Paul Craft brought experience from both car sales training and rugby coaching into his instructor training, then successfully passed his ADI Part 3 in Rhyl on 6th January 2025.
Before qualifying as an Approved Driving Instructor, Paul had already spent time helping other people develop skills in very different environments.
His background included training within car sales as well as coaching rugby, giving him experience in communication, observation, feedback and helping people improve their performance.
Driving instruction required those strengths to be adapted to a moving, risk-based environment where every learner is different and the lesson has to respond to what is happening in real time.
Paul worked with Marcus to develop the instructional skills required for ADI Part 3 and successfully passed the final qualifying test in Rhyl on 6th January 2025.
Paul already understood the value of clear communication and useful feedback. His ADI training focused on applying those skills within the structure of a safe, pupil-centred driving lesson.
Paul's background in car sales training and rugby coaching meant he was already familiar with helping people develop, giving feedback and adapting his approach to the individual.
Instructor training meant learning how to use questioning, explanation and feedback while also managing risk and keeping the pupil actively involved in their own learning.
Paul's preparation focused on lesson planning, risk management and teaching and learning strategies, bringing them together naturally during real driving lessons.
On 6th January 2025, Paul successfully passed his ADI Part 3 in Rhyl and completed the final qualifying stage of becoming an Approved Driving Instructor.
Paul combined his previous training and coaching experience with the additional instructional skills needed for ADI Part 3, successfully qualifying in Rhyl in January 2025.
Rugby coaching and driving instruction might look like very different worlds, but both involve observing performance, asking the right questions and helping someone improve without simply giving them every answer.
Paul's background in car sales training also gave him experience communicating clearly and adapting information to different people. Those skills provided a useful foundation for instructor training.
Passing Part 3 meant Paul had successfully developed those existing strengths into the more specialised skills required to teach safely and effectively on the road.
ADI Part 3 is the instructional ability test and the final qualifying test required to become an Approved Driving Instructor.
A DVSA examiner observes a real driving lesson and assesses the instructor across 17 competencies covering lesson planning, risk management and teaching and learning strategies.
See how ADI Part 3 works →Paul came into instructor training with experience in both workplace training and sports coaching. Those skills helped, but becoming an ADI still meant learning how to apply them safely and effectively during a driving lesson.
Training with Marcus is built around what you already bring to the process and the areas you need to develop before your next ADI test.
Whether your background is in training, coaching, driving or something completely different, talk to Marcus about what is involved in becoming an Approved Driving Instructor and what your next step could be.
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