Ghana - Apply for Drivers Instructor License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Drivers Instructor License, the applicant should contact the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority Head Office.
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following Contact link
3. Applicant has to approach the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority Head Office in Ghana and the, the applicant can get their application form.
4. Applicant has to enter all the information in the application form.
5. Applicant must make sure to carry all the necessary documents that are mentioned under “Required Documents” section of this page. (Both photocopies and originals)
6. Submit the completed form together with all the required documents to the Accreditation Committee.
7. After evaluation of his/her application, the applicant will receive a PAY ORDER SLIP from the secretariat for payment of Written Examination. The applicant needs to pay the written exam fee one week before the actual exam.
8. Proceed to the cashier for payment of the examination fee. A fee has to be paid as per as authority’s request.
9. Submit a copy of Official Receipt to the Secretariat and get a schedule for written examination.
10. On the day of the applicant’s schedule, go to LTO Central/Regional Office and take the written examination.
11. Result of the exam will be released within 15 working days. Those who passed the exam will receive notice of examination result.
12. The applicant will then be issued a PAY ORDER SLIP for payment of Accreditation.
13. Go to the cashier and pay the accreditation fee.
14. Submit a copy of Official Receipt to the Secretariat.
15. After checking the Official Receipt, the Certificate of Accreditation will be issued to the applicant.
16. The processing time for this procedure is 5 days.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Copy of valid Professional Driver’s License (Original to be presented)
• Certificate of Driver’s License History
• Certified True Copy of Diploma
• Valid National Trainer’s Certificate or Trainer’s Training Certificate
• Valid National Certificate (NC) II in Driving and Automotive Servicing
• Valid LTO Certificate of No Apprehension
• Original Certificate of Neuropsychiatric test result
• Original copy of valid drug test result from a DOH accredited testing center;
• Copy of valid NBI/Police Clearance
• Examination Result (copy)
• Endorsement from accredited driving school

Office Locations & Contacts

Driver and vehicle licensing authority head office
Location: Accra
Address: Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Accra, Ghana.
HRM9+5R Accra, Ghana
Contact number- +233 30 74 6760
Email id: [email protected]
Website : Link
Location link

Ministry of Transport
P.O. Box M57
Ministries, Accra-Ghana
Phone: +233 (0) 302 661575, +233 (0) 302 671328
Fax: +233 (0) 302 76 3908, +233249241251
Email: [email protected]
Location link

Eligibility

• Applicant must be a 23 years of age.
• He/ she must have under gone training for instructors.
• Must have experience of five years with the class of vehicles the applicant want to instruct.
• Anyone applying for a driving instructor’s license must pass a vision test.

Fees

• A fee has to be paid as per as authority’s request.

Validity

• This license validity is for 1 year.

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure is 5 days.

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Required Information

• Full name of owner of the applicant
• Name of applicant
• Address
• Date of birth
• Sex
• Citizenship
• Driver's license number.
• Expiration
• DL code
• Name of driving school
• Region
• DS Accreditation control number.
• Vehicle Category
• Highest educational attainment
• Seminars/training (for the last 5 years)
• Experience as driving school instructor

Need for the Document

The purpose of licensing Driving Instructors is to:

• Ensure that people who teach and train to drive are competent in their profession.
• Assume responsibility to ensure that people learning to drive receive proper and correct instructions. and
• Require the instructor to impart proper training with due regard to safe driving culture.

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