Meet Your Driving Instructor Trainer
As an experienced driving instructor trainer in Birmingham, Ali has worked with learner drivers, PDIs and qualified ADIs since 2004.
Meet Ali Shahraki
Learn From Experience That Goes Beyond Passing the ADI Tests
Choosing the right trainer can have a major impact on not only whether you qualify, but the type of driving instructor you become.
Ali Shahraki has worked in driver training since 2004, helping learner drivers, PDIs and qualified ADIs develop their driving, instructional and coaching skills.
As a Grade A DVSA Approved Driving Instructor, ORDIT Registered Instructor Trainer and Diamond Advanced Examiner, Ali combines real-world instructor experience with advanced driver training, coaching and business knowledge.
His approach isn't simply about helping you pass Parts 1, 2 and 3. It's about helping you become a confident, professional instructor capable of building a successful long-term career.
Qualifications & Professional Experience:
🧑🏫 ORDIT Registered Instructor Trainer — Since 2010
Trained and passed Ordit test to be Registered on DVSA Ordit Register on instructor trainers in the UK, since 2010, so he could provide professional, high quality training and development for people working towards becoming Approved Driving Instructors. DVSA-recognised instructor trainer with extensive experience developing PDIs and qualified ADIs.
💎 Diamond Advanced Examiner — Since 2015
Advanced driving examiner experience bringing higher-level driving standards, observation, planning and risk management into instructor development.
🏆 Grade A DVSA Approved Driving Instructor — Since 2014
( Also Highest old style Grade , 2004-2014)
Achieved the highest grading under the previous DVSA grading system from 2004–2014, before progressing to Grade A when the current Standards Check grading system was introduced in 2014.
This is the highest current DVSA Standards Check grade, demonstrating a high standard of client-centred driving instruction.
Ali was already a high-grade instructor under the previous DVSA grading system before the current Grade A/B system was introduced in 2014 ( Grade 6, 2004-2014).
He was also among the instructor trainers who adapted early to the new client-centred Standards Check approach, achieving a high Grade A on his first Standards Check and continuing his development as an ORDIT-registered instructor trainer in a new coaching system.
🏅 Advanced Elite Driver Trainer — Since 2015
Advanced driver-development expertise beyond the standard required simply to qualify as an ADI.
🚘 Qualified Fleet Trainer — Since 2015
Professional driver-development expertise focused on safer driving, risk management and occupational driving standards.
Coaching, Business & Training Experience
🕰 Driver Training Experience — Since 2004
More than two decades of practical experience training learner drivers, PDIs and qualified driving instructors in Birmingham.
💼 NVQ Level 4 in Driver Education Coaching & Training Others — Since 2010
Extensive coaching experience used to develop instructors through questioning, reflection and individually adapted training rather than relying solely on traditional instruction. Specific to Driver training industry!
🎓 Level 7 Exponential Coaching
Advanced coaching knowledge supporting behavioural change, confidence, decision-making and professional development.
🎓 First Class Honours Degree in Business Management
🎓 MBA in Business Management
Combining instructor-training expertise with business knowledge to help trainees understand not only how to become an excellent instructor, but also how to build a sustainable self-employed career.
Additional Advanced Driver Development
🚗 Cardington Examiner-Test Training Experience
Experience preparing drivers towards higher-level driving standards associated with examiner-style assessments and advanced professional driver development.
Over the past two decades, Ali has helped hundreds of learner drivers pass their test and supported many trainee instructors through Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the ADI qualification process.
His goal isn't simply to help you pass your exams—it's to help you build a successful, professional and enjoyable long-term career.
Why Learn From Ali?
🎯 More Than Just Passing Part 3
Training isn't built around simply getting you through an assessment. You'll develop the coaching, judgement and instructional skills needed to become a confident professional instructor after you qualify.
🧠 Coaching Adapted to You
People learn differently. Your training is adapted to your experience, strengths, weaknesses and learning style rather than forcing every trainee through exactly the same method.
🚗 Higher-Level Driving & Teaching Standards
Ali's experience as a Grade A ADI, ORDIT trainer, Diamond Examiner, advanced driver trainer and fleet trainer brings knowledge from beyond standard learner-driver instruction into your development.
📈 Training for the Career — Not Just the Qualification
Becoming an ADI also means becoming self-employed. Alongside your instructor development, you can benefit from practical experience in customer service, pupil retention, marketing and building a sustainable driving instructor business.
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Becoming a great driving instructor requires more than memorising techniques for Part 3. My approach combines practical experience, coaching and reflection to help you understand why something works — not simply what to do.
🚗 Learn Through Real Practice
Training is practical and relevant to the situations you'll face as an instructor. We'll develop your skills through realistic teaching scenarios, reflection and targeted feedback rather than relying on theory alone.
🧠 Coaching, Not Just Telling
You'll be encouraged to think, analyse and find solutions rather than simply being given answers. This develops the judgement and adaptability you'll need when working with different pupils after qualification.
🎯 Prepare for the Real Career
Part 3 is an important milestone — but it isn't the final objective. The aim is to develop the skills, confidence and professional judgement needed to teach safely and effectively once you're working independently.
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