ADI Training Part 2 & 3 Reviews
42 Hour ADI
Part 3 Course (7 full days spread over 6 weeks -
just one of many options)
Having decided to pursue a
career as driving instructor upon retirement from
the Police Service I did my research with the
instructors in my locality who had built up good
reputations.
By far the best advice received
was to study and pass part one myself with the
resources and media available from the DSA and DVD
training aids from the open market & online. The
challenge then was to find an independent trainer to
attempt parts two and three. TV & press advertised
colleges, schools and other driving organisations
promising the earth did not seem to be that well
regarded.
The learning curve at this
point gets steep. My research led me to choose
Driving Innovation in Leicester.
I am a grade 1 Police trained
advanced driver. Paul Davis is an experienced Police
Driver Trainer. I passed part two first time with
Paul’s expert guidance and instruction. It was not
easy at first because I had to adjust my advanced
level of driving over thirty years to a different,
but nonetheless demanding, standard to pass part
two.
Part three, the test of
instructional ability, is as daunting as most people
perceive. I can only attribute my first time pass at
level 5 to the coaching I received from Colin Scott.
The holistic approach he applies provided me with
all the tools to achieve the required core
competencies. No parrot fashion learning of pre-set
tests etc. The road and traffic conditions are ever
changing in front of us so why learn a script that
may suddenly change!
I cannot recommend Driving
Innovation highly enough and will continue to use
their expertise for my ADI Check Test and for
continuing professional development on the road
ahead.
Dave Williams - July 2010
ADI
Part 3 - first time pass - grade 6!!
I learned
about Driving Innovation through the ADI
Forum where an ADI trainer called Colin
Scott was recommended to me by several
people who responded to my thread.
After completing my theory test without
expensive assistance from large, extorting
driving instructor colleges I began my pay
as you go ADI training with Driving
innovation. Pay as you go training meant I
wasn't financially committed to receiving
training from any company and that I had the
flexibility to change my mind should I think
the training was unsuitable.
Part 2 training was with Paul Davis - former
head of driver training for Leicester Police
Force. Paul, despite having to methodically
undo years of my bad driving habits, was
very patient and friendly. It was clear from
the offset that he had much experience and
subsequently was able to teach me to an
advanced test standard quickly and
efficiently. I passed at the first attempt.
Shortly after I began my part 3 training
with Colin Scott. I was able to get regular
quality ADI training when I wanted and each
lesson always presented me with new
challenges and invaluable learning curves.
Colin’s methods meant my newly developed
skills as an ADI were well hardwired into my
memory which I can only put down to years
and years of experience. This wealth of
knowledge and experience meant Colin knew
exactly how to get results and soon I began
to feel like a real driving instructor.
Despite the national low pass rates at part
3 I could see that passing the ADI part 3
exam was well within my capabilities, and
anyone else’s given the right training.
I’d noticed before taking the exam that a
grade 6 was the highest mark I could hope to
achieve. I was a little surprised when I
achieved this on my first attempt, but on
reflection afterwards I began to understand
how that was possible given the quality of
training I’d received from Colin.
When I began training for real it also
became apparent that I’d not just been
trained to pick up a certificate. The
transition from my ADI training to teaching
was seamless and I was able to offer what
I’d learnt through Colin to my pupils with
clarity and confidence.
I can thoroughly recommend Driving
Innovation to anyone who wishes to become a
driving instructor.
Shaun Garner -
Hinckley
ADI Part 3 - Intensive
Driving Instructor Course
'Colin
Scott of Driving Innovation is without a
doubt a highly skilled and very talented
trainer indeed. But more than that he is
also a rather nice guy as well, which does
help when you are stuck in a car for several
hours at a time with him! Colin has a great
skill in rapidly assessing your needs during
ADI part 3 training, and then molding his
tuition around you rather than the other way
around.
The
level of tuition is exactly right. Never too
much that you can't cope, never too little
that you feel left out. Colin manages to
bring out the very best in you as a
potential instructor and hones in on your
best qualities to expand them in the right
directions.
His
role play is superb and some of the
characters he portrays are simply brilliant.
He makes you adjust and adapt to a changing
situation with supreme confidence and thus
you cope well and professionally.
In
summary, I can't speak highly enough of
Colin Scott. He took me from part 3 beginner
to qualified in just 22 hours and without
his input and encouragement, I would not
have achieved a grade 5 on my first attempt
at part 3! Genuinely satisfied and very
happy customer.
F W,
ADI
Nottingham.'
