Driving licence

The training as a driving instructor can only take place in one of the approximately 56 recognized driving instructor training centres nationwide. Not only theoretical training, but also an internship in a training driving school is required.

The training is a "stage training". In the basic level, the driving licence of class BE is first acquired. This requires a two-phase application procedure.
Based on this, the driving licences of classes A, CE and DE can be acquired.

In order to enable the trainee trainee in the training driving school to apply the knowledge acquired freshly in the officially recognised training establishment, he is granted a "temporary driving licence" with limited training rights if he has previously practical driving and the specialist examination have been successfully passed.
The temporary driving licence expires either with the granting of the permanent driving licence or after three unsuccessful courses in theoretical or practical driving lessons or after the expiry of two years from the date of admission.

The responsibility lies with the district, the district-free city, the large independent city and the independent municipality.

Driving instructor is a state-recognised, uniformly regulated name for a service occupation in the transport sector. In order to practise this profession, you need a driving licence. The prerequisites for this are regulated by the Driving Instructors Act. Training and testing is carried out on the basis of this law in accordance with a nationwide training and examination regulations. The driving licence is issued if the applicant

• is at least 22 years old
• is mentally, physically and professionally appropriate and there are no facts that make him appear unreliable for the driving instructor profession
• has at least completed vocational training in a recognised apprenticeship after completed secondary education or equivalent prior education
• the driving licence of categories A, BE and CE and, if the driving licence of category DE is to be issued, the driving licence of category DE; a driving licence on probation is not enough
• has sufficient driving practice on motor vehicles of the category for which the driving licence is to be issued ( it is sufficient for the applicant for the driving licence of classes BE and DE to have sufficient driving practice on motor vehicles of category B and D has)
• has been trained as a driving instructor within the last three years, and
• professional competence in an examination.

In order to obtain the driving licence, a written application must be submitted to the driving licence authority stating the desired class. In addition, the application shall be enclosed by:

• official proof of place and day of birth
• Curriculum vitae with handwritten signature
• Certificate of an official doctor or doctor with the professional title "Operational or Occupational Medicine"
• on request, proof of an officially recognised med. psychological examination body on mental and physical aptitude
• a certified copy of the card driver's license
• Documents on driving practice
• proof of completed vocational training in a recognised apprenticeship after at least completed secondary education or equivalent prior education
• a confirmation of registration of an officially recognised driving instructor training centre together with a certificate of the start of training there
• a management certificate in the "0" model for submission to the approval authority

The information from the central traffic register is provided by the approval authority.

The following documents are to be submitted only after completion of the respective training courses:

• a certificate from the officially recognised driving instructor training centre for the duration of the training carried out
• in the application for the permanent driving licence of class BE, a certificate of the training driving school on the duration of the training carried out and the report booklet

The driving instructor examination is taken by a specially set up examination committee. The inspection fee plus any auditor travel expenses cannot be specified here in a binding manner.

• Fee for the issue of a temporary driving licence: 40.90 Euro
• Fee for extensions to permanent driving licence: 40.90 Euro

The duration of the driving instructor training is

• for applicants for the driving licence of class BE five and a half months in a driving instructor training centre and four and a half months in a training driving school
• for applicants for a class A driving licence, an additional one month in a driving instructor training centre
• for applicants for the driving licence of class CE or DE an additional two months in a driving instructor training centre
  (If the applicant for class DE holds the driving licence of class CE, the duration of the training shall be reduced by one month; this shall also apply to the issue of the driving licence class CE in the case of prior possession of class DE).

Training in the driving instructor training centre takes place in closed courses and may not be interrupted, except for a period of education up to one month which is not eligible for the duration of the training.

Applicants who have already obtained a driving licence in the public service (Federal Armed Forces, police) and who are seeking a civil driving licence will not take the driving instructor examination. In addition to the above-mentioned documents, these candidates must attach proof of the possession of the driving licence (e.g. certified copy of the driving instructor's licence) to the application.

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.