Driving instructor
- Professional qualification
- Nationwide
- Public service
To act as a driving instructor, you need a driving instructor licence issued by Traficom. The licence gives you the right to provide driving instruction for category B driving licence. If you want to provide instruction for other driving licence categories you must produce separate proof of your qualification.
Do the following
Submit the application at Ajovarma's service point. Attach to the application
• a certificate stating that you have completed the compulsory modules of the driving instructor’s specialist vocational qualification that concern management of driving school activities and acting as a driving instructor, or Traficom's decision on eligibility on the basis of qualifications obtained in an EU/EEA country
• a medical certificate for group 2 health requirements, issued a maximum of 6 months earlier, if you do not have a driving licence corresponding to category 2 or an extended medical certificate that takes into account the effects of ageing if you have already reached the age of 68.
The decision on a driving instructor licence is made at Traficom. If a driving instructor licence can be granted, you will receive it by post within approximately two weeks.
To whom and on what terms
You can obtain a driving instructor licence if
• you are at least 23 years old
• you have completed the compulsory modules of the specialist vocational qualification for driving instructors on driving school activities management and acting as a driving instructor
• you have a category B driving licence, which has been valid for at least three years
• you meet the group 2 health requirements for driving
• you are not banned from driving.
You cannot obtain a driving instructor licence if
- you are currently on a driving ban
- in the past five years, you have been guilty of driving while intoxicated, aggravated driving while intoxicated, causing a serious traffic hazard or causing a traffic hazard in a manner indicating gross negligence
- in the past year, you have been banned from driving because of committing other traffic offences
- during the past five years, you have been found guilty of homicide or causing bodily injury or other offence indicating violent behaviour, a sex offence or a similar offence and the act indicates that you are apparently unsuitable for the profession of a driving instructor, or
- based on the register held by the police, you have otherwise shown with your actions that you are apparently unsuitable for the profession of a driving instructor in view of your way of life or personal characteristics.
Period of validity
The driving instructor licence is valid for five years at a time or for two years if you have already reached the age of 68. Upon expiry of the licence, the licence must be renewed. Further information on the renewing can be found on Traficom's website.