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ADI Part 3 Intensive Course
After contacting several
different ADI Training companies, having found their details on the
Internet, I was impressed by what Colin had to say on
the phone. He was the only one out of the half-dozen
that I rang that actually sounded like he knew what he
was talking about and who appeared to be totally
honest in his perception of my success
potential.
Even though I had an 80-mile
journey each way to meet with him, it was he that I
chose for my ADI Part 3 Training. Colin's training periods are
beautifully crafted and most thorough in their
content. His role play was excellent and his knowledge
of all the stunts that are pulled during the ADI Part 3
pre-set tests makes one believe he has been doing this
for far more years than he has had birthdays.
A very experienced and
capable instructor who offers good quality ADI Training
with a no bullshit approach that got me through my ADI
exam first
time after only 27-hours training, and with a
notoriously difficult examiner.
If you want to pass part 3,
this is your man.
Thank You!
Julian Smith
Aylesbury
(Director - Car Operations)
Ride Drive Limited
Advanced Motoring Consultancy
Tel: 01296 427889
Mob: 07801 518391
www.ridedrive.co.uk
Does this
sound like you?
Your
ADI Part 3 is approaching not sure if
you're ready, not sure how the test
goes, not sure what they are looking
for, feel you're not progressing how you
should be, dread your training sessions,
feel something is wrong but can't put
your finger on it. Never mind I'll give
it a go and see what happens.
This
is how I felt going into my first
attempt at part 3. Guess what I failed.
Afterwards I felt annoyed as on the
debrief with S.E. he told me of some
of my mistakes I'd made, which were
obvious, but hadn't been highlighted by
my previous ADI trainer. I decided to
find a new trainer, where I came across
Colin Scott, Driving Innovation. I found
out about Colin on the ADI Forum.
After a couple of sessions, Colin had
found my weaknesses and tailored his
training to suite me. Building on my
previous knowledge and altering my
thinking about teaching.
My
previous trainer told me not to try and
find out any information from other
sources because it's probably wrong, "if
its not done my way, it's not right." I
could write a long list about things I
wasn't allowed to do and a short one
that I was allowed to do.
After each training session with
Colin I left feeling I'd learnt
something and if certain situations
arose I had various tools in my toolbox
to fix it. After three or four 2 hr
sessions I felt my confidence growing
and started to believe I could actually
do it.
I
can't thank Colin enough, after 22 hours
pay as you go training I tried again and
passed Part 3 (6/4). I know if I hadn't
swapped trainers I would still be going
round in circles frustrated at the
restriction I was put under.
He
is also a really good bloke, and I'm
looking forward to further training with
him to help develop my career.
Many
thanks
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ADI Part 3 Course
Whilst teaching as trainee
driving instructor and getting instruction from my
local collage I attempted my first ADI part 3
practical test. Unfortunately, due to a lack of
confidence and poor teaching at my college I was not
successful. Colin Scott proved to be the only hope
of me passing this part of my ADI training course.
Through only a few lessons with him I noticed a
marked improvement in my teaching skills which was
reflected in lessons with my own students. During
this period I had 18 learner students pass their
driving in a matter of 4 months. With his continued
help I too was successful in my part 3 practical
exam and passed my second attempt at the part three
test with a very good grade. I have finally achieved
my dream and as a result am massively grateful to
Colin for his expert guidance.
Khalid Gill (ADI)
ADI Part 3 Training (Jan 2008)
Having failed my ADI part 3 for
the second time I realised if I wanted to succeed I
needed to review my training. As part of this
process I decided to look for another trainer to get
a different perspective on why I was struggling. I
found Colin via the
ADI Forum whilst reading the trainer review
section. After reading the reviews I was
immediately impressed with the comments from former
PDI's. I contacted Colin and from our very first
conversation new this would be a turning point in my
quest to become an ADI.
We arranged an initial training
session to establish where I was in terms of
preparation and to decide my options. This first
session was brilliant! I came away with a clear
understanding of what I needed to do to achieve my
goals; we arranged regular sessions from then on to
prepare me for my final attempt at part 3.
Colin is a genuinely nice
bloke. His calm, considered approach is underpinned
with immense knowledge and experience in preparing
PDI's for part 3. I always looked forward to my
training, even though I had a 3hr drive each way to
get there! Colin gave me more than knowledge and
skills, he gave me believe in my ability and a
better understanding of what is required to become
an ADI.
If you are about to start ADI
training, or are struggling at the moment, you owe
it to yourself to get the best training available.
In my opinion the best is Colin
Scott of Driving Innovation Ltd.
Colin, once again, Thank you.
