Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors: Developing Your Client-Centred Learning and Coaching Skills - Softcover

Miller, John; McCormack, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749498587 ISBN 13: 9780749498580

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2019

Synopsis

<p>Essential reading for the ADI exams, <b><i>Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors</i></b> is an indispensable guide for all new and established driving instructors. Fully revised and updated for this 11th edition, it also provides all the necessary advice for the conscientious instructor keen to communicate effectively with their learners.<br><br>Containing essential guidance on teaching, communication and coaching skills, <b><i>Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors</i></b> is ideal for both existing and trainee driving instructors. It investigates how and why people learn, and the different teaching and learning processes that are involved. With sections on structuring lessons and problem solving, it covers the whole teaching process, from early stage lessons to the final practical test. The companion title to the popular best-seller, <i>The Driving Instructor's Handbook</i>, this is your practical guide to developing and improving your ability to teach driving as a lifetime skill.</p>

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About the Authors

<p><b>John Miller</b> has been involved in the driver training industry for over 35 years. A qualified and experienced instructor trainer and LGV instructor, for many years he ran his own driving school for car and lorry drivers, together with an instructor training facility. He is now a consultant to the driver training industry.<br><br>John Miller is the author of <i><b>The Driving Instructor's Handbook</b></i>, which is listed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency as recommended reading material for the Approved Driving Instructors' exams, and <i><b>Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors</b></i>, both published by Kogan Page.</p>

<b>Susan McCormack</b> is Managing Director of Tri-Coaching Partnership, a training company that focuses on training and developing DVSA Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs). She recently qualified as a Master Coach, Level 5 and has a MSc Degree from Cranfield University, UK, in Driving Behaviour and Education. She has created several training courses, including the Pearson-accredited BTEC Level 4 in Coaching for Driver Development, a qualification uniquely focused on developing ADIs' ability to coach in safety critical environments. She is a regular contributor to industry-related magazines, and passed her Standards Check with 51 out of 51.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749498587
• ISBN 13: 9780749498580
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312