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Well after several weeks of applications and interviews, I have finally been accepted to start my training to become a certified Motorcycle Instructor for the Vancouver Island Safety Council (VISC). They are a local MSF here in Victoria, BC. I took this very course (Novice & traffic) 4 years ago.
There was a lot of paper work to do as ICBC (Insurance Corporation of BC) who mandates everything motor vehicle related here in BC, needs lots of info including a full medical, driver's background check/history and criminal records check. I then had to interview with the VISC senior staff to see if I not only had the necessary qualifications, but would I be a good fit for their program.
Turns out they think I am good Instructor training material and I have been accepted!! The fist part of my training is doing course observation for both their Novice (parking lot and MSA testing) and Traffic courses. I decided not to wait and have already started my Novice course observations this past weekend and will continue for the following two weekends after (1 more weekend of Novice & 1 weekend for the Traffic course).
As I am an "Instructor in Training", I am not allowed to really help or answer any student questions that can be considered giving 'instruction' due to liability reasons. I'm finding this VERY difficult as it's my nature to want to help, especially when I know the answers!! I think my tongue was bleeding by the end of the weekend I was biting it so hard! Talking to some of the other instructors, they also found this very difficult.
The next phase will start in September along with all the other Instructor Trainees for our 100+ hours of receiving instruction and training that will done over several months and into 2010. Then the last phase is doing our practicum which is teaching an entire course to students under the watchful eye of the senior instructors! No pressure!
So it will be a long and hard journey, but I already know that being able to help and teach new riders will make it all worth while in the end! I'm very excited and honored to start this process.
I'll keep you all posted of my progress. :thumbup:
There was a lot of paper work to do as ICBC (Insurance Corporation of BC) who mandates everything motor vehicle related here in BC, needs lots of info including a full medical, driver's background check/history and criminal records check. I then had to interview with the VISC senior staff to see if I not only had the necessary qualifications, but would I be a good fit for their program.
Turns out they think I am good Instructor training material and I have been accepted!! The fist part of my training is doing course observation for both their Novice (parking lot and MSA testing) and Traffic courses. I decided not to wait and have already started my Novice course observations this past weekend and will continue for the following two weekends after (1 more weekend of Novice & 1 weekend for the Traffic course).
As I am an "Instructor in Training", I am not allowed to really help or answer any student questions that can be considered giving 'instruction' due to liability reasons. I'm finding this VERY difficult as it's my nature to want to help, especially when I know the answers!! I think my tongue was bleeding by the end of the weekend I was biting it so hard! Talking to some of the other instructors, they also found this very difficult.
The next phase will start in September along with all the other Instructor Trainees for our 100+ hours of receiving instruction and training that will done over several months and into 2010. Then the last phase is doing our practicum which is teaching an entire course to students under the watchful eye of the senior instructors! No pressure!
So it will be a long and hard journey, but I already know that being able to help and teach new riders will make it all worth while in the end! I'm very excited and honored to start this process.
I'll keep you all posted of my progress. :thumbup:
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