Regards
Jim Egan
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
ADI Part 3
"After an
unsuccessful ADI Part 3 first attempt and realising
that my national college wasn't going to help me
anymore, I turned to Colin, who within 20 minutes
had found out what my big weaknesses were and had
started to work on them. Colin showed me how to pass
the ADI exam from the SE's point of view, but from more
of a holistic approach, where the college would have
let me fail for 2 hours, or another trainer in
Surrey would have wanted me to fit into a small box
marked 'ADI'. Colin's careful approach and knowledge
of the SE's mindset helped me through with some
creative teaching techniques which I would never
have entertained before. After all how come the
college hadn't told me what the left hand column on
the examiner's marking sheet was for, turned out to
be very important indeed.
Many thanks
Colin, you're a star"
Steve G DSA ADI
(Car) (once I've paid the £200!).
Colin,
Thank you for helping me pass the ADI part three
exam.
The ADI training you have given me has proved
invaluable not only when I took and passed my part
three but in the day to day training of my new
drivers.
You not only made it interesting but great fun to.
Dave Marshall
CARDIFF
ADI
Part 3 Training
Learning
to instruct did not come naturally to me. I did
however succeed in the end. And this is entirely the
result of the tuition I received from Driving
Innovation's ADI Trainer
Colin
Scott.
I initially
made contact with Colin having completed a driving
instructor course with
a large college well known in the UK instructor
training industry, to which I had handed over a
handsome sum of money only to end up feeling
thoroughly unprepared and at a loss as to what to do
next. Indeed, I had contemplated giving up on my ADI training as a bad job. Then I met
Colin Scott. It was clear
from the beginning that his ADI training programme offered
a lot more than I had previously received, and this
gave me the confidence boost that I needed to continue
in my attempt to become an ADI. Colin's tuition ensured that I did. Very soon after our
initial Part 3 session, things began to take shape and I
realised that I could pull this off after all.
Actually, I think anyone can - given training of this
calibre.
Perhaps the
most important feature of his ADI Training programme distinguishing
it from that offered by other larger establishments
was the time factor. I had about 50 hours of tuition
from Colin over a six-month period which seems to me
to be what is typically needed to reach the required
standard. This should be compared to the wholly
inadequate 20 hours offered by my previous trainers
for much the same price!! As well as being more
realistic Colin’s programme clearly represents much
better value for money.
Another important feature of
the tuition was its tailoring to my own particular
needs, taking into account my personal aptitudes and
quirks and working at a pace I felt I could cope with.
New ideas and skills were developed gradually in
an informed and logical order as my driving instructor
training
progressed. All of the pre-set test topics for Part 3 were
covered systematically over the first ten or so
sessions, but, more importantly, these sessions were
used also to teach more general and transferable
instructional techniques. These skills were then honed
by way of revisiting the pre-set test topics either as
full mock test-type sessions or as mini-sessions
dealing with particular points.
The quality of
the role-play is an important factor in ADI
training. Colin's role play was well conceived, based
on years of experience with learner drivers and in ADI
Training, incorporating all variations on possible
faults and their causes, and leaving no stone
unturned. A particularly important feature of Colin's tuition was the self-consistency of the
Part 3 role-play and his ability to adjust it according to
the quality of my instruction. Moreover, these
role-play sessions served as excellent preparation for
the ADI exam itself, which indeed followed much the same
pattern with no real surprises.
Another feature worthy
of comment were the numerous in situ demonstrations of
instructional technique. Through these demonstrations,
Colin readily clarified the numerous points I had been
struggling with in key areas of technique. This approach was often interspersed
with the role-play with Colin strategically and
skillfully coming out of role to demonstrate and/or
prompt (all this in addition to maintaining our safety
and that of other road users!). Periods for feedback
and analysis were also incorporated and were again of
paramount importance. Colin seems to be able to take a
bad instructional performance, analyze it,
pinpoint exactly the problems and
then offer solutions, so that progress is quickly
and continually made.
Colin Scott is
thorough, exceptionally well tuned in, with
considerable insight to the requirements of
instructing and instructor training, and with many useful
contacts within the industry. He is patient and diplomatic
whilst still managing to maintain sufficient pace. He
is exceptionally generous with his time, flexible with
hours, and has taken much interest in my ADI training and
development, as I am sure he will continue to do now
that I have qualified. As well as giving a firm
grounding in technique and passing on many insider
tips (both for the ADI exam and for teaching real
learners), he has given me the encouragement and
confidence needed to get through this, and made me
feel like I had something attainable and worthwhile to
work towards. This aspect is so important and
certainly lacking in the driving instructor training provided by larger
colleges.
