Apply for a driving instructor licence

If you want to teach another person to drive in return for money or reward, you need to hold a driving instructor licence. Applying for this licence involves a number of steps, including police checks, an instructor training course and a final assessment.

The first step is to submit the driving instructor licence application form, and you can do this at a service centre.

Please note, there is a separate application procedure if you already hold either an interstate licence or are a member of the NSW Police Force.

You must:

• be aged 21 years or older
• hold a current Australian driver licence
• have held the equivalent class of unrestricted licence in which you want to instruct, for a minimum of 3 of the last 4 years
• hold a WWCC number.

• your proof of identity
• a medical practitioner to complete the medical check section of the application form
• eye specialist or optometrist's report (if applicable)
• your driver licence
• your Working With Children Check (WWCC) number
• if you haven't held a driver licence in NSW for more than 3 years, you'll also need a driving record/history from the state or country where you previously held your licence
• your contact lenses or glasses (if applicable)
• 4 passport size photographs
• the PDF form – 'Application for Licence under Driving Instructors Act 1992'.

1. Check the eligibility requirements.
2. Download and complete the Application for Licence under Driving Instructors Act 1992 – PDF but don't sign it until you visit a service centre.
3. Make sure you have all your documentation and any additional items (if applicable).
4. Visit a service centre and submit your application.

• The application form requires your signature to be witnessed, so do not sign it until you attend the service centre.
• You can apply for more than one instructor licence type (car, light rigid, heavy rigid, etc), as long as you've held an unrestricted equivalent class of licence for at least 3 of the last 4 years.
• Heavy vehicle driving instructors may not need a WWCC if their instructor licence is to be endorsed with the condition 'May not instruct C licences'.