Driving Instructors

1. Have a valid Victorian driver licence issued under section 19 of the Road Safety Act 1986.
2. Provide the proper identification documents.
3. Successfully complete the Certificate IV in Transport and Logistics (Road Transport – Car Driving Instruction) course. This must be accompanied by a letter advising if training was completed in a manual or automatic vehicle. Please see ‘Training requirements’ below.
4. Meet the medical standards for commercial vehicle driving, as detailed in the publication Assessing Fitness to Drive 2016 produced by Austroads.
5. Pass a traffic history check to ensure that you do not have any serious or frequent traffic offenses. If you have a history of serious or frequent breaches of the Road Safety Act 1986, you may not be granted an authority, unless there is compelling evidence to the contrary.
6. Hold a current Working with Children Check for ‘employment’ purposes if you plan to teach students under 18 years of age on a regular basis.

Driving instructor authority applicants must successfully complete a Certificate IV in Transport and Logistics (TLI41218 or TLI41216 – Road Transport – Car Driving Instruction) course at an Australian Skills Quality Authority registered training organisation.

The course units are:

For a current list of registered training organisations offering the units above, please enter a unit code to search at the training.gov.au website.

You need an account with the CPV user portal to apply for driver accreditation.

If you don’t already have an account, sign up here, then follow the prompts.

If you already have an account, log in here.

You will need to upload a copy of your current Victorian driver licence and a self-captured photo (selfie) showing you holding your Victorian driver licence next to your face.

Please make sure we can see your face clearly and that the driver licence you are holding is clear and legible. This helps us confirm the link between you and the identity you are claiming.

You must provide one (1) document from this list. Documents must be clear and easy to read:

• full Australian birth certificate (not an extract or birth card)
• current Australian passport (not expired)
• Australian visa current at time of entry to Australia as a resident or tourist
• ImmiCard issued by Immigration and Border Protection that enables the cardholder to prove their visa and/or migration status and enrol in services
• certificate of identity issued by Foreign Affairs and Trade to refugees and non-Australian citizens for entry to Australia
• document of identity issued by Foreign Affairs and Trade to Australian citizens or persons who have the nationality of a Commonwealth country for travel purposes
• certificate of evidence of resident status.

We cannot accept credit or debit cards as proof of identity.

You must also provide two (2) different documents from this list:

• certificate of identity issued by Foreign Affairs and Trade
• document of identity issued by Foreign Affairs and Trade
• convention travel document secondary (United Nations) issued by Foreign Affairs and Trade
• foreign government-issued documents (for example, driver licence)
• Medicare card
• enrolment with the Australian Electoral Commission
• security guard or crowd control photo licence
• evidence of the right to an Australian government benefit (Centrelink or Veterans’ Affairs)
• consular photo identity card issued by Foreign Affairs and Trade
• photo identity card issued to an officer by a police force
• photo identity card issued by the Australian Defence Force
• photo identity card issued by the Australian government or a state or territory government
• Aviation Security Identification Card
• Maritime Security Identification card
• credit reference check
• Australian tertiary student photo identity document
• Australian secondary student photo identity document
• certified academic transcript from an Australian university
• trusted referee’s report.

What if my name has changed?

If your name is different to those on your documents, you must provide one of the following:

• marriage certificate issued in Australia
• divorce papers showing the name you reverted to
• deed poll (issued before November 1986 in Victoria)
• Change of Name Certificate (issued after November 1986 in Victoria).

Upload evidence of completing the Certificate IV course

You will need to provide proof that you finished the Certificate IV in Transport and Logistics (Road Transport – Car Driving Instruction) course (TLI41216 or TLI41218). This should be a letter from the training organisation (on company letterhead) stating which course you completed and whether you did it with a manual or automatic vehicle.

Working with Children Check:

Provide your Working with Children Check employment number if you intend to instruct students under the age of 18 years on a regular basis.

To ensure you’re fit and well enough to provide services, you must complete your medical self-assessment.

Your application may be approved or declined based on the result of your medical check. You’ll need to repeat the check at least once every three years.

You can do this via the User Portal.

All driving instructor applicants will need to pay for a three-year authority, as per the current Road Safety (Driving Instructors) Regulations 2020.

The current fee is listed below:

The fee can be paid by card through the user portal. Please note, this fee is not refundable.

This fee will be invoiced to you every three years on the anniversary of your authority, unless you request to cancel before that date.

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