Part 3 driving instructors exam.

catz62

Need help. Have my Part 3 driving instructors exam in 3 weeks. What situations have people been asked? Is there any driving instructors on the southside interested in giving me some lessons and going over a few things.
Thanks.

STREETS AHEAD

Hi catz62,

I did my part 3 in Rathgar and it went really well. The examiner really put me at ease at the very start - so don't stress about it. Be natural and treat them as if they are actually one of your students (if you are working in the industry already).
Be clear and concise in your communication. Always Ask questions. Relax and believe me its over before you know it.


Anyway here are my test cases:

I was asked 2 different scenarios:

1st Scenario

Examiner said he was a student that had already completed 5 lessons with me and today it was time to the learn the turnabout procedure.

He then gives you 5 mins to think about what you want to say and then you begin teaching...

First explain with diagrams or notes about the Turnabout manouvere, then you can demonstrate manouvre, then finally you can get the "student" to practice the manouvre.
Once they completed the manouvre successfully... finish the lesson with a summary of their progress and and where if any improvement are necessary.

At the end, do not forget to congratulate the student on the progress made in lesson... Positive Feedback is always good. Then reschedule you next "fake lesson" with examiner/student

2nd case Scenario:

They give this to you in the car after you have completed your first scenario. Again they give you the scenario and then 5 mins to prepare yourself.

My scenario involved meeting a student for the first time but the student had been driving for 2 years previously and has a test in the next 2 weeks.

The student had also recently failed his last test about 3 months beforehand. Failed on making Right and Left turns.

Be sure to greet the examiner/student properly as it is supposed to be your first meeting together. Also make sure you ask for the Learner permit Believe me itrs easy to forget because you know he is only acting as a learner.
Then you can ask for previous test sheet if he has it.(obviously he does not)

So seeing as you know he can drive to some standard., I got him to drive straight away while I watched to see if the faults were related to position on the road or observation or progress etc etc etc ..

I let them him do a couple of turns and once you Identify the issue, make them park in a safe area.
Then proceed to detail some of the errors that you have seen.
Again Positive feedback is also necessary.
Explain the correct way using notes and diagrams. You can demonstrate yourself also if needed. However its probably better to let them drive as much as possible after you have explained what is needed.
Give clear timely instructions as to what you want them to do.
Examiner/student then drove back to test centre where you will then need to finish lesson as you did in the 1st scenario.
"Praise and Practise"
Positive feedback with some exercises to practise on before you book them in again so that you can see how their practise has gone before their so called test.
End lesson.



He then can checked the boot of my car to make sure I had all the saftey equipment necessay



You do not get your result straight away. It takes a couple of days because the examiner has to go in and write a report detailing your test and you get it in the post :eek: Hardest part is waiting for it


Sorry if this is a longwinded reply.
For me it was easier doing the actual exam than it is writing about it here.

Anyway I hope this helps you in someway. It was only my experience.

If you need anymore details or info you can PM me for my conatct details.

Anyway hope it goes well for you, best of luck:D

Cheers,
STREETS AHEAD

DriveSkill

Hi,

Very similar experience to the previous post, my 2 scenarios were :

• Turnabout for the beginner
• Person who had failed a test for 'Reaction to Hazards'

The main points I would say are definitely emphasise the need for the 'pupil' to ask questions if they are not clear on any aspect. Also (especially for the 2nd scenario) you can get them to self-analyse the faults a little.

I think, in general, during the 2nd scenario it should be pretty obvious what the mistakes are - they are not very subtle In my case he almost took off going over some speed ramps and was cutting in and out sharply between parked cars.

The time does go pretty quickly so keep any eye on that, I would certainly advise to pull in and park to during the 2nd scenario after the faults have been demonstrated - this allows you to clearly explain what the 'pupil' should do and the good news is they will take direction and correct the errors.

The various scenarios that can be covered are pretty much the same as described in 'The Driving Instructors Handbook' which describes the UK system.

You should have safety equipment such as warning triangle, yellow jackets, fire extinguisher etc as they are worth a point! Mine were not actually checked but I did get the point for them

Good luck with it!

RSA ADI MARK

hi catz62,look up on your book rsa information booklet page 6,7,8 it can be any of them,myself i did phase1 turnabout phase 2 dealing with and emerging at junctions and roundabouts,if you can get a copy of the marking sheet ,remember you must get the 16 core competencies, best of luck.

LookBehindYou

Best advice is relax. Treat the tester as you would treat a pupil (nice that is)
Listen to the questions, there will be lots of hints in the questions.
Go through everything and check its understood.
Its an instruction ability test, your ability to get the correct information across to the pupil.
I used my 5 min break for a smoke.
As said already, the hardest part is the waiting to hear about your pass, in the post.
if you need any more advice send PM.

2qk4u

I found this the most difficult part of the exam process. As stated above the most important thing is to stay cool, just do what you do but stay focused.
Good luck..

brian076

catz62 wrote: »

Need help. Have my Part 3 driving instructors exam in 3 weeks. What situations have people been asked? Is there any driving instructors on the southside interested in giving me some lessons and going over a few things.
Thanks.

I'm not sure where you are in Dublin, but I can arrange to meet you if you like, somewhere around the Spawell in Templeogue. I'm not doing much else at the moment, can't give any lessons with the roads the way they are. PM me if you're interested.