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

~ National Standards Instructor ~
Cycling for fun, for fitness, for life ...

NSI Course Info
Background reading
Course Requirements
Course Content
Nat. Standards and Bikeability
 

Hello and welcome  ..

The CTC or Cyclist Touring Club first emerged in Harrogate in 1878 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. 

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 Instructor

If you are considering becoming a National Standards Instructor, hopefully the following will give you some idea of what it all entails.

 - The courses generally speaking, tend to run from 09:00 – 17:00 each day over a four day period* 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 might be that the courses are run in two parts of two
    days each or one continual course of four days duration.)

- It covers the theory and a wide range of practical exercises involved in the delivery of Levels 1 to 3 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 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.

This is covered on busy roads incorporating real traffic conditions and advanced road features. Those completing Level 3 will be able demonstrate the skills and understanding to make a trip safely to school or work etc on busy roads using complex junctions and road features.

NB:  Please be aware that successfully gaining your provisional National Standards accreditation does not mean that you are also Bikeability accredited, for more information please go to the
Professional pages of the Bikeability website