ORDIT PREPARATION

Any Instructor looking to go on the official DSA ORDIT Register can benefit from our ORDIT Preparation training. As an existing Instructor, usually only a small course is required to lift the standard already achieved, this combined with the guidance on the required filing and paperwork will ensure you are ready.

If you wish to combine ADI Training with the ORDIT qualification preparation then a longer course will be required. When qualified, this will allow you to offer ORDIT ADI Training Parts 1,2 and 3 and ADI Retraining. Courses can be complete Full Time, Part Time and we can cater for Distance Learning.

INFORMATION ABOUT ORDIT REGISTRATION

About ORDIT

ORDIT (the Official Register of Driving Instructor Training) was set up by the Driving Standards Agency with the support of the major driving schools and trade associations (i.e. DIA – Driving Instructors Association, MSA – Motor Schools Association, NJC – National Joint Council of ADI’s, DISC – Driving Instructor Scottish Council). ORDIT was set up to protect the public from substandard instructor training by setting a ‘minimum’ standard of competences for training providers. ORDIT is managed by the DSA and members failing to maintain the required standard may be removed (or feel compelled to resign) from ORDIT.

To have your training approved by the DSA and the various industry associations listed above you must join ORDIT and have your trainers tested by the DSA every two years. The DSA only approve instructor training from ORDIT organisations. The DSA do not recognise NVQ or any other qualification as adequate to train people to become driving instructors - only ORDIT

Why would companies not be on ORDIT?

At the moment ORDIT is a voluntary scheme and to join it does require an organisation to pay a membership fee of £117.50 plus a fee for each premises and trainer inspected by the DSA every two years of between £86.36 and £227.65 per trainer and £227.65 per premises. These are the only costs involved in being a member of ORDIT. Some non-ORDIT training organisations use these costs as a reason for not being part of the scheme. You really shouldn’t be giving as much as £2,000 plus to an organisation that cannot afford these nominal DSA inspection and membership fees!

If an organisation is not on ORDIT it is probably because they do not wish to be bound by the ORDIT code of practice or employ the services of properly DSA ORDIT qualified instructor trainers throughout their training programme. Alternatively, it is simply because they couldn’t reach the required minimum standard