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CMSP MTC Instructors needed

MrIncredible said:
San Luis Obispo county-about 200 miles South of San Jose.
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Yes there are training sites there that are also looking for instructors. The Name of the Schools in your area are Central Coast Motorcycle Training. Hope that helps
 
Outlaws Justice said:
Yes there are training sites there that are also looking for instructors. The Name of the Schools in your area are Central Coast Motorcycle Training. Hope that helps
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I first learned how to ride in San Luis Obispo and went to the Central coast moto training. Was a good group of guys wonder if they're still there.. One was ex CHP It was in Paso if I remember correctly.

Becoming an instructor and giving back to the new riders sounds pretty awesome. Kudos to anyone that can and does join this
 
I know Northern California Motorcycle training is willing to sponsor some more instructors and are actively looking. They will be sponsoring me for the upcoming class in Santa Rosa.

http://www.motorcycleskills.com/Employment.html

Fill out the application and send it in. They will then have you attend a class as a student and after that shadow instructors on the range. The hardest part is finding the time for the instructor course and it's a bit of an investment. I took the week off from work and rented a room on airbnb to get it done. Not ideal, but like most jobs, the training is on you to complete.
 
Roadstergal said:
Is the site that emailed you reaching out to its MSF-certified coaches? I know my previous site has not given me much at all, just a link to the paperwork.

It's disappointing - I went into coaching in order to give back to the community a bit, and now I'd have to get hotels and take vacation days from work and lay out several hundred dollars on top in order to get re-trained in the new curriculum - and with no support from my site. It's just a lot of disincentive.
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I looked into being a rider coach years ago. The site owner really turned me off to the whole idea. I would have to travel to SoCal and pay for the class out of pocket but I would only be able to teach at her program. If I wanted to work for anyone else I would have to re-certify.

I was taking the MSF Basic Rider course over again to get an idea of how it's changed (I took the class in 1992) and then when the instructors found I was interested in being a rider coach I feel they were really singling me out and pointing out the things I did wrong with.....,like, resting bitch face.

It wouldn't be a significant source of income but the way the pay scale was explained to me didn't seem adequate either.

After another year I will check it out again. Hopefully the new curriculum will be more entrenched and the learning curve for instructing will have leveled out a bit.
 
motoproponent said:
It wouldn't be a significant source of income but the way the pay scale was explained to me didn't seem adequate either.

After another year I will check it out again. Hopefully the new curriculum will be more entrenched and the learning curve for instructing will have leveled out a bit.
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You are correct, it might not be a significant source of income, most places only pay between $20 and $26 hourly, and if you only teach a couple classes a month that is not a lot. It is also a lot of time to give up when you give up a weekend to teach and not go do the things you want to do, I understand, I also have a family. When I teach wife brings the kids out at lunch time to bring me lunch and spend time with me, Always nice.

I also understand as some have stated it is a time and money investment to get trained. I agree, on that note so was the years I spent in trade school and college, but I took those years and spent that money so I could perform my 9 to 5 job for the last 20 years. I have found (personally) that the time and money I have spent to get trained in various programs over the years has provided me a much greater level of satisfaction than my 9 to 5 ever has. I currently teach a wide variety of programs from dirt to street and even track and working as part of the CMSP program is a very wonderful experience. The people I have meet and worked with as students and instructors has always been a wonderful experience.

This is something you can be a part of if you have the passion to not only improve your riding and skills but to help others to do the same.
 
Hello,

When estimating enrollment costs, be sure to include circa $50 for the LiveScan fingerprinting process.

For First Aid classes, consider the Red Cross here: http://www.redcross.org/take-a-class. I spent $77 and took it in Oakland, it was exceptionally well done.

This Groupon coupon for a First Aid class may be acceptable (but be sure to obtain confirmation ahead of time): http://tinyurl.com/kb4rz7v

I'm teaching my 2nd class this w'end and enjoying it!

Patrick
 
What does it pay?
Or does it?

Nevermind, something like 25 per hour as stated above.
 
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motoproponent said:
I was told $100 per ten hour range day. :|
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The good part about that is the tax liability won't be a lot....

So it's really more like volunteer work, since it's not something you'd do for the money. If it paid more, it might make it less of a service type opportunity, and more of a work thing. I was a Cisco trainer for a couple of years, and well, there is nothing worse than teaching grown up people....
 
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motoproponent said:
I looked into being a rider coach years ago. The site owner really turned me off to the whole idea. I would have to travel to SoCal and pay for the class out of pocket but I would only be able to teach at her program. If I wanted to work for anyone else I would have to re-certify.
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There have been a couple facilities that tried to demand exclusivity, and it speaks to the character of the manager(s). It's best to inspire loyalty than to demand it.

The part about re-certification, is/was a lie.

I think I probably know who you spoke with, at least I have a good guess. I'm sorry you had a crappy exchange.
 
danate said:
Who told you that? If most places pay $25 an hour, then a 10 hour day would be $250. Still not great, but not terrible for a weekend gig.
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The lady said she did all the classroom work and her rider coach employees did the range days. The weekend range days were 8 hours each but all set up and putting away the gear was done off the clock so that on the week day when there was a half range (4 hours) the rider coaches were still on the hook. Basically getting $200 for two 8 hour days on the range and one 4 hour day on the range.

It was the same lady that told me all the other stuff. I wouldn't want to be an instructor to make money but I don't want to have to pay out of pocket to do it.

It sounds like a lot has changed since I investigated it years ago. (2007)

I'll look into some other places here in Oakland and Alameda (the other place I was checking out was in San Leandro. It was the only place that had a need for rider coaches at the time.

I like Keith Code's ideas (at least what I think his ideas are from reading his books and column) so maybe I'll be able to get behind it a bit more.
 
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