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Truck driving instructor class CE
Certified and funded
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- Duration
- 2 months
- Qualification
- Instructor licence extended by CE
- Funding
- possible with an education voucher
- Location
- Gartenfelder Straße 95, Spandau
Start
Is this right for you?
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1 month full-time
Basic course
At least 140 lessons. Not required if you hold instructor licence DE.
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1 month full-time
CE specialist course
At least 140 lessons, driving lessons usually in parallel.
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Exam
Written and oral theory exam, driving test on a CE truck and trailer.
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What you will learn
- Daily full-time course
- Driving practice on a truck and trailer
- Expertise for truck training
- at most 25 participants
Exam
How the exam works.
- 01
Driving exam
On a CE articulated truck, at least 90 minutes.
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Written subject exam
2.5 hours, two tasks.
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Oral subject exam
About 30 minutes.
There are no teaching tests for the extension. Legal basis: §§ 14 to 16 Driving Instructor Examination Ordinance (FahrlPrüfV).
Afterwards
What comes next.
Classes you can teach
- C1
- C1E
- C
- CE
- T
- 01
Teach C1 to CE
You teach classes C1, C1E, C, CE and T.
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Extend with A
With the A extension you also teach motorcycles.
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Further training every 4 years
Required for all driving instructors: one three-day course within four years.
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Your own driving school
From age 25, after 2 years as an employed driving instructor and a business management course of 70 teaching units.
Legal basis: §§ 1, 18 and 53 Driving Instructors Act (FahrlG). A reform is planned for July 2027 but has not been passed yet.
Who pays
What the funding covers.
Voucher · Agentur für Arbeit · Jobcenter
Education voucher
From the employment agency (Agentur für Arbeit) or the job centre (Jobcenter). For jobseekers, and under certain conditions also for people in work.
- Course costs including learning materials and exam fees
- Travel costs
- Childcare: €160 per child per month
- If you stay away from home: up to €420 rent and €168 for meals per month
- Unemployment benefit continues to be paid
Legal basis: §§ 83 to 87 and 144 SGB III. The authority decides whether funding is granted.
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Aufstiegs-BAföG
25 ct
For every euro of course fees, you repay only 25 cents once you pass the exam.
- Course and exam fees up to €15,000
- 50% of it as a grant, the rest as a KfW loan
- Once you pass the exam, half of the loan is waived
- With your own driving school after 3 years: the loan is waived in full
- Full time: an additional grant for living costs, depending on income
For driving instructor training, course costs regardless of income. Approved case by case. Legal basis: §§ 10, 12 and 13b AFBG.
Part of the ARAS driving school.
8locations
The academy belongs to Fahrschule ARAS, in Berlin and Falkensee. Short distances for driving lessons.
over 1,600 reviewsReviews of the ARAS driving school on Google, as of 10/15/2026
- 1Residenzstr. 7Reinickendorf4.8(578)
- 2Roedernallee 91Reinickendorf4.9(317)
- 3Gartenfelder Str. 95SpandauThe academy is here4.8(191)
- 4Innsbrucker Str. 4Schöneberg4.9(166)
- 5Prenzlauer Promenade 189Pankow4.6(119)
- 6Otto-Suhr-Allee 137Charlottenburg4.9(104)
- 7Hohenzollerndamm 156Wilmersdorf4.8(93)
- 8Schwartzkopffstr. 14Falkensee4.9(83)
How long does the CE extension take?
2 months full time: basic course and CE specialist course with at least 140 lessons each. If you hold instructor licence DE, the basic course is not required.
What do I need to bring?
The instructor licence BE and a CE driving licence held for 2 years, or 60 driving lessons on CE.
How does the exam work?
A driving exam on an articulated truck of at least 90 minutes and the subject exam: 2.5 hours written, about 30 minutes oral. There are no teaching tests for the extension.
Which classes can I teach afterwards?
C1, C1E, C, CE and T.
Who pays for the training?
With an education voucher (Bildungsgutschein), the employment agency (Agentur für Arbeit) or the job centre (Jobcenter) can cover the costs, also for people in work. For driving instructors there is also Aufstiegs-BAföG: half of the course costs is a grant, and half of the rest is waived once you pass the exam. The responsible authority decides on the funding.
What does the extension cost?
We tell you the exact amount in the free consultation, depending on your prior knowledge.
Which further training is required afterwards?
A three-day course every four years, each day with 8 teaching units of 45 minutes (§ 53 Driving Instructors Act, FahrlG). If you lead seminars or train driving instructors, you have additional training days.
