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.

Code of practice for NT driving instructors and driving examiners PDF (279.8 KB)
Code of practice for NT driving instructors and driving examiners DOCX (662.8 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.

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.