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Diamond Examiner Course

Diversify your driver training career – train to be a Diamond examiner!

With the growing demand for trainer and examiner services to address the backlog of candidates, now is the perfect time to enhance your CV and expand your professional services by earning a Diamond Examiner Qualification. Accredited by the DVSA, our three-day intensive training course offers comprehensive classroom and practical on-road skills, preparing you for various roles in driver and rider assessment. Join Diamond, the globally respected provider of driver and rider training, and take advantage of the immediate employment potential and industry-recognised qualifications available across the UK.
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Why You Should Enrol in the Diamond Examiner Course

  • Expand Your Career Opportunities

    Broaden your professional services by becoming a Diamond Examiner. Meet the growing demand for trainer and examiner services due to the backlog of candidates.

  • Enhance Your CV

    Add a globally respected qualification to your CV with an industry-recognised certification accredited by the DVSA.

  • Exclusive and Comprehensive Training

    Diamond offers the only advanced driver and rider assessment programme closely aligned with the DVSA's Cardington system. Our three-day intensive training covers both classroom and practical on-road skills.

  • Immediate Employment Potential

    Successful candidates may find opportunities to work within Diamond's expanding training and testing services, providing occupational assessments for taxi and PHV drivers, as well as advanced and elite training.

  • Meet the Industry Demand

    Respond to the increased need for examiners and trainers post-lockdown. Courses are held across the UK, making it convenient to join.

  • Fast track 3-day course

    The course includes a full day in the classroom on Day 1, followed by practical on-road training and a final assessment on Days 2 and 3.

Location and Parking

Driving Instructors Association, 11 Gleneagles Court, Brighton Road, Crawley RH10 6AD

Please note: No on-site parking is available. However, there are local car parks and the office is at a convenient 10-minute walk from Crawley train station. For additional parking options please visit https://en.parkopedia.com/ . If you need accessible access please let us know and we will make parking arrangements available to you on site.

Timings

Registration: 9.45 am
Start: 10.00 am
End: 4.00 pm

This course includes

  • Note-taking materials
  • Handouts and reference materials
  • Refreshments
  • Sandwich lunch
  • Digital Certificate

Lunch and refreshments will be provided (normally a sandwich lunch pack). Kindly inform us of any specific dietary requirements and respond to this email accordingly.

Course Outline

Day One

  • Introductions
  • Course content and expectations
  • Diamond procedures and practices
  • Fault analysis and theory practice
  • Familiarisation with policies, procedures, and paperwork

Day Two

  • In-car training (delegate-to-trainer ratio is 3:1)

Day Three

  • Morning session: In-car training
  • Afternoon session: Final test/assessment to qualify as a Diamond Examiner (approximately 40 minutes per delegate)

Feedback and course results will be given to each candidate on the last day after the final assessment

Course Requirements

Before starting the course, you need to pass the Diamond Elite Test. 

Find out more here.

The Elite Test fee is included in the course price. You will need to pay for any further attempts and this can be booked online for £125.

Before the course, you must complete the Diamond Elite Test, which is included in the course fee and is valid for 3 years.

To book the Diamond Elite test, please contact us at help@advancedmotoring.co.uk. The Diamond Elite Test is based on the DVSA Cardington marking system and the Essential Skills DVSA guidelines for an advanced level of professional driving.

Once booked an examiner will call you to discuss a meeting location and date and you can discuss training options with your examiner at this point.

The Diamond Elite Test is a high-level test, and we recommend you consider training with one of our examiners. Training fees are not included in the course fee and need to be booked online.

FAQs

All of Diamond’s examiners are self-employed. You can fit tests into your schedule as long as they are conducted during daylight hours. Tests and training are not guaranteed by Diamond and it depends on demand in your area. Bookings can fluctuate and you are paid per test or training session by invoicing us monthly. No expenses are paid without prior agreement.

Yes, you can continue to be an ADI alongside being a Diamond examiner. This is not a full time role and you can continue with your own work as you choose.

Examiners receive £40 per taxi test and £50 per training session (1 hour lesson).

No, all bookings, terms and conditions need to be adhered to by booking through the official Diamond website. You can promote yourself as a Diamond examiner i.e. on a CV as long as you have a current and valid registration with Diamond. All Diamond examiners must be a valid DIA member with PI/PL in place and have completed their Diamond elite test within a 3 year period.

When Diamond receives a booking for your area, it will be forward to you for acceptance. You will then arrange a mutually convenient date with the client. After completing the test/training session, you will invoice us at the end of each month. These booking procedures and invoicing are explained fully on the first classroom day of the examiner course. You will also receive full Notes for Guidance and Standard Operating Procedures to
explain all of Diamond’s policies and procedures.

The Diamond examiner course will train you to conduct training and tests for occupational drivers i.e. taxi testing. An additional course is needed at a later date to test to advanced and elite levels. You can train clients to get ready for the advanced or elite test, as long as your own elite test certification is current and valid.

Yes there are other organisations testing and training occupational drivers. The Diamond examiner course will ensure that you are fully supported, prepared and qualified to assess and test post test drivers to the high standards, as set out by companies, organisations and local authorities, looking for a robust and uniform testing and training regime.

The in-car training element of the course focuses on role-play scenarios for assessing and testing occupational drivers. The training car is supplied by Diamond, and you will work with 1 or 2 other candidates for approximately 1.5 days. On the final day, you will need to complete a successful final assessment and correct completion of a test report with the appropriate outcome.

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Become a Diamond Examiner​

Earn extra income and take your ADI badge to the next level as a Diamond Examiner.

Price: £599 | Tax Included

Become a Diamond Accredited Training Centre

Driver or rider training school with multiple trainers? Why not become a Diamond accredited training centre?

Training centres all over the world chose Diamond as an accrediting body for their post test training provision.

Becoming an accredited centre means we’ll train your people to become in-house trainers and examiners enabling you to act as a Diamond specialist centre in your area offering a range of post test assessments and training services for both riders and drivers.

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