Practical Teaching Skills for Driving Instructors author Susan McCormack chats coaching, driving instructor training & Game of Thrones

​Interview with Susan McCormack Tri-Coaching Partnership Co-Managing Director. http://www.drivinginstructortrainingcourse.co.uk/ As a Director of Tri-Coaching Partnership Limited Susan McCormack is responsible for gaining centre approval from Edexcel to deliver BTEC qualifications and for writing the BTEC Levels 3 and 4 in Coaching for Driver Development. She trained to become a driving instructor with BSM in 1985 and worked at Nottingham BSM centre for three years before becoming an instructor trainer, based in Birmingham, until 1995 when she became the Research & Development Manager at BSM. Her roles at BSM gave her invaluable insight into every aspect of driver training. She was responsible for the development of the instructor training programme, the content of the driving simulator and several CPD courses, as well as writing books and other training materials and delivering courses. She worked closely with Nottingham University to develop a hazard perception programme for the driving simulator, which then formed part of an important research project into how drivers perceive and respond to different types of hazards. In 2006 Susan joined a new driver training company and wrote their instructor training programme and accompanying BTEC Level 4 in Approved Driving Instruction. She then went on to co-write the BTEC in Driving Science. Self-employed since 2008 Susan has been teaching learner drivers, training driving instructors, delivering fleet and CPD, whilst also completing an MSc in Driver Behaviour and Education. She lectures occasionally on driver coaching at UEL and writes for ADI News and the MSA Newslink magazine. She also speaks at conferences around the country. As a trainer and course developer, Sue believes passionately in improving road safety and is forever seeking out new ways to empower newly qualified drivers to avoid and manage the hazards on the roads that risk ruining their lives forever. Using all of her previous experience Susan has now developed the Tri-Coaching Partnership driving instructor training course (TCIT) that is used in many independent and multi-car driving schools. Susan is also an expert in the DVSA Standards Check for driving instructors and the part 3 for potential driving instructors. Susan is ORDIT registered and of course a Grade A driving instructor who scored 51/51 on first Standards Check. Susan also wrote the model of goal setting and risk management which is widely used by driving instructors and forms the basis of our standards check workshops. https://www.tri-coachingpartnership.com/susan-mccormack.html https://www.tri-coachingpartnership.com/ https://www.tri-coachingpartnership.com/