Coastline Academy Offers Professionally-Trained, State-Certified Driving Instructors For Each Driving Lesson

While getting behind the wheel is an exciting time for teenagers, it can also be a nerve-wracking time. All the stress of finding a good driving school and then being worried about taking a driving lesson with a professional driving instructor, who happens to be a complete stranger to you. That is why you want to make sure you are working with a high-quality instructor and we completely understand.

Driving instructors are responsible for training students to safely operate a motor vehicle. That is a huge responsibility, which is why Coastline Academy puts their driving instructors through a rigorous training program before they get inside the vehicle with students.

The Importance Of A Good Driving School

Depending on what state you are in and the requirements for Drivers Ed, you have options to use when getting your driver's license. While you can get training from a relative or friend, many people prefer the option of learning from a driving school and professional driving instructors, like Coastline Academy.

What Is A Driving Instructor?

When it comes to driving instructors, they are professionals who teach people how to operate motor vehicles. Depending on the state you live, many first-time drivers have to meet a certain number of hours behind the wheel with a professional driving instructor. In California, that time is six hours. During that time, these driving instructors will be teaching a variety of techniques to make you a better driver.

Coastline Academy Driving Instructor Training Program

Coastline Academy is on a mission to eradicate car crashes. We do this by helping people become safe, confident drivers for life. To do that, we need to put the best of the best driving instructors out there. Every instructor is certified and licensed and has completed an intensive training course. The steps to becoming an instructor at Coastline Academy include:

• Background checks
• Motor Vehicle Record reports on every Instructor
• Drug screens
• A minimum of 60 hours of training, even in states that have zero requirements
• Only those instructors who are Certified Trainers are shadowing new candidates
• Ongoing follow-up and training from managers and training department post-graduation

“We live by our core values of people first, transparency and efficiency. We believe the key to safety is finding and hiring the best instructors and holding them to the highest standard of instructor training,” said Nigel Tunnacliffe, Co-Founder and CEO at Coastline Academy. “We are the only driving school in most states to perform independent background and drug screens on all employees who interact with students, as well as recording audio and video of each lesson to ensure everyone’s safety.”

Our driving lessons aren't for everyone, they're for you. Our instructors customize every lesson to your precise needs, which is why 98% of students across the country rate their driving lesson with Coastline Academy as 5-stars!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to our friendly support staff. If you want to start your driver's training journey with Coastline Academy, make sure to sign up for Drivers Ed and book your driving lesson today.