Di is our trainer who mainly covers the Norfolk area but will travel dependent on customer needs. She became a qualified driving instructor in 1983 and has been involved in all aspects of the industry, including Learners, Advanced Training, Instructor Training and Fleet. Di successfully ran a driving school with up to 30 ADIs, sponsoring many PDIs and offered CPD to them all. More recently, in 2011 Di became curious about coaching and Client-Centred Learning and how it could be used to improve road safety, so she embarked on the BTEC Level 4 Professional Award in Coaching for Driver Development. Since completing this course she has realised that teaching students who take a passive role in learning does not necessarily produce 'thinking' drivers and that involving the student, sharing ideas and coming up with solutions together, develops the driver making them self aware, take more responsibility and are better at making decisions, once they have passed the driving test. Di is so impressed with how coaching has renewed her passion for driver training that she wants other ADIs to flourish and experience the success that she now has.
To Diane Everett Thank you for a wonderful standards check day course on Monday. It was very informative and enlightening. I enjoyed it, and got so much out of it. I am now putting it into practice in my everyday lessons, and improving on my own skills and my pupils skills. Sandra Richens
To Diane Many thanks for a very enjoyable and extremely informative 2 days. Di is extremely knowledgeable in client centred learning and manages to create a very relaxed atmosphere which really helps promote active learning. The course is well structured and gradually builds up a picture of how to do things. The course fits very well with trainers who coach post test driver education as well as pre test. I feel I have gained a lot by attending the BTEC 3 course and I am very intrigued as to how much more I will pick up from the BTEC 4 course which I will be attending very shortly. Thanks again! Steve Tanner
Philippa Joyce
Just wanted to say that I got an A for my standards check today and would like to thank Di for her delivery of the BTEC coaching course in Bristol in June. It really helped me clarify what coaching was all about and it definately made a difference to my experience today. Thanks Di. Sue Blinco
“WOW, such a great day yesterday Day 1 of Btec Level 3 in Coaching with Di, so much to think about-all good! Counting days now to in-car session. Any ADIs take a look, thoroughly recommend Tri Coaching Partnership.”
Julia White
“Thanks again for today! Changed some pre-conceived ideas in my thinking regarding ccl- found it so valuable! Can’t wait to practice it on the road.”
Leigh Davies
"Thank you so very much for a fab day, I really enjoyed it. You have opened up my eyes to a new way of teaching. My head was banging after all the information you gave us lol. I will be telling/recommending all my fellow ADIs in Wales about this course"
Geoff Stroud
"Many thanks Di for a very enjoyable, informative and thought-provoking couple of days. I feel we had a good group that worked really well with each other under your guidance. It has given me a very different perspective in how I will work in the future. It will also be interesting to see how I get on with adopting a client centred approach and less instruction on my part! Thanks again Di."
Mark Sinclair
“Di is perfect and never rushes always listening to any questions that are asked, answering concisely and considerately. Di gives stimulating feedback keeping everybody's interest at all times. I found the first day very informative and extremely refreshing.
This new way of "Coaching" Is definitely the way forward in driver training. Di is part of a team that is opening up the eyes of what used to be us Driving Instructors into professional Coaches.
I feel in the not too far distant future the training methods and techniques that are presently being used for both PDIs and ADIs will be turned upside down forever and the book will be re written. I would like to thank both Di, and all the team for their professionalism and commitment to the C.C.L programme.” Mark Sinclair
Hanya Lewandowski
“Thank you Soooo much for a fab day in the classroom, had a really enjoyable day and learnt so much along the way, have been buzzing since I got home. Can’t wait for the in car session and getting started with my Homework.”
John Rennie “Love this training……! ! ! ! Problem is it makes the old instruction way seem like popping bubbles with a sledgehammer... The dynamics of the group seemed to work really well I will definitely promote this to other adis.”