This will be useful if:
You are a Driving Instructor User of the EzLicence booking platform.
You are trying to:
Set your availability.
Overview:
The EzLicence calendar enables you to easily and in real time customise the days and times that you are available, as well as block out times when you are not available. In this support article, we will provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to set your operating hours.
When setting your operating hours, it is important to not only consider your needs but also the needs of learners. We recommend ensuring that you offer as much availability as you can in order to attract the maximum number of bookings.
To further assist you, our data suggests the busiest times for driving lessons are as follows:
- Evenings and Weekends: Many driving instructors find that evenings (after school or work) and weekends (Saturday and Sunday) are the busiest times. This is when most students have free time to schedule driving lessons without conflicting with their regular commitments.
- Afternoons: Afternoons, especially during the weekends, tend to be quite busy as students often choose this time for lessons after school/uni/sport.
- During School Breaks: School holidays and breaks can also be peak times for driving instructors, as students have more flexibility in their schedules.
We prioritise your flexibility - you can make changes to your availability at any time, it is easy!
How to set your operating hours
Step 1.
Log in to your instructor account.
Step 2.
On your Dashboard, on the left side of your screen, click the Settings icon.
Step 3.
Select Opening Hours
Step 4.
You will see each day of the week listed. End of each day there are there are 3 icons
Close Icon X : use this to close the day of the week when you are unavailable
Add Icon ➕ : use this to add availability in the same day. Scenarios may include where if you wish to offer a split shift, you can simply click this icon. This is a great way to add in a lunch break, maybe you have children you pick up after school or a regular gym class you like to attend.
Copy Icon : use this to copy paste a certain availability block to all the days of the week
Step 7.
Adjust the times as you need
Step 8.
At the bottom of the page, click the Save Changes button.
Important
Making changes to your availability will not change any bookings or events that are already in your calendar.
Your travel time also impacts your overall availability. For further information on how to change your travel time, click here.
If you work in another job that operates on a roster, we recommend that you set your availability and then use your calendar to block out days until your roster is available. For further information on how to use your calendar, click here.
If you want to make yourself available outside of your regular schedule, without permanently changing your weekly hours, you can open up extra availability using extra open hours. This option is great for those one-off times when you’d like to take additional bookings or fit in a learner who can’t make your usual availability. For further information on how to add extra open hours, click here.