Occupational driving instructor

Also searched as: Profesor de autoescuela

Code 2320.1.19

What does a Occupational driving instructor do?

Occupational driving instructors teach occupational drivers how to operate their vehicles according to driving regulations. They teach their students theory and techniques on how to optimally drive and maintain their specific vehicle, observe and evaluate the students' practice. They also focus on non-driving related subjects such as customer service (in case of person transportation drivers) and safety measure regulations.

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Essential skills

Knowledge

  • mechanical components of vehicles
  • road traffic laws
  • health and safety measures in transportation
  • geographic areas

Skills and competences

  • adapt training to labour market
  • apply teaching strategies
  • apply intercultural teaching strategies
  • drive vehicles
  • control the performance of the vehicle
  • park vehicles
  • assess students
  • ensure vehicle operability
  • guarantee students' safety
  • teach driving practices
  • observar progresos de estudiantes
  • perform defensive driving
  • assist students in their learning
  • use different communication channels

Transversal competences

  • adapt teaching to student's capabilities
  • give constructive feedback
  • interpret traffic signals

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences