Instructor for introductory training before private practice driving, category B

In Sweden, in order to be allowed to teach as instructor for introductory training before private practice driving, category B, the instructor must

• have a valid driving licence, category B, issued within the EEA
• have held a driving licence as above for a total of at least three of the last ten years
• be considered appropriate as an instructor in terms of their personal circumstances
• have documented pedagogical education covering at least six months or experience of teaching for at least one year, and the necessary knowledge, understanding and familiarity within course plan subject areas. The overall competence must be documented.

A professional qualification as an instructor for introductory training before private practice driving, category B, who has been acquired in another state within the European Economic Area (EEA) or in Switzerland can under certain conditions be recognized for a corresponding professional practice as a instructor for introductory training before private practice driving, category B, in Sweden. A first condition for this is that the applicant is qualified to practice this profession in the state in which the professional qualification has been acquired.

If the profession is regulated

If instructor for introductory training before private practice driving, category B, is a regulated profession in the state where the professional qualification has been acquired, the applicant must also be able to show the qualifications or evidence of formal qualifications required to practice this profession.

If the profession is not regulated

If instructor for introductory training before private practice driving, category b, is not a regulated profession in the state where the professional qualification has been acquired, the applicant must be able to show proof of competence for such a professional qualification. If these do not constitute evidence of a regulated education, the applicant must also be able to show that he or she has practiced the profession of an instructor for introductory training before private practice driving, category B in that state for at least one year during the last ten years.

Compensation measures that may be required for recognition

If an acquired professional qualification meets the requirements for recognition for a corresponding professional practice as an instructor for introductory training before private practice driving, category B in Sweden, any compensatory measures may also be required. These may consist of an adaptation period or an aptitude test, and may be required, among other things, if the applicant's education for the professional qualification deviates significantly from the educational requirements set in Sweden.

• certified copy of valid passport
• certified copy of certificates of formal qualifications or certificates of competence (such may refer to professional qualifications, diplomas and certificates with accompanying educational descriptions, certificates from vocational tests, certificates of driving licenses, etc. Read more under the tab Requirements for recognition of professional qualifications)
• certified copy of certificate of professional experience as a instructor for introductory training before private practice driving, category B, where applicable (read more under the tab Requirements for recognition of professional qualifications).

A professional who has acquired professional qualifications for professional practice as an instructor for introductory training before private practice driving, category B in another state within the EEA or in Switzerland may, under certain conditions, temporarily practice this profession in Sweden without prior examination from the Swedish Transport Agency.

In the case of temporary professional activity, the professional shall use the professional title of the state of establishment or, if it does not exist, state his proof of formal qualifications.

For such temporary practice, the practitioner must be legally established in another state within the EEA or in Switzerland in order to practice there as an instructor for introductory training before private practice driving, category B, the profession must also be a regulated profession in that state.

If the profession is not regulated

If the profession is not regulated in the state in which the practitioner is legally established, the practitioner must have worked as an instructor for introductory training before private practice driving, category b, in an EEA state or Switzerland for at least one year in the past ten years. However, such professional experience is not required if the education for the profession is regulated in the state of establishment.

Responsibility of the permit holder

The permit holder for the education must check that the requirements for temporary professional practice are met, before register an introductory training instructor as a temporary professional in the traffic school.