A driving school is a unique business. Chances are, you deal with a large client turnover, always needing to attract new customers. This can make sche...
A driving school is a unique business. Chances are,
you deal with a large client turnover, always needing to attract new customers. This can make scheduling difficult, since many of your appointments will be last minute. I’ve found that scheduling software is a great way to organize appointments without taking time away from my drivers.
Avoid Appointment Mistakes
Nothing can make you look less professional than scheduling mistakes. If two people show up for a four o’clock appointment, that’s a major problem for me, since I am the only instructor at my small driving school. I’d have to either leave one student waiting or reschedule. Either option will give me the reputation of being disorganized and unreliable. Enough of that and I’ll start losing business.
By automating job scheduling, I’m able to avoid these messy mishaps. I set up my preferences in the system and the software does the rest. Everything is coordinated for me, based on the cars available and other appointments that have been set.
If you’re dealing with multiple drivers and a fleet of vehicles, job scheduling software can make coordinating a breeze. If one of your vehicles is temporarily out of commission or a staff member is on vacation, the schedule can make adjustments for that, juggling appointments as necessary.
Keep Track of Your Students
An instructor calls in sick and you suddenly find you have to cancel or move all of that instructor’s appointments for the day. With scheduling software, you’ll have instant access to contact information for every student who had an appointment scheduled that day.
Thanks to an extensive database, you can keep information on all of your students indefinitely. This makes promotional mailings a breeze, as you’ll have address information handy anytime you need it. You can let your former customers know when you’re having specials, encouraging refresher courses for past students or even luring in siblings of those students you’ve taught in the past.
Financial Tracking
Manage your finances directly from the system. You can process payments through the software, printing out receipts and keeping complete billing information. This takes some of the pressure out of tax season, since you’ll have all the information you need, whenever you need to access it.
One of the things I like best about job scheduling software is that it can be customized to meet your school’s needs. Since I’m the sole instructor at my driving school, I don’t need some of the functions larger schools, with full fleets of cars, have. The software I use performs as though it were designed just for my business. Additionally, once I am able to add another instructor, the software will grow with my business, coordinating schedule flow and tracking any additional vehicles I add to my fleet.
If you run a driving school, you don’t have to spend large amounts of time creating and managing daily schedules. With just a small initial investment, you can automate the daily administrative task of keeping up with schedules and take some stress out of your day.
