Learner Driver Training: Your Experience
We are reviewing our learner driver training materials, including the Driving Companion. We intend to ensure that all materials are inclusive, accessible and supportive towards learner drivers and their teachers.
Your feedback is essential in identifying opportunities to improve driver training materials, especially if you:
Hold a learners permit and are starting supervised training.
Hold a P1 or P2 license.
Are a full license holder supporting a learner driver with supervised driving.
Get involved
Have your say by:
Reviewing the key proposed reforms listed in the Information and Updates section below. You can also find more information in the important links and documents sections.
Post suggestions to the online ideas board or vote and comment on your favourites.
Complete our anonymous online survey about training experiences, learning barriers, and improvement opportunities.
Use the Places map to pin locations where training was difficult or there are safety concerns.
Why is reform needed?
The need for significant reform of the South Australian driver training and assessment industry has been established through community and industry consultation.
The 2022 ICAC report identified multiple areas of misconduct, corruption, and exploitative behaviour across the driver training industry, and we are launching this review to address these problem areas.
Project aims
The purpose of this review is to address identified industry problems, understand community needs, and refine existing training materials. We want to:
Improve driving skills on the road
Reduce costs for learners
Improve accessibility and inclusion to support the needs of a diverse community
Address corruption and predatory behaviour across the sector
What are the next steps?
Submissions close on 19 October 2025. We will review your feedback to improve driver training materials for learners and supervising drivers and share updates on this page and in our newsletter.
Please subscribe to project updates to ensure you receive the latest information.
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Purpose and key proposed reforms
Share Purpose and key proposed reforms on Facebook Share Purpose and key proposed reforms on Twitter Share Purpose and key proposed reforms on Linkedin Email Purpose and key proposed reforms linkThis reform will help us address problems across the driver instruction sector and improve existing and future training materials.
The purpose of the driver training reform is to:
Improve the skills of drivers
Reduce costs for learner drivers
Improve accessibility and inclusion to support the needs of the diverse community
Address corruption and sexually predatory behaviour in the driver training sector
We’ve been working on several proposals to assist this reform. Key proposed reforms include:
Improved driver licensing training manuals for Qualified Supervised Drivers and Learner drivers to provide adequate and accessible driver training and road safety education to meet South Australian standards
Improved instruction manuals for Motor Driver Instructors (MDIs) to promote consistent approaches to driver training
Driver examination for the issue of a class C (car) licence to be undertaken by Government employees rather than private operators
Regulation of MDIs for all licence classes be strengthened through the introduction of a suite of reforms including higher standards to enter the industry, mandatory cameras in driver training cars, a Code of Practice and greater sanctioning authority
