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The Level 8 diploma enrols online at £1,999, paid in full or monthly. The Level 5 award runs through approved partner driving schools, who confirm pricing with you directly.

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Level 8: Diploma for Teaching the IDEA

£1,999

All 13 units at SCQF Level 8, 17 credit points. This is the course for instructors who go on to train other people. You get two years to finish it.

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Level 5: Introduction to Driving Education Award

Through partner driving schools

All 13 units at SCQF Level 5, 25 credit points. This is the course you take to become an instructor. Your local approved partner signs you up and arranges the in-car training. They will tell you the price.

  1. 01Pick an approved partner school near you.
  2. 02Your partner enrols you and agrees the in-car training fees with you directly.
  3. 03Study the 13 units online and in the car, then earn the award.
Find your partner schoolAbout the award

Prices are final: Innovative Driving Education Academy Ltd is not VAT registered, so no VAT is added at checkout. Instalment plans divide the price evenly (rounded in your favour) with no interest or fees. In-car training fees are agreed directly with your approved partner.

Choose your start date

The Level 8 diploma runs in intakes. Each one covers all 13 units, studied in order. Online sessions have set dates, and we arrange in-car training with you directly.

Who can enrol

There are two things you need before you join an intake.

You are already an ADI

You must be a qualified Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) before you start the Level 8 diploma.

You can train in a car, in your own area

Some units are taught in the car. You must be able to fit these sessions in flexibly, near where you live. We arrange each one with you directly.

Next start dates

Next intake

October 2026

Starts Monday, 5 October 2026

7 online session dates · 5 sessions we arrange with you

Unit 13 is not scheduled yet.

See the unit-by-unit dates
  1. Unit 1Training Advanced Skills of DrivingWe arrange this with you directly
  2. Unit 2Training Advanced Theories and Practices of DrivingMonday, 5 October 2026
  3. Unit 3Delivering Effective Goal Setting and Lesson PlanningWe arrange this with you directly
  4. Unit 4Delivering Training for Effective Route Planning and Fault-FindingWe arrange this with you directly
  5. Unit 5Delivering Advanced Teaching StrategiesWe arrange this with you directly
  6. Unit 6Delivering Effective Development of People SkillsMonday, 2 November 2026
  7. Unit 7Deliver Knowledge of Industry Reports and ResourcesMonday, 7 December 2026
  8. Unit 8Enhanced Development of Goals for Driver Education (GDE) and its Implications for Road SafetyMonday, 4 January 2027
  9. Unit 9Basics of SafeguardingMonday, 1 February 2027
  10. Unit 10Effective Assessment Performance and Experienced Record-Keeping and Quality AssuranceMonday, 1 March 2027
  11. Unit 11Effective Strategies for Teaching DrivingWe arrange this with you directly
  12. Unit 12Enhanced and Effective Level of Continuing Professional DevelopmentMonday, 5 April 2027
  13. Unit 13Effective Business BuildingNot scheduled yet

We arrange all in-car training with you directly.

February 2027

Starts February 2027

7 online session dates · 5 sessions we arrange with you

Unit 13 is not scheduled yet.

See the unit-by-unit dates
  1. Unit 1Training Advanced Skills of DrivingWe arrange this with you directly
  2. Unit 2Training Advanced Theories and Practices of DrivingFriday, 5 February 2027
  3. Unit 3Delivering Effective Goal Setting and Lesson PlanningWe arrange this with you directly
  4. Unit 4Delivering Training for Effective Route Planning and Fault-FindingWe arrange this with you directly
  5. Unit 5Delivering Advanced Teaching StrategiesWe arrange this with you directly
  6. Unit 6Delivering Effective Development of People SkillsFriday, 12 February 2027
  7. Unit 7Deliver Knowledge of Industry Reports and ResourcesFriday, 19 February 2027
  8. Unit 8Enhanced Development of Goals for Driver Education (GDE) and its Implications for Road SafetyFriday, 26 February 2027
  9. Unit 9Basics of SafeguardingFriday, 5 March 2027
  10. Unit 10Effective Assessment Performance and Experienced Record-Keeping and Quality AssuranceFriday, 12 March 2027
  11. Unit 11Effective Strategies for Teaching DrivingWe arrange this with you directly
  12. Unit 12Enhanced and Effective Level of Continuing Professional DevelopmentFriday, 19 March 2027
  13. Unit 13Effective Business BuildingNot scheduled yet

We arrange all in-car training with you directly.

What’s included

Both awards follow the same structure, whichever way you enrol.

13 units

Each award is built as 13 numbered units, studied in order.

Online and in-car

Study online at your own pace. In-car training runs with approved partners.

Marked and verified

A qualified trainer marks your assignments, and an independent verifier checks the marking.

A certificate you can prove

Your certificate carries a serial number that anyone can check online.

Six months per unit

Each unit gives you six months to complete its assignments.

Two years to finish

Take up to two years to complete all 13 units of the award.

Every certificate can be checked against its serial number on our verification page.

Common questions

Can I pay in instalments?
Yes. The Level 8 diploma can be paid in full or in 3, 6 or 12 monthly payments. The price divides evenly, rounded in your favour, with no interest and no fees.
How long do I get to finish?
Six months for each unit's assignments, and two years to complete the full award.
Is VAT added at checkout?
No. Innovative Driving Education Academy Ltd is not VAT registered, so the price you see is the price you pay.
I have a discount code. Where do I use it?
Enter it on the secure Stripe checkout page. Your discounted total shows before you pay anything.
How do I enrol on the Level 5 award?
Through an approved partner driving school. Your partner enrols you, arranges the in-car training, and confirms pricing with you directly.

Something else on your mind? Ask the team. The team is here Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Use Ask IDEA without taking a course

Ask IDEA answers questions about learning to teach driving, and works through problems with you rather than just handing over an answer. Everyone gets some use of it for free. A plan gives you more of it each day.

Ask IDEA Lite

£4.99 a month

A Lite usage plan for the Ask IDEA assistant, with medium usage limits.

Around £3.00 of assistant use a day. Short follow-up questions cost very little, so that goes a long way in one conversation.

Ask IDEA Heavy

£9.99 a month

A heavy usage plan for the Ask IDEA assistant, with x2 the usage limits of a enrolled student.

Around £6.00 of assistant use a day. Short follow-up questions cost very little, so that goes a long way in one conversation.

A plan renews until you stop it, and you can stop it yourself at any time from the Ask IDEA plan panel on the assistant page. You keep it until the end of the period you have paid for. Ask IDEA does not teach the paid Level 5 and Level 8 course material, and it is not a substitute for your trainer.