Assistant INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
GETTING MORE PEOPLE CYCLING, MORE SAFELY, MORE OFTEN - CYCLING TODAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW

~ Assistant Instructor ~
Cycling for fun, for fitness, for life ...

 
AI vs. NSI
Background reading
Statement of fact
Nat. Standards and Bikeability
Course Content
Course Requirements

'Assistant Instructor' 2 Day Training Course
Tuesday, 4th August 2009

A new, two day Assistant Instructor course, ratified by the DfT, has just been announced by the CTSB. The course is designed for those with a general interest and enthusiasm for cycling (this may include existing volunteers or young leaders from School Sports Partnerships) to provide support to local National Standard schemes in a professional capacity on Level 1 and Level 2 courses.

Hello and welcome  ..

The CTC or Cyclist Touring Club first emerged in Harrogate in 1978 as the Bicycle Touring Club but was renamed in 1883 as the Cyclist Touring Club.  It is the oldest cycling association in the UK, as well as having been very much at the fore of setting up both the new National Standards in the new millennium and the launch of Bikeability nationwide.  Cycle Experience is also run by people with extensive experience in cycle training and promotion services.

Each of us is committed to the goal of getting more people cycling for the many benefits it brings and some of us are also British Cycling Coaches.  Whether you are looking to encourage cycling to help reduce congestion, improve health, reduce CO₂ emissions or meet Travel Plan obligations talk to us as our approach is to do all we can to get more people, cycling more safely, more often.

Dear potential Trainee Assistant Instructor

If you are considering becoming an Assistant National Standards Instructor, hopefully the following will give you some idea of what it entails.  Perhaps you are a parent who has already worked with a local fully fledged National Standards Instructor and enjoyed it so much you now wish to formalize your position but due to your family commitments, are not able to commit to being a Lead Instructor qualified to National Standards (NSI). 

Later on however, if your circumstances change and you wish to take it further it will be possible to upgrade to a fully fledge National Standard Instructor.  A program is currently being developed to bridge the gap, allowing qualified Assistant Instructors to be able to do this without going through the 4 day NSI course.

- The courses generally speaking, tend to run from 09:00 – 17:00 each day for a duration of two days although we are flexible and would
   negotiate alternatives subject to where you will be coming from and problems those particular times might create for you. 

- It covers the theory and a wide range of practical exercises involved in the delivery of Levels 1 and 2 of the National Standards for Cycle
  Training. The course is delivered by our most senior Instructors who have wide experience in training both children and adults, in groups
   and as individuals.

- The course involves a range of teaching methods both to give you the necessary learning experience and keep the course interactive.  Please
   be prepared to join in with all the activities whether they be classroom or road-side based.

 - Prior to any course commencing however we recommend that you to do some background reading, in particular the latest version of the
  Highway Code (HMSO, ISBN: 0115528148) and Cyclecraft by John Franklin (ISBN: 0117037400).

- We also recommend that you look at the Bikeability website which holds a lot of useful cycle training information. http://www.dft.gov.uk/bikeability

By agreeing to attend an Assistant Instructor Training Course you are stating that:

 - Fees for 'local-to-you' run courses by local Instructor Trainers are determined on an individual basis and are available on application by email to w.creed@rsct.org.uk

 - For those of you being sponsored through the course by any other organisation, then any fee payment arrangements will need to be negotiated on an individual basis with the organisation concerned, particularly as there is no longer a bursary available.

 Course Requirements:

Course Content:

This is usually covered in a traffic free environment. Those completing Level 1 will be able to demonstrate the skills and understanding to be able to make a trip and undertake activities safely in a motor traffic free environment and as a pre-requisite to a road trip.

This is covered on quiet roads but with real traffic conditions. Those completing Level 2 will be able to demonstrate the skills and understanding to be able to make a trip safely to school, work or leisure on quiet roads.