RSA Essential Driver Training

EDT Driving Lessons Laois — Mick Kelly

Complete your 12 Essential Driver Training (EDT) lessons with an RSA-approved driving instructor in Laois. Mick Kelly provides structured EDT driving lessons in Portlaoise, Mountmellick, Portarlington, Abbeyleix and across Laois.

What is EDT (Essential Driver Training)?

The Essential Driver Training (EDT) programme is a mandatory 12-lesson course required by the RSA for all learner permit holders in Ireland. Each lesson covers a specific driving skill, building your abilities step by step until you are ready to sit your driving test.

As an RSA-approved driving instructor (ADI), Mick Kelly delivers the full EDT syllabus across Laois. Every lesson is logged in your EDT logbook and stamped — which you will need to present when applying for your driving test.

The 12 EDT Lessons

  1. Car controls and safety checks
  2. Correct positioning
  3. Changing direction
  4. Progression management
  5. Correct positioning (advanced)
  6. Anticipation and reaction
  7. Sharing the road
  8. Driving safely through traffic
  9. Changing direction (complex junctions)
  10. Speed management
  11. Driving calmly
  12. Night driving

Why Choose Mick for Your EDT?

  • Fully RSA-approved ADI — your logbook will be correctly stamped after each lesson
  • Flexible scheduling — spread your 12 lessons around your availability
  • Door-to-door pickup — collected from home, school or work across Laois
  • Manual & automatic — EDT available in both gearbox types

EDT Quick Facts

12 lessons

Mandatory for all learner permit holders

RSA-approved ADI

Must be completed with an approved instructor

Logbook stamped

Required to apply for your driving test

6-month wait

Minimum 6 months on learner permit before test

Call to discuss your EDT:

083 177 4216