Driver Training Specialist

DVSA.GOV; Slough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension 28.97%

25 days annual leave + holidays

Flexible working options

Job summary

DVSA is seeking a Driver Training Specialist to deliver high-quality learning to frontline driving examiners across multiple DVSA sites, including Avonmouth, Birmingham, Cambridge and Slough. You will train delegates and provide constructive feedback to help learners reach sound professional judgments while upholding safety and fairness.

The role offers a generous pension scheme, 25 days of annual leave (plus holidays) and flexible working options to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Hold a full Category B UK or EU licence for the last 3 years with no more than 3 penalty points.
• Be prepared to provide evidence of essential qualifications/licenses during recruitment.
• Be willing to work towards the required driving test qualifications after joining the role.
• Demonstrate strong training and mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver learning products that meet Learning & Development standards and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain integrity and quality of learning products in line with L&D standards.
• Ensure accurate handover to the business for ongoing development where relevant.
• Collaborate with L&D and People & Places Directorate to foster a team ethos.
• Interact with external delivery partners as required in alignment with DVSA standards.

Skills

Safe driving

Training methods

Classroom presentations

Communication tailoring

Time management

Customer service

Team collaboration

Coaching/mentoring

Education

Authorised by the Secretary of State (Driving Test Examiner Warrant Card)

Approved Driving Instruction (Green Certificate)

Job description

Driver Training Specialist

Location: Avonmouth, Birmingham (Garretts Green), Cambridge, Chadderton, Gillingham (Kent), Glasgow (Bishopbriggs), Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Gosforth), Slough.

Salary: £30,485 (An allowance of £5,000 per year is payable, once you are fully qualified as a trainer.)

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 23rd August 2026

Job summary

Have you got experience of delivering technical training to a frontline operational workforce?

Are you passionate about improving road safety?

Do you enjoy helping others develop and giving constructive feedback in a supportive way?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

DVSA is looking for people who care about standards, safety and fairness, and who want to develop others to make sound professional judgements.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Job description

You will deliver quality learning to new Driving Examiners, creating a nurturing environment for delegates to reach their full potential by recognising learning styles, providing support and feedback.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Delivering learning products that meet Learning & Development (L&D) standards, policy, Quality Assurance processes, corporate and regulatory requirements.
• Upkeeping the integrity and quality of learning products in alignment with L&D standards and policy.
• Ensuring accurate completion of handover to the business to enable continuous development where relevant.
• Collaborating with L&D and wider People & Places Directorate colleagues to foster a team ethos to bring L&D and the People & Places Directorate vision to life.
• Interacting with external delivery partners as required in alignment with DVSA and L&D standards.

What DVSA requires from you

To train driving examiner candidates, you must meet the following requirements:

• Be willing to work towards building and maintaining relevant experience in driving test delivery and examiner training.
• Be able to communicate clearly and calmly, even in complex situations.
• Be able to deliver feedback constructively that others can act on to improve their performance.
• Able to use judgement to make effective decisions.
• Give accurate, objective and supportive feedback to improve trainees' performance.
• Reflect on your own practice and keep your skills up to date as standards, policy and guidance change.

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Open Sessions: Would you like to find out more about the role, the team and what it’s like to work in our department? If so, we are organising an open session where you can find more information about who we are at DVSA and what we do to keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably on 12 August at 09:00 or 12 August at 16:30.

We will train you!

Training for this position will be made up of 3 parts.

• Part 1 is Driving Examiner training
• Part 2 is delivering tests and working from your local driving test centre
• Part 3 will be our Training for Trainers course

You must be successful at each stage to progress to the next stage. The Driving Examiner training is pass/fail and your employment will cease if you do not pass. If you are unable to successfully complete the Training the Trainer course within a reasonable timeframe, you may be offered a permanent contract as a Driving Examiner. Parts 2 and 3 are based on continuous improvement, not a pass/fail assessment. We will strive to help you succeed in post.

Person specification

You must have held full Category B UK or EU licence continuously for the last 3 years and must have no more than 3 penalty points.

You will be required to provide evidence that you hold any essential qualifications/licenses at some point during the recruitment process. If you cannot provide evidence, your application will be withdrawn.

If you do not already hold the qualifications below, you will be expected to work towards them once in post as part of your training:

• Authorised by the Secretary of State to conduct the official Category B Driving Test (Examiner Warrant Card)
• Approved Driving Instruction (Green Certificate)

Required skills/experience:

• Consistently drive to a high standard and understand what safe, legal and responsible driving looks like
• Knowledge and experience of training methods, learning techniques and classroom presentations
• Experience in tailoring communication to suit individual needs, using different communication methods where appropriate
• Strong organisational and time management skills as a team and independent working
• Strong customer service skills
• Experience working as part of a dispersed team
• Experience in coaching and/or mentoring