In Sweden, in order to receive approval as a training leader, the applicant must
- has turned 21 years old
- have a valid driving license in category B issued within the EEA and has had such a driving license for a total of at least three of the last ten years
- have such a driving license with the qualifications to which the education relates
- is approved as a driving instructor
- has worked as an approved driving instructor in a driving school for at least two years
- has undergone higher education as a training leader, and
- with regard to their personal circumstances can be considered suitable as a training leader.
An approval as a training leader includes the same driving license qualifications as the traffic instructor approval.
The content of the education
The education for education leaders must consist of a higher education course of at least 30 higher education credits, which includes the following subjects:
- psychology / traffic psychology
- pedagogy
- work and personnel management
- research methodology and development work
- media and teaching aid knowledge
- social and traffic development
- constitutional knowledge
- authoritys- and media contacts.