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Apply for driving instructor license

Service Description

Anyone who trains persons who wish to obtain a permit to drive motor vehicles (learner drivers) requires a driving instructor's permit. The driving instructor permit is issued upon application in the BE class and additionally in the A, CE and DE classes.

The applicant for a driving instructor's license in class BE initially receives a temporary driving instructor's license.

The driving instructor permit may only be used together with the driving school permit or within the framework of an employment or training relationship with the owner of a driving school.

Process flow

Training as a driving instructor can only take place in one of the approximately 56 recognized driving instructor training centers nationwide. This involves not only theoretical training, but also an internship at a training driving school.

The training is a "graduated training". In the basic stage, the driving instructor license for the BE class is first acquired. This requires a two-phase application procedure. Based on this, the driving instructor licenses for classes A, CE and DE can be acquired.

Applicants for a driving instructor's license for class BE (driving instructor candidates) are granted a candidate authorization for the purpose of further training and examination in accordance with §§ 7, 8 of the Driving Instructor Act, insofar as this extends to the teaching tests in theoretical and practical driving instruction, if the practical driving test and the specialist knowledge test have each been successfully passed.

The candidate authorization expires either when the unlimited driving instructor authorization is granted or after three unsuccessful teaching tests in theoretical or practical driving instruction or after 2 years from the date of granting.

Who should I contact?

Contact the Thuringian State Administration Office (TLVwA).

Requirements

Prerequisites:

Driving instructor is a nationally recognized, uniformly regulated designation for a service profession in transportation. To practice this profession, you need a driving instructor's license. The requirements for this are regulated by the Driving Instructor Act. Training and examinations are carried out in accordance with training and examination regulations that apply throughout Germany and are based on this law. The driving instructor's license is issued if the applicant is

  • is at least 21 years old
  • is mentally, physically and professionally suitable and there are no facts that would make him or her appear unreliable for the driving instructor profession
  • has at least completed vocational training in a recognized teaching profession or has equivalent previous training
  • the applicant is in possession of the driving license of the class for which the driving instructor license is to be issued,
  • the applicant has been trained as a driving instructor in accordance with § 7 of the Driving Instructor Act within the last three years before the driving instructor license was issued
  • the applicant has passed an examination in accordance with § 8 of the Driving Instructor Act, and
  • the applicant has been trained as a driving instructor in accordance with § 7 of the Driving Instructor Act within the last three years before the driving instructor license was issued
  • the applicant has the knowledge of the German language required for the exercise of the profession

Which documents are required?

In order to obtain a driving instructor's license, a written application indicating the desired class must be submitted to the Driving License Authority. In addition, the following must be enclosed with the application

  • official proof of place and date of birth
  • curriculum vitae with handwritten signature
  • a medical certificate of mental and physical fitness
  • a certificate or an expert opinion on the fulfillment of the requirements for physical and mental fitness required of applicants for a category C1 driver's license and a certificate or an expert opinion on the fulfillment of the requirements for eyesight required of applicants for a category C1 driver's license, which are not older than one year at the time the application is submitted
  • a copy of the card driver's license issued after January 1, 1999; it must be officially certified if the driver's license is not presented for inspection,
  • a proof of the required previous education,
  • a certificate of good conduct, document type 0, for presentation to the licensing authority,
  • a certificate from the officially recognized driving instructor training center on the duration of the training carried out

What are the fees?

The fees are levied on the basis of Section D of the Annex to the Schedule of Fees for Road Traffic Measures.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

none

Legal basis

What else should I know?

Applicants who have already obtained a driving instructor's license in the public service (German armed forces, police) and are seeking a civilian driving instructor's license do not need to take the driving instructor's test. In addition to the above-mentioned documents, these applicants must enclose proof of possession of the official driving instructor's license (e.g. a certified copy of the driving instructor's license) with the application.

Persons who have acquired an authorization to train learner drivers in other European countries may be granted a corresponding German driving instructor's license under simplified conditions (§§ 3 and 5 FahrlG).

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture

Professionally released on

04.02.2022

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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