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AustCycle Teacher Accreditation Program (Australia)

The AustCycle Teacher Accreditation Program (ATAP) Level 1 course trains people to provide a wide range of cycle training programs from beginners learning how to ride through to teaching cyclists how to ride in traffic environments. Courses are running throughout Australia from March to May 2012.

AustCycle Teacher Accreditation Program courses will be held nationally in the coming months:

• Melbourne (VIC) on Sat 3 March – Sun 4 March
• Mudgee (NSW) on Sat 24 March – Sun 25 March
• Geraldton (WA) on Sat 31 March – Sun 1 April
• Sydney (NSW) on Sat 31 March – Sun 1 April
• Gold Coast (QLD) on Sat 14 April – Sun 15 April
• Darwin (NT) on Sat 21 April – Sun 22 April
• Perth (WA) on Sat 28 April – Sun 29 April
• Cairns (QLD) on Tues 22 May – Wed 23 May

 AustCycle is implementing a national cycling education strategy and will be holding training courses to assist community instructors/teachers gain national accreditation in training the community in cycle education. 

Places on the AustCycle Teacher Accreditation Program courses are strictly limited. Course Application form attached. To secure your place on course, please return the Course Application form as soon as possible.

To become an accredited AustCycle Teacher, the following supporting documentation needs to be supplied (preferably pre-course or promptly post-course):

• current "Working With Children Check"
• current First Aid qualification
• one of the following certificates: Beginning Coaching General Principles course (refer to note below) or Level 1 Coach Accreditation (recognised by NCAS) or CycleSkill Coach Accreditation or Registered School Teacher with a Bachelor of Education (or equivalent School Teacher university qualification)

Note: The Beginning Coaching General Principles course is a free online course provided by the Australian Sports Commission. This short course can be access and completed online.  https://learning.ausport.gov.au/

The above documentation can be supplied via:

• Email: scanned copies to education@austcycle.com.au (preferably)
• Fax: attention Meredith Gray (02) 9339 5888
• Post: AustCycle, National Education Coordinator, PO Box 6310, Alexandria NSW 2015

Background on AustCycle and the Teacher Accreditation Program

AustCycle has been developed to provide all Australians access to consistently high quality training, through accredited cycle instructors (called Teachers). The AustCycle Teacher Accreditation Program (ATAP) Level 1 course focuses on training Teachers to provide a wide range of cycle training programs from beginners learning how to ride through to teaching cyclists how to ride in traffic environments. Accredited AustCycle teachers focus on teaching all ages, ability levels and backgrounds the skills and confidence to ride safely in order to improve public health, support the environment or reduce traffic congestion.

Further Information

Available at the official AustCycle website www.austcycle.com.au.

AustCycle looks forward to training and accrediting more AustCycle Teachers nationally and ultimately increasing the community’s access to AustCycle programs. AustCycle: promoting Skills, Confidence and Safety.

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