Having completed your training you will be faced with the big question of what to do next.
There are various options open to you.
Join A National Driving School
They will provide you with a car and help with recruiting pupils. In return, they will charge a large weekly or monthly franchise fee.
Join A Local Driving School
Some local schools will be keen to take on additional instructors on a part or full time basis. Some will provide you with a car whilst others will expect you to provide your own vehicle. Weekly/Monthly charges will vary enormously. There are no guarantees that the school will be able to provide sufficient pupils for your needs.
Set Up Your Own Driving School
You will, of course, have to source a car and there will be additional and not inconsiderable costs around advertising, stationery, fuel and maintenance etc. You will also face the problem of being an unknown entity in your area and may initially encounter difficulty in attracting pupils.
Join DriveTime Driving School
This will depend on the area in which you intend to teach as we do not want to provide too many instructors in the same area. We would expect you to source your own car but we can offer advice on buying/renting/leasing etc. We would also expect you to keep your car fully maintained and, of course, you will need to pay for fuel, insurance, road tax etc.
We provide the following :
Inclusion on the very successful Drive Time website or the establishment of a new Drive Time website if you are intending to work outside of Cornwall.
Headboard.
Telephone Booking Service for new clients.
All necessary stationery.
Manual Diary or a computer based booking system if you have access to a laptop which can be used in your car.
Advertising in the local press (if necessary).
Free Information Packs for New Clients.
Additional training/help with Check Tests free of charge.
Help and advice re Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Provision of Study Aids
Help and advice with Lesson Planning.
Our charge for this service will be £95.00 per month plus an initial joining fee of £80.00.
We can provide full advice as to the best option for you.
Even if you are hoping to set up on your own, we can offer the following :
A five hour business development course (full details on request) costing £150.00.
Advice on web page design/optimisation. Fee dependent on your needs.
Establishment of your own website including web hosting and full optimisation. Costs will vary according your needs but typical costs for a six page fully working and hosted site would be in the region of £350.00. Bigger, more detailed sites will cost more. Contact us for more information.
Having completed your training you will be faced with the big question of what to do next.