In summary, I could not have wished for a
more able and professional ADI trainer as Colin Scott and
certainly intend to maintain contact for my continuing
professional development. I have no hesitation in
recommending his services to anyone seeking ADI
training and development.
Dr Paul
Conibear.
ADI Part 3 Training
Colin Scott was recommended to me by a former pupil
of his, ( I think he must have paid him!!!!).
Prior to this, and having trained through Colin, I
realised that the previous ADI training I had experienced
was no way near good enough to teach people to drive,
never mind pass the ADI part 3 exam.
During my training, whilst using role-play, I had
problems finding the right words to explain certain
situations to a pupil. Colin adapted his teaching
methods to coincide with my characteristics so we were
both on the same wavelength. This allowed me to
progress with my teaching skills so I could deal with
situations much more confidently and I therefore also
had time to deal with what was actually happening on
the road.
I always felt after each lesson that I had learnt
and achieved more (mostly about how his week had
been!). Even when I was having a bad day, Colin
managed to motivate a good performance out of me and
that is what I call skill!
Alan Law
Leicester
I want to say a few things about my ADI
Part 3 training with Colin Scott...
Firstly, thank you very much Colin,
couldn't have done it without you! and
secondly to all you PDIs out there
wondering if and how you're ever going
to pass the part 3 exam.... well here's
some advice; ASK COLIN!
I did plenty of research and met up with
lots of 'Training Colleges' before
deciding to travel 4 hrs a day for
Colin's tuition; it really was worth
it! He's realistic about the
training time you'll need to get
through, and in fact, if he thinks
you'll get through!! (I know that sounds
a bit scary but at least you know you're
not going to waste your money on someone
telling you a load of bollocks about how
you'd pass tomorrow if it was up to
them!!)
The sessions are well planned, when you
arrive for your next lesson you realise
that he's been thinking about the
previous lesson and has planned which
areas need more work than others, but
rest assured, no stone is left
un-turned!
Who says learning for the part 3 can't
be fun? It is fun! Colin will help you
get over that 'I feel so stupid
pretending to teach an SE to drive'
feeling because his role play is so
convincing, which is why it becomes fun.
As far as I'm concerned, doing your part
3 and teaching for real are two separate
things, but with the help and training I
received from Colin, I not only passed,
but had the confidence and knowledge to
get on with the job.
I wish all you PDIs the very best of
luck with your part 3 and thanks again
Colin... Thank **** for the Internet or
I'd never have found you!!
Ali Gibson.
Colin,
After your excellent training for the ADI Part 3
exam and passing I have been rushed off my feet
with pupils.
However, I still feel that I am indebted to you
for the training that you gave me. I came to you
on my third attempt and just recently made
redundant, as well on top (no pressure)
I had to pass the ADI part 3. I Thank Allah for
pointing me to your website, as I know that
without your training and Allah’s help I would
have got the same result as the two previous
attempts.
Colin, I cannot thank you enough for getting me
ready in 10 hours and still getting a positive
result. I knew after our first hour that you
could help, you’re very honest, and sincere
approach impressed me so much that I felt there
and then that I was getting trained
professionally. I have so much faith in your
training that I called my driving school Trust
Driver Training. So far your methods are doing
very well with my pupils, and DSA Examiners
alike. The examiners are actually feeding back
to me that the pupils I am bringing for the
driving test are of a high standard, that is
thanks to you, because I was trained well.
All the best
Amir.
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"The
'mental preparation' for the exams was
particularly
impressive - it's just not taught or mentioned
in any other literature I've read. Also
Colin's general empathy - I knew my training
mattered to him! I would rate the training I
received 11 out of 10."
Mr.
Black - Glen Parva
"I
took my Part 3 training with Colin Scott and
found his role-play was excellent, structured
and at a level at which I could achieve at all
times"
Stephen
Baden-Fuller
South Leicestershire
Independent Motoring school
"It was a
big change from previous training I had already
undertaken."
J.
Basra - Leics.
"Without
the constant backing of Driving Innovation in
every stage of the learning process through to
test. I could not have achieved such a high
standard of which I am very proud of."
David
Steptoe-Warren
Colin
I've
passed.
Just
a line to thank you for all your expert help without
which I am sure the result would have
been very different, not only did I get the
help I needed but also the encouragement
when it went wrong and all the tools to put
it right. Furthermore I learnt more in
the weeks I spent training with you than all
the months at a large organisation.
Richie
Phillips - Market Harborough
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