Become a driving instructor

A driving instructor is a person who receives payment to teach others how to drive or ride for the purpose of gaining a class of licence.

An approved driving instructor will have a driving instructor ‘D’ endorsement on their Northern Territory (NT) driver licence.

Approval is valid for 5 years and all driving instructors must comply with the:

Code of practice for NT driving instructors and driving examiners PDF (758.8 KB)
Code of practice for NT driving instructors and driving examiners DOCX (656.3 KB).

How to become a driving instructor

To get your driving instructor ‘D’ endorsement, you must follow these steps:

Step 1. Take a driving instructor training course

You must complete a Certificate IV in motor vehicle driver training.

There are 3 specialised groups within the Certificate IV qualification:

• group A - car driving instruction
• group B - heavy vehicle driving instruction
• group C - motorcycle riding instruction.

Find a registered training provider.

You must also have held the relevant class of open licence in Australia for a continuous period of 3 years immediately prior to the date of application.

Step 2. Submit your documents to the MVR

You will need to take the following to the MVR:

• a complete medical assessment of fitness to drive form
  • medical assessment of fitness to drive (L2) form DOCX (278.5 KB)
  • medical assessment of fitness to drive (L2) form PDF (226.2 KB)
• National Police Certificate issued in the NT - apply for a criminal history check
• traffic offence history issued in the NT - go to the NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services website
• your Certificate IV in motor vehicle driver training
• current NT driver licence.

Your medical assessment must:

• not be older than 3 months
• show you are medically fit to drive.

Your criminal history and traffic history checks must not be older than 3 months.

Step 3. Pay for and get your driving instructor endorsement

Your driving instructor "D" endorsement will be added to your licence after:

• your documents have been processed
• you have paid the driving instructor endorsement fee.

After you get endorsed

You will need to renew your driving instructor endorsement every 5 years. You will need to provide:

• a fitness to drive medical assessment, and
• national criminal history check.

Interstate driving instructors

If you hold current driving instructor accreditation in another state or territory, you can apply for a NT driving instructor endorsement without the need for additional training.

You will need to provide:

• your last fitness to drive medical assessment, and
• national criminal history check.

These will be used to calculate your driving instructor endorsement renewal date.

If you can't give details, you will need to provide a current medical and criminal history check.