Unit 43: The Part 3 Examination – Mock & PST Sheets.

These Pre-set Test sheets have been taken from the official part 3 examination sheets, and show everything in the same order and combinations. You will recognise the layout from the individual subject sheets included after each subject we have covered. We have re-set them to make printing and use easier during your training.

When your examiner comes out at the test centre and asks you to sign the declaration for your part 3 – this will be the PST which you will required to do – so it’s always worth having a look at the sheet itself.

Through your training we have avoided teaching simply to the PSTs, because this can lead to a very narrow view of the part 3 exam, and the job itself. Hopefully you will start to really get to grips with what you know, and the skills you have developed, and you will now be able to apply this to your preparation for the part 3 exam.

Look carefully through each sheet, and try to fulfil every requirement – you know what your examiner is looking for – give it to them.

There is often a myth in driving instructor circles that the part 3 is completely different to a ‘real’ lesson – don’t be taken in by this. Yes, the part 3 feels slightly false, and it is an engineered situation, but if you treat the examiner as your customer, and give good value for money (imagining they have paid you sometimes helps!) you are half way there. The PST sheet is simply a way of evaluating whether you are capable of giving value for money.

Don’t change what you do on the day – your training will have covered about 90% of eventualities, and should be the basis for what you do. The other 10% will rely on your interaction with your ‘customer’, and how well you help your customer overcome their difficulties. As the instructor you must keep control of the lesson, and if things feel wrong to you, you need to keep on top of them. Be flexible – your ‘customer’ will give you the answer to why they are doing things wrong – but it is up to you, your flexibility and ingenuity to draw it out and make them understand what is happening, why it is happening and how to fix it.

Keep researching, reading, thinking, planning and observing – there is no such thing as too much planning!