Become an instructor
Become a driving instructor in Albany
startLdrive is recruiting qualified, dual-control driving instructors in Albany and the suburbs around it. You set your own rates and your own hours, and keep your own learners — there are no franchise fees.
No startLdrive instructors teach in Albany yet - you'd be one of the first learners there can book.
What you need in Albany, Western Australia
Instructors in Albany, Western Australia are accredited by the Department of Transport, which issues the Driving Instructor's Licence. In outline, you will need to:
- Be at least 21, and have held the relevant class of WA licence for three continuous years
- Hold a Certificate IV in motor vehicle driver training
- Pass a medical assessment at commercial driver standard
- Provide a recent National Police Certificate and a Working with Children Check
This is a summary, not the full rules, and requirements change. Check the Department of Transport before you apply.
What startLdrive gives you
- Set your own hourly rate and your own working hours
- No franchise fees and no lock-in contract
- Learners come to you through the site, with your availability already visible
- Bookings, reminders and payment handled for you
Suburbs around Albany
There are 49 suburbs within about 12 km of central Albany. You choose exactly which ones you cover. The closest:
- Bayonet Head
- Big Grove
- Bornholm
- Centennial Park
- Collingwood Heights
- Collingwood Park
- Cuthbert
- Drome
- Elleker
- Emu Point
- Frenchman Bay
- Gledhow
- Goode Beach
- Green Valley
- Kalgan
- King River
- Kronkup
- Lange
- Little Grove
- Lockyer
- Lower King
- Lowlands
- Marbelup
- Mckail
- Middleton Beach
- Millbrook
- Milpara
- Mira Mar
- Mount Clarence
- Mount Elphinstone
How joining works
- 1
Apply online
Tell us about yourself and upload your Driving Instructor's Licence and checks.
- 2
Get reviewed
We look over your application and get back to you.
- 3
Set up your profile
Pick your Albany suburbs, your hourly rate and your weekly availability.
- 4
Start getting booked
Learners searching Albany find you and book straight into your calendar.
Teaching in Albany: common questions
Do I need a licence to teach driving in Albany?
- Yes. To teach driving for payment in Albany you need a Driving Instructor's Licence, issued by the Department of Transport. The requirements are summarised on this page - check the Department of Transport for the full rules before you apply.
Can I choose which Albany suburbs I teach in?
- Yes. Once you're approved you pick exactly which suburbs you cover - one at a time, or everything within a radius of where you're based - and you can change them whenever you like.
How much does startLdrive charge?
- There are no franchise fees and no lock-in contract. startLdrive takes a 20% commission on lessons booked through the site, and you set your own hourly rate.
Do I need my own car?
- Yes - you teach in your own dual-control car. Your profile shows whether it's manual, automatic or both, so learners can find the right instructor.
Are there already startLdrive instructors in Albany?
- No startLdrive instructors teach in Albany yet - you'd be one of the first learners there can book.