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ADI Training Programme

Disability Driving Instructors is pleased to be able to announce the 2025 rounds of courses for their ADI training programme starting in late Summer.
The programme is designed to provide instructors with the knowledge and expertise they need to teach people with special needs.
We are also pleased to announce that we will be running a Deaf Awareness and BSL course starting in early November.

Dates for the 2025 courses starting late Summer will be released soon.

The booking/payment page will open when course dates are released

https://www.disabilitydrivinginstructors.com/courses/

DDI Summer 2025 Provisional dates autumn 2025 (2)

 

For the Scheme of Work for the 2025 ADI Training Programme, detailing the course content:

DDI (10a) Scheme of work 18.07.24

Disability Driving Instructors (DDI) 
About DDI
Our contact details
Who should do the training programme?
What is the cost of the training programme and how do I book?

Introduction to teaching pupils with special needs (1 module)
Introduction to the course (NB this module is an introduction to both the SEN and the disabilities course, it only needs to be done once)
DVLA and DVSA notification requirements for pupils with special needs

Driving with specific educational needs for driving instructors (6 modules)
Unit 1: Introduction to the role of the SEN instructor
Unit 2: Theoretical guide to neurodiversity part 1
Unit 3: Theoretical guide to neurodiversity part 2
Unit 4: Practical guide to neurodiversity

Unit 5: Neurodiversity and anxiety
Unit 6: Practical guide to anxiety

 

Driving with disabilities and medical conditions for driving instructors (5 modules)
Unit 1: Introduction to the role of the mobility instructor
Unit 2: Adaptations
Unit 3: Diverse medical conditions that ADIs may come across
Unit 4: Diverse medical conditions – teaching pupils with these conditions
Unit 5: Driving licence restriction codes demystified

Practical face to face training at RDAC Solihull (Full day – includes lunch & refreshments)
Unit 6: In car training at a Driving Mobility Centre

Cost for each on-line module is £40 and the in-car training day, at a convenient Driving Mobility Centre, is £75

We are pleased to also be introducing a Deaf Awareness and BSL Course. This will consist of 8 on-line units starting in early November 2025

                Spring 2023                                                              Summer 2023

 

Deaf awareness and BSL training for driving instructors 

We will be running

Meet the presenters 
John Rogers
Lee Pollard
Gary Gough-Pugh BSc

And for the Anxiety modules
Tracey Field

For the Deaf awareness course
Costa Christou
Mike Gambin

 

Updated 25.09.2024