Level 4 Driving Instructor Course

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Level 4 Driving Instructor Training Course

5 Day

Advanced

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Beyond Driving’s Qualsafe Level 4 Driving Instructor Course is a nationally recognised, advanced qualification designed for experienced professionals who want to deliver high-quality, compliant driver training within their organisation.

This unique UK qualification enables successful candidates to plan, deliver and assess driver training courses to a recognised national standard, supporting internal capability while maintaining robust governance and quality assurance.

Developed specifically for high-risk and operational environments, the course is ideally suited to emergency services, utilities, infrastructure providers and organisations operating specialist or off-road vehicles.

A Nationally Recognised Level 4 Qualification

A Level 4 qualification sits at an advanced level of professional learning, equivalent to the first year of a UK bachelor’s degree. It demonstrates a depth of understanding beyond operational competence, focusing on instructional ability, critical thinking and professional judgement.

This qualification confirms that instructors can not only perform safely, but can teach, assess and justify training decisions in line with organisational and regulatory requirements.

As a Qualsafe-accredited programme, the course provides assurance that training meets nationally recognised standards and is externally quality assured.

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Reduces Incidents

And gives drivers the skill to use their vehicles more effectively

Aides Compliance

With PUWER and H&S legislation

Convenient Location

Covered at your venue or at one of our off-road centres

Experienced Instructors

Collectively we have over 50 years experience.

What's Covered

The Level 4 Driving Instructor Course goes beyond technical driving skills. It develops instructors who can confidently deliver structured, defensible and effective training.

Key areas include:

  • Principles of adult learning and instructional methods

  • Planning and structuring driver training sessions

  • Risk assessment and dynamic safety management

  • Instructional communication and coaching techniques

  • Observation, feedback and performance evaluation

  • Managing mixed-ability groups

  • Delivering training in challenging operational environments

Practical delivery is integrated throughout the course to ensure learning is immediately applicable.

Practical, Real-World Delivery

Training is delivered in realistic driving environments, reflecting the conditions candidates and their organisations actually face. This may include:

  • Off-road and uneven terrain

  • Poor weather and reduced traction

  • Confined access routes

  • Dynamic and changing risk conditions

Candidates rotate through instructor, observer and driver roles, allowing them to develop confidence in delivering instruction while maintaining safety and control.

This approach ensures instructors are prepared for real-world delivery, not just classroom scenarios.

Aimed At

This course is designed for experienced drivers and operational staff who are responsible for training others, or who are progressing into an instructor or training role.

It is particularly suitable for:

  • Emergency services and NHS teams

  • Specialist response and HART teams

  • Utilities and infrastructure organisations

  • Employers delivering in-house driver training

  • Professionals responsible for skills assurance and compliance

Candidates should already have a strong foundation in vehicle operation and workplace safety.

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Your Driving Instructor Specialists

We work with DVSA Approved Driving and QUALSAFE accredited Instructors. We specialise in training drivers how to handle their machines in the high-risk, off-road environments, like flood and winter conditions. We have the best qualified trainers in the industry, and are the leading specialists in our field.

Our driver instructor courses are designed to aid you to fulfil your duty of care under the Health and Safety At Work Act and Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER). Driver risk assessments are also required to fulfil Health and Safety risk management obligations. Our courses keep not only your drivers but also your company safe. Read more about our specialist driving instructors.

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