Become a Driving Instructor
Start online. Finish your in-car preparation with a driving school.
The current course provides 40 hours of online instruction. After completion, you receive a 40-hour certificate to provide to your driving school. The school then completes the remaining in-car preparation portion and handles the appropriate completion documentation for the licensing process.
40 hours online
Self-paced access
Completion certificate
Designed for California instructor applicants
How the pathway works
Complete the 40-hour online course
Work through the classroom education from home.
Give your certificate to your driving school
Your school verifies the classroom portion you completed.
Complete the in-car preparation portion
Finish the remaining instructor preparation through the driving school.
Complete the DMV licensing process
Submit the required documentation and satisfy the other current California DMV requirements.
This site provides training and business help, not legal or licensing advice. Confirm the current instructor-license requirements with California DMV.