Training instructor for drivers of vehicles that requires driving license category AM - recognition

To be allowed to teach, the instructor is required to

• have a valid driving license with category B issued in a state within the EEA and has had such authorization for a total of at least three of the last ten years
• can be considered suitable as a teacher in the education with regard to their personal circumstances
• is approved as a driving instructor or has equivalent skills.

In addition to what is stated above, the teacher must meet at least one of the following requirements:

• hold a valid driving license with category A, A1 or A2
• hold a valid driving license with category AM obtained through an approved knowledge test or after exchanging a driving license for moped class I
• has undergone a training of drivers for category AM which is documented by a qualified trainer.

A driving license above refers to a driving license issued in a state within the EEA.

A professional qualification as a training instructor for drivers of vehicles that requires driving license category AM 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 training instructor for drivers of vehicles that requires driving license category AM 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 training instructor for drivers of vehicles that requires driving license category AM 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 training instructor for drivers of vehicles that requires driving license category AM 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 a training instructor for drivers of vehicles that requires driving license category AM 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 a training instructor for drivers of vehicles that requires driving license category AM 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 training instructor for drivers of vehicles that requires driving license category AM where applicable (read more under the tab Requirements for recognition of professional qualifications).

A professional who has acquired professional qualifications for professional practice as a training instructor for drivers of vehicles that requires driving license category AM 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 a training instructor for drivers of vehicles that requires driving license category AM, 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 a training instructor for drivers of vehicles that requires driving license category AM in an EEA state or Switzerland for at least one year in the past ten years. However, no professional experience is required if the training for the profession is regulated in the establishment state.

Responsibility of the permit holder

The permit holder for the education must check that the requirements for temporary professional practice are met, before register a training instructor for drivers of vehicles that requires driving license category AM as a temporary professional in the traffic school.