15 January 2010

Online psychometric profiling for learner driver

The Driving Instructors Association (DIA) has launched an online service to allow driving instructors to produce psychometric profiles of learner drivers.

The system allows instructors to develop personalised training programmes for candidates, enabling them to identify areas of strength and any weaknesses that need to be addressed.

Developed by PeopleMaps, the psychometric solution was the result of the Government's recent public consultation on learning to drive.

Of the 750,000 people who qualify for a full car driving licence each year, three-quarters of are under 25 years old and one in five will have some kind of accident within six months of qualifying.

Personality profiling is one key area that campaigners are becoming increasingly vocal about and the DIA decided to provide its members with this service without waiting for the outcome of the consultation process.

Eddie Barnaville, Chief Executive of the DIA explained that the current driving test assesses people's conventional driving skills such as hand, eye and foot coordination, vehicle manoeuvring skills, and very basic knowledge of the rules of the road.
 
What it doesn't take into account is a driver's attitude towards driving - and the way drivers think is the most vital part of safe driving.
 
The benefits of using psychometric profiling in driving instruction are already recognised, with a number of professional driving trainers and commercial operators using it regularly.

 

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