional techniques and Instructor Characteristics are subjects dealt with in other titles in this series. This manual is concerned with the core competencies of fault identification, fault analysis and remedial action.

Content includes:

• Core competencies defined
• How to grade driving faults
• Effects of instructor error
• How to identify driving faults
• Primary control faults
• Manoeuvres and associated observation faults
• Procedural faults
• Driver attitude faults

Includes an extensive list of common driver faults and examples of how to correct them.

Endorsed by The Driving Instructors Association