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Driving Instructor resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what driving instructors actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most driving instructors should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Accredited driving instructor who teaches learners to drive safely in dual-control vehicles, from first lesson through to the practical licence test. Builds lesson plans around each student's specific gaps and manages a self-employed teaching schedule around school, work and family commitments.
Key skills
- Teaching and instruction
- Driving and transport operations
- Dual-control vehicle operation
- Lesson planning for individual skill gaps
- Booking and scheduling apps
- Empathy and interpersonal care
- Safety and compliance awareness
- Customer service
Experience: example bullet points
- Taught practical driving skills in a dual-control vehicle to learners at every stage of the Graduated Licensing Scheme, from first lesson through to test-ready standard
- Planned individual lesson sequences around each learner's specific gaps, cutting unnecessary repetition and building confidence before test day
- Prepared learners for the practical driving test with mock runs on the local test route and real-time feedback on hazard perception and observation
- Maintained current instructor accreditation, vehicle roadworthiness and dual-control compliance in line with state transport authority requirements
- Managed a full lesson booking calendar using scheduling apps, coordinating around school hours, shift work and evening or weekend availability
- Built a client base largely through word-of-mouth referrals, maintaining a steady caseload of learners across multiple licence stages
Education
Typical pathway: state-approved driving instructor accreditation (Certificate III/IV level, issued by the relevant state or territory transport authority such as Transport for NSW, VicRoads or TMR), held on a full driver's licence for the required minimum period, plus a current National Police Check and Working with Children Check. No university degree required, though some instructors also hold a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Driving instructor accreditation
- Dual-control vehicle
- Graduated Licensing Scheme (GLS)
- Learner driver log book
- Hazard Perception Test
- Practical Driving Test
- Driver Knowledge Test (DKT)
- National Police Check
- Working with Children Check
- keys2drive
- Vehicle roadworthy compliance
- Transport for NSW / VicRoads / TMR accreditation
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.