ADI Training Course Details

Chevrons Training - Part One

The day you enrol for your training course with Chevron you will be issued with Chevrons Part 1 Training Manual, a detailed manual to aid your studies

All our home study units are complete with a set of answers at the rear of each exam.

On completion of the twelve home study units should you require a one-to-one debrief with your ADI trainer this may be arranged. This will enable you to discuss in detail any misunderstandings or weak points you may have.

The next step is to take our six mock test papers - each comprising of one hundred questions just as in the real Part One exam. When you have completed these exam papers you may if required have a debrief on your results, and this can be done on a ‘one-to-one’ basis with you.

We have a final exam paper for you to complete. 100 questions, which we have designed to take you beyond the DSA exam - we want you to pass first time!

Part One now also includes a visual Hazard Perception Test. This consists of 14 video clips, 13 of which contain one hazard and the remaining clip contains two hazards. Using the mouse, you must click as you see each hazard. If you click as soon as the hazard appears you will score 5 points. For each second that passes before you click you will loose 1 point. The maximum score for the test is 75, to pass you must score at least 57.

Hazard Perception training is also available on a one-to-one basis. If this is required please see your ADI Trainer to make an appointment.

At least twice a year every single exam is revised and/or updated to take into account any revised laws and publications.

Remember - before you take your Part 1 Exam your training for the Part 2 Exam will have already started!

We also have the facility for computer based training to help you prepare for the Part One Exam.

Chevrons Training - Part Two

When you start training for Part 2 you will be provided with our Part 2 Training Manual.

This has been specifically designed to guide you through your Part 2 training and to prepare you for the exam.

You will need to be able to read a number plate at 90 feet and this will be tested at the start of your Part 2 training and also at the beginning of your exam.

During your Part Two exam the Supervising Examiner wants to see a ‘demonstration drive’. He does not want you to drive like an over cautious learner, nor like an over confident amateur. You will need to drive in a brisk, business-like manner and commit no more then six minor faults. The SE wants to see you drive as if you were demonstrating the perfect drive to a pupil.

We do not put a maximum number on the amount of training sessions you will receive during your training - as obviously this needs to be tailored strictly to the individual. It is important to remember that unlearning something is much more difficult than learning from ‘scratch’ and in our experience many people develop bad habits over the years and they will take time to eliminate.

It is recommended that if your vehicle is suitable i.e. (manual transmission) then it should be used for your Part Two training, the reason being that the car you drive and practice in should be the same all the time. In the interests of health and safety it is also recommended that additional mirrors are fitted to your vehicle. However, if this is not possible Chevron can provide a vehicle for your training and for your exam. At times, if your trainer feels it would be beneficial, you may either observe a training session or yourself be observed.

After your training session you will be handed a training record sheet that will explain in detail what you have completed on your training session. This is designed in the same way as the ADI.25, which is the form the Supervising Examiner will use on your test. You will be able to see from the training record the areas that you will be excepted to work on before your next visit. You will also be de-briefed verbally at the end of each training session.

It is vital to remember that all of the teaching techniques used during your Part Two training are exactly the same as those you will need to learn for your Part Three exam. If you can keep this in the back of your mind throughout the Part Two training and try to make a mental note of these techniques - you will find Part Three easier to manage.

Should we feel that you would benefit in terms of enhanced understanding from beginning the Part Three training towards the end of your Part Two training, we have the flexibility to be able to do this for you - obviously with your agreement!

As in the Part One training, it is always our aim to train you to a standard above and beyond that which the Part Two exam demands, and we are therefore proud of our first time pass rate.

In our training room we have a framed copy of an ADI.25 with only one minor fault marked. This is our best result so far - perhaps you will be the first to present us with a ‘clean sheet’!

The result of your Part Two is given to you verbally at the end of the test, with either an application for a further Part Two test, or more often, your Part Three application form.

Chevrons Training - Part 3

Your Part 3 training starts in our classroom, with our Part 3 induction lecture

This will cover:

• driver attitude development;
• instructional techniques;
• instructors attitude and approach to learner drivers;
• lesson planning;
• fault assessment;
• levels of instruction;
• control of lesson;
• using the Q&A technique;
• feedback & encouragement to pupils;
• preparing a lesson;
• understanding how people learn ‘on the move’;
• Chevrons Part Three Training Manual.

Next is the Part 3 workshop to teach you how to formulate a lesson plan.

On road training starts using our training cars, all of these vehicles are fitted with dual-controls, instructor’s mirrors, and the school headboard.

You will prepare each lesson as laid out in the Part Three training manual, then we will ‘role-play’ a pupil for you, (this is the method used by the examiner to test your instructional ability). At the end of each lesson we debrief you in the car on your performance and guide and advise you on how to improve for your next lesson.

The lesson subjects are:

• the controls of the car, to a beginner;
• moving off and stopping, to a beginner;
• how to turn left at a junction, to a partly trained pupil;
• how to emerge from a side road;
• dealing with crossroads;
• hazards, crossing the path, overtaking etc.;
• pedestrian crossings and signals
• emergency stop and mirrors
• reversing into a limited opening;
• turning the car in the road;
• reverse parking;
• making normal progress.

There are 4 Tutorial Lectures which you will also attend covering subjects such as, ‘How to be a Successful Instructor’. All of which will help you prepare for your Part Three training in detail.

Five more classroom lectures follow, on phase one lesson planning and one more on Q&A technique needed for phase two lessons.

When you have completed the 40 hours of the ‘core curriculum’ of training (as required by the DSA) you can then join Chevron Driving School as a Trainee Driving Instructor (PDI). This enables you to gain valuable practical experience in preparation for the Part Three test.

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