Cycle Trainer

This is a qualification aimed at those training both children and adults in on-road cycling skills from the basics of learning to ride to cycling on busier roads.  It incorporates the Cycle Skills Trainer qualification and covers instructor training.  Those with the Cycle Skills qualification would be exempt from day 1 of the total 4 days.

For children training is usually provided at ages 10-11 (Primary 6) as part of the curriculum.  It can either follow on from cycle skills training given in the playground or be a better substitute for cycle proficiency delivered in the playground.

For adults the training would be appropriate for a group of inexperienced adults as part of green transport plans for businesses and other large employers, particularly where 'pool' bicycles are made available for employee use. Other community groups, such as 50+ networks, Community Education classes etc. could also be targeted with this training.

Day One

Cycle Skills Trainer

Days 2 & 3

Days 2 and 3 of the qualification include the following elements:

Traffic theory
Basic road skills
Basic road manoeuvres
Planning and managing cycle training
Health and Safety Guidelines
Monitoring and reviewing progress with trainees

The trainee will be required to demonstrate competence in the following:

Lesson planning
Risk assessing
Managing and organising a group
Communicating with children
Instructing
Coaching (reinforcing good performance, correcting errors, etc)
Evaluating performance

Day 4

The aim is to develop the existing basic skills of cyclists, both children and adults, to enable them to plan and undertake safe cycle journeys. Children will be of secondary school age.
The lessons will most likely be about making a journey, to school, place of work, railway station, sports club or similar. It could also be for the person who just wants to have the training and confidence to cycle anywhere in town.

Part of the qualification includes the following elements:

Traffic theory
Advanced road skills
Advanced road manoeuvres
Planning and managing cycle training
Risk assessment
Health and Safety Guidelines
Monitoring and reviewing progress with trainees

This is very much a practical course and the trainee will be required to demonstrate competence in the following :

Route planning
Giving clear and concise instructions
Establishing a communications system to be used with the trainee cyclist during coaching sessions
Coaching (reinforcing good performance, correcting errors, etc)
Evaluating performance
Giving feedback - This will be done by continuous assessment throughout the course.

Pre-requisite: Applicants for this course should be experienced cyclists and competent in the above manoeuvres.
Duration: 4 days