new job
 

maybe?


looks like redundancies are in the offing at work.!

corporate entertainment/hospitality first thing to suffer in the "credit crunch".. (surely its a recessionnow.. we done 2 quarters???


anyway I may grab it and run

I have a possibility of becoming a cbt instructor and maybe moving towards DAS...

Should I grab it

Should I improve my riding first - ha !!

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If you're only thinking of taking it to become a CBT instructor, how likely is that job to suffer as well?

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If you can afford to live on the wages and it something you want to do, then I'd say go for it. Its something I thought about doing but I dont know if I have the patience for it.

I'd be finding out from the school how much work etc they have booked in and what are they doing when the new tests come in first though.

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valid point-
but the owner of the training centre says he is busier than ever- folk moving to mopeds etc to commute to work locally.

I am thinking of developing through to DAS - it is not far from what I do now really- instructing/training/gining clear instruction and hopefully injecting some fun in to the learning process. but it will be more regular hours-

and I will be in leather all day mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

at the momentI am a little cash rich time poor and this will give me more time and a little less money but maybe the time is right for a change

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cheers fizz .. me will do some homework .

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I've thought about doing it myself Quiff, but the thought of being self employed put me off. The wages aren't fantastic but, tax etc is pretty minimal, plus all your gear you buy is part of expenses, so you get it back and you can run up to three bikes through your job. Its complicated, and off the top of my head i can't quite remember how it works...need another coffee to wake the brain cell!
I'm still considering it though, as in January I'm off work for three months, plus the school I'm interested in pay for your training at Cardington if you want to progress from CBT to DAS, most places you have to pay for it yourself, and its about 1500 quid IIRC

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Well whatever you do Dave good luck with it mate, god knows what Id do if I was made redundant, Ive been trucking for 31 years now, just about had enough though.

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What my school said was to go down in my spare time, by arrangement with them and accompany an instructor doing the CBTs to get a feel of what you have to do, that way if you think its not for you, your not under pressure to commit and you can leave it at that

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Quiff, if you have the opportunity, go for it! I know I would in that position.

I'm yet another that's considered going down the route of bike instructor, but it's a form of self employment that's not really stable enough for me.

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My Partner is an ex Senior DAS instructor & site manageress for some of the biggest companies in the UK, she gave it up because the hours were anti social, the pay was low, getting cold and wet every day in winter was horrid and even the best kits gets cold and wet after several days of use.

These days she earns more as a meter reader, working a four day week, than she ever earned working seven days instructing. She also says that Qualifying as a DAS Instructor is hard, mainly because of the Driving (Different) Standards Agency.

Best of luck and beware of the draw backs.