Approval of driving instructors

Please send your application for a licence to the Norwegian Public Roads Administration's regional office in the region in which you wish to start practising as a driving instructor.

If you have practice/courses from another country, please also send your application to the Norwegian Public Roads Administration's regional office in the region in which you wish to start practising as a driving instructor.

You will find an overview of the required attachments in the application form.

Road Traffic Act § 27. Driving Instructors and Driving Schools

Regulations on Traffic Education and Driving Tests etc. § 6-2. Approval of Driving Instructors

Regulations on Traffic Education and Driving Tests etc. § 6-14. Approval of Managers

Application for approval should be sent to the regional office of the Public Roads Administration in the region where the applicant intends to begin practice as a driving instructor.

In cases where there are experience/qualification from abroad, the application should also be sent to the Public Roads Administration's regional office in the region where the applicant intends to practise as a driving instructor.

Altinn - approval of foreign education or professional qualification as a driving instructor

Criteria/conditions:

Individuals seeking public approval as driving instructors must be at least 21 years old. They must demonstrate sobriety and provide a standard police certificate to verify their suitability as driving instructors. Additionally, they must hold a valid driver's license for the vehicle category they intend to teach and pass a driving instructor exam.

The manager of a driving school must be approved as a driving instructor, possess a minimum of three years of teaching experience as their main occupation at a driving school after completing basic driving instructor training, and have completed a management course at Nord University or have equivalent management education.