A qualified Driving Instructor will be able to:

·  Plan and provide tuition to enable a learner to obtain a learner’s licence in accordance with applicable legislation requirements.

·  Plan and provide training to enable a learner to obtain a driving licence in accordance with applicable legislation requirements.

·  Maintain an effective system of vehicle control.

·  Establish, keep and maintain prescribed records.

Rationale:
The need for the Occupational Certificate: Driving Instructor comes as a result of multiple driving schools located in different parts of the country, wherein every Driving Instructor operates independently with limited capacity. The entire environment is unregulated with a high number of driving instructors practicing without proper qualification due to the unemployment rate among the youth as they try to ensure a livelihood. The rationale for this qualification is to equip people who wish to become driving instructors with the necessary knowledge and skills to assist those who wish to obtain a learner’s or valid driving licence.

This qualification will ensure that traffic laws, road traffic signs, road traffic rules, vehicle controls and vehicle control are properly taught to the clients. It is envisaged that this qualification will contribute to the reduction of road carnage by promoting road safety.

Through this qualification, the traffic fraternity has created a developmental career path along a path of lifelong learning through the formal acknowledgement of competencies, skills and attitudes. Qualified driving instructors will be able to progress career wise to occupations like Examiner for Driving Licences, Road Traffic Safety Officer and so forth.

RPL for Access to the Qualification:
Accredited providers and approved workplaces may recognise prior learning against the relevant access requirements.

Entry Requirements:

·  Level 3 qualification with Communication.

Knowledge Modules:

·  516501-000-00-00-KM-01, Road laws for South African drivers, Level 3, 5 Credits.

·  516501-000-00-00-KM-02, Foster and maintain customer relations, Level 3, 5 Credits.

·  516501-000-00-00-KM-03, Facilitation methods, techniques and resources, Level 4, 9 Credits.

·  516501-000-00-00-KM-04, System of vehicle control, Level 4, 5 Credits.

·  516501-000-00-00-KM-05, Establish and maintain effective administration, Level 3, 2 Credits.
Total number of credits for Knowledge Modules: 26.

Practical Skill Module:

·  516501-000-00-00-PM-01, Practice of defensive driving skills in line with the system of vehicle control, Level 4, 14 Credits.
Total number of credits for Practical Skill Modules: 14.

Work Experience Module:

·  516501-000-00-00-WM-01, Processes and procedures of applying the system of vehicle control, Level 4, 12 Credits.
Total number of credits for Work Experience Modules: 12.

·  A lesson is designed, delivered and evaluated to obtain a learners licence.

·  A lesson plan is designed, delivered and evaluated to obtain a driving licence.

·  The applicant is prepared, assessed and scheduled for a yard test.

·  The applicant is prepared, assessed and scheduled for a road test.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

·  The system of vehicle control is outlined and related.

·  Vehicle dynamics are simulated, demonstrated and practiced.

·  The types of hazards on public road are identified, managed and sketched.

·  The principles of vehicle control are identified, predicted and interpreted.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

·  Procedure and processes of maintaining vehicle records are extrapolated and sorted.

·  Procedure and processes of maintaining learner records are extrapolated and sorted.

·  The learner registration records are completed, compared and contrasted.

·  The serviceable parts of a vehicle are recognised and described.

Integrated Assessment:
Integrated Formative Assessment:
The Skills Development Provider will use the curriculum to guide them on the stipulated internal assessment criteria and weighting. The Provider will also apply the scope of practical skills and applied knowledge as stipulated by the internal assessment criteria. The formative and final formative assessments lead to entrance into the integrated external summative assessment.

Integrated External Summative Assessment:
An external integrated summative assessment, conducted through a Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) Assessment Quality Partner is required to issue this qualification. The external integrated summative assessment will focus on the Exit Level Outcomes and Associated Assessment Criteria.

Australia: Road Transport-Certificate in car driving instruction (Australian Qualifications Framework):

·  The Occupational Certificate: Driving Instructor compares with the above qualification in terms of the following learning areas: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) procedures.

·  Maintenance of records and administration.

·  Learning facilitation.

·  Monitoring and delivering service to customers.

·  Developing safe driving behaviours.

·  Customer interaction, etc.

·  Entry requirements.

Canada (Ontario): Basic Driving Instructor’s Certificate.
The Occupational Certificate: Driving Instructor compares with the above qualification in terms of the following learning areas.

In class theory instruction:

·  Communication skills.

·  Presentation skills.

·  Basic lesson planning.

·  Traffic Rules and regulations.

·  Novice driver evaluation.

In vehicle practice:

·  Knowledge of highway and defensive driving techniques.

·  Driver evaluation.

·  Development of technical and manoeuvring skills.

Conclusion:
As articulated above, the Occupational Certificate: Driving Instructor compares well with international trends in terms of the outlined competencies.

·  Occupational Certificate: Occupational Trainer, Level 4.

Vertical Articulation:
This qualification articulates vertically with the following qualifications:

·  National Certificate: Road Safety Development, Level 5.

·  Occupational Certificate: Road Transport Manager, Level 5.

Additional Legal or Physical Entry Requirements:

·  Successfully completed a driving licence competency test.

Criteria for the Accreditation of Providers:

·  Accreditation of providers will be done against the criteria as reflected in the relevant curriculum on the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) website.

The curriculum title and code is:

·  Driving Instructor: 516501-000-00-00.

Encompassed Trades:
This qualification encompasses the following trades as recorded on the National Learners’ Record Database (NLRD):

·  This is not a trade qualification.

Assessment Quality Partner (AQP):

·  Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC).