Howdy gang,
I just taught my first MTC class this past weekend in California. I finally completed all the certification requirements during the week before. The class went really well as no one crashed and all students passed. Must have been due to my excellent instruction.
The only bummer was working in the rain for several hours on Sunday. I enjoyed teaching the class and felt pretty well prepared from ALL the requirements necessary to gain certification from the CHP/Total Control Training Inc. The more I teach the more natural it will feel as I still have lots to learn.
The requirements for those interested: take the two day MTC class as a student, shadow an instructor for an MTC 2 day class, submit fingerprints to DOJ, take a Total Control Training class at least one level above what you will be teaching (I took the IRC - intermediate rider course), take the 7 day/60 hour MTC instructor course (pretty intense with tons of detail), and have a current basic first aid/CPR card. All told, around 12 1/2 days of training and potentially a lot of $$$$. But my sponsoring school took care of much of the expense. Then you make $25/hour +/- teaching.
I just taught my first MTC class this past weekend in California. I finally completed all the certification requirements during the week before. The class went really well as no one crashed and all students passed. Must have been due to my excellent instruction.
The only bummer was working in the rain for several hours on Sunday. I enjoyed teaching the class and felt pretty well prepared from ALL the requirements necessary to gain certification from the CHP/Total Control Training Inc. The more I teach the more natural it will feel as I still have lots to learn.The requirements for those interested: take the two day MTC class as a student, shadow an instructor for an MTC 2 day class, submit fingerprints to DOJ, take a Total Control Training class at least one level above what you will be teaching (I took the IRC - intermediate rider course), take the 7 day/60 hour MTC instructor course (pretty intense with tons of detail), and have a current basic first aid/CPR card. All told, around 12 1/2 days of training and potentially a lot of $$$$. But my sponsoring school took care of much of the expense. Then you make $25/hour +/- teaching.
