[header] How to train to be a driving instructor [title] Have a valid driver's license. [step] Before you can train to be a driving instructor, you need to have a valid driver's license in the same class of vehicle you're looking to be an instructor for. This license must be valid in the state or country where you want to teach. 
[substeps] If your license has been recently suspended or revoked, you are not eligible. When you become eligible again depends on your territory.