I looked into it and asked and got this email. Still unsure but leaning towards not doing it now.
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There are two ways of doing it. You find a school that wants to downtrain you. Then you work for them doing CBTs and maybe some 125 stuff. After a while you go to Cardington and do the 2 day assessment which then still only allows you to do what you have been doing except you can now also train others. But more importantly it gives you the prerequisite to do the Direct Access assessment. You are then fully qualified. This can be a long drawn out way of doing things and could take a year. But I blieve it would give you more skill and experience tha the alternative.
The other way is to do a course and pay for it your self . You COULD be fully qualified in 5-6 weeks. I combined both of the above , so I had been downtrained for about a year and then went on a course with Probike in Essex for a week to prepare for Cardington.
Downsides
The wages are not great , around £450-£550 per week, on a self employed or employed basis.
You have to deal with DSA and teenagers.
Regardless of how cold and nasty it is , you will be out.
Biking can stop being your hobby
Its particularly ****ty when someone hurts themselves.
Plus sides.
You meet loads of people , all different from all different walks of life.
You are responsible for them.
No one is breathing down your neck
You ride your bike all day.
You make a silk purse out of a sows ear.
Sense of achievement
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