Franchisee Case Study 4: Become a driving instructor in five weeks

Like his racing greyhounds, Rob Tunmore took the fast track when he switched careers and trained to become a driving instructor with Bill Plant Ltd.
 
For  Rob, 51, passed all necessary training and exams to become a fully qualified Approved Driving Instructor in a record five weeks.
 
Rob, was a  fed up transport manager working 70 hours a week when he signed up to Bill Plant’s ADI intensive training program.
 
He said: ‘I wanted a different career with freedom to work my own hours and be my own boss.  It can take 18 months to become a fully approved driving instructor. Many people try to fit training around their existing jobs but I wanted to get started and qualify as soon as possible.
 
When he is not instructing learners, Rob, who has three grown up boys, enjoys watching his greyhounds race.
 
He says: ‘The Bill Plant intensive training package cost £2,900 and I cannot fault it in anyway. Thanks to Bill Plant I had all the necessary literature, instruction and support required to pass all stages of my test.
 
Rob is now running a successful Bill Plant driving school franchise in the Marlborough and Swindon areas in Wiltshire.
 
‘He says: ‘Owning greyhounds and training to be a driving instructor both require a great deal of hard work to get results.  Becoming a driving instructor has been a very steep learning curve and I get a real buzz from the interaction with the pupils.’

Published by admin on May 20th, 2008 in ADI, Driving Instructor Franchise, Driving Instructor Training, Franchisee case Studies