CNH do Brasil: see how to become a freelance instructor and register your classes in the app

Among the recent changes in the process of obtaining the National Driver’s License (CNH), two of the main ones involve the new CNH app in Brazil and the regulation of autonomous traffic instructors. The new rules allow that, in the stage of practical driving classes, the CNH candidate chooses to take the course with professionals accredited by the State Traffic Department (Detran), without a mandatory link with a driving school.

The novelty represents an opportunity both for professionals who already work linked to driving schools and for those who want to enter the market. In this article you can check the necessary criteria to become an autonomous instructor, how is the process and the step-by-step process to register your classes in the CNH do Brasil application.

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Requirements to Become a Freelance Traffic Instructor

To obtain the Professional Identification Card, available free of charge on the website of the National Traffic Secretariat (Senatran), the interested party must comply with a series of requirements:

• Be at least 21 years old;
• Have a legal license to drive a vehicle for at least two years;
• Not have committed a very serious traffic violation in the last 60 days;
• Not have suffered a penalty of revocation of the CNH;
• Have completed high school;
• Have specific training in pedagogical skills, with a focus on traffic legislation and safe driving;
• Present a certificate of a specific course taken by the executive traffic agency;
• Use an instruction vehicle properly identified and appropriate to the safety requirements of the Brazilian Traffic Code (CTB).

In addition to the criteria for the professional, the vehicles used in the practical classes must respect the time limits for the manufacture of their vehicles:

• Motorcycles: up to 8 years of manufacture;
• Cars: up to 12 years of manufacture;
• Cargo vehicles: up to 20 years of manufacture.

Once the prerequisites are met, the instructor can be included in the official records of the DMV and the Ministry of Transport. With this, students can consult names, times and locations of classes on official websites. Instructors linked to driving schools are also allowed to offer classes independently.

How the new free training course works

Previously, the process had a workload of 116 class hours with a limit of 10 class hours per day, but the training course was updated and now has a shorter duration. The training is free, offered by the Federal Government and accessed through the CNH do Brasil application or the Ministry of Transport website via login gov.br.

The course is organized in three modules, totaling 27 classes:

• Fundamentals of Education: addresses pedagogical principles for adult education and values such as kindness and tolerance.
• Applied Didactics: presents methods, strategies and planning to teach theoretical and practical classes.
• Traffic Safety and Behavior: deals with technical and behavioral topics, such as applied physics, preventive maintenance, road signs, and first aid.

At the end of the journey, the student takes an online assessment with 30 questions and no time limit. Approval generates the immediate issuance of the “Traffic Instructor” certificate. The effective exercise of the activity, however, remains subject to registration with the DMV.

Step by step to register practical classes in the CNH do Brasil application

After obtaining the credential and registration, the instructor must use the CNH do Brasil application to update their registration and register the classes taught to the candidates.

1. Registration Update

• Access the CNH do Brasil application, enter the profile and select Traffic Instructor.
• On the home screen, tap Registration Update and fill out the authorization application.
• Inform active email and telephone number, as this data will be used by students to get in touch.

2. Practical Course Registration

• In the instructor’s area, access the Practical Course History Record.
• Enter the candidate’s CPF and select Register Practical Course.
• Inform the type of instructor’s contract, the category of the course, the workload offered and the start and end dates.

3. Data Validation

• Check all the information filled in carefully, as the responsibility for the data sent is exclusively the instructor’s and they cannot be changed after completion.
• After confirmation, the proof of registration is available in the application itself, with immediate legal validity and without the need for a physical signature.

Mandatory documents during classes and supervision

During practical driving classes, it is up to the instructor to record and validate the student’s attendance and participation in each session. The professional must carry the following documents:

• National Driver’s License (CNH);
• Instructor credential or badge provided by the competent body;
• Vehicle Learning License;
• Vehicle Registration and Licensing Certificate (CRLV).

The portability of these documents is indispensable, as traffic agencies can carry out inspections and inspections at any time.