Level 2 - Introduction to on-road cycling
This programme is for those who have completed Level 1 training or are comfortable with bike riding but want to start using roads and cycle networks.
The objectives of Level 2 training are:
- Cycling is developed as an enjoyable, healthy activity that enables people to make short local journeys
- The client may select a specific journey such as a trip to work, leisure or school locations that can be made regularly
- At the end of a programme of Level 2 training clients should enjoy taking cycle trips on a variety of roads and cycle path
- Nervous clients should be relaxed on their cycles and in the company of traffic and be enthused about progressing to Level 3 and cycling in wide range of road conditions
- Clients will be able to control their cycle competently, confidently and consistently - the three C's - through a series of cycle manoeuvres on lightly trafficked roads
- Any obviously unsafe behaviours or habits will have been addressed by the instructor. Clients will be taught not to ride on pavements
What you must do to meet The National Standard:
- Know the likely requirements of clients requiring Level 2 training
- Have assessed the needs of clients individually and have a programme of training to achieve Level 2
- Know methods, techniques and exercises to deliver the Level 2 training
- Be able to train in both the theory and practice of cycling as required by clients
- Demonstrate all skills and activities
- Be able to give feedback on progress towards Level 2 standards
- Assess achievement of standard by a variety of approaches
You must demonstrate that you can train and assess clients in the following:
- 2A All Level 1 manoeuvres
- 2B Start an on-road journey
- 2C Finish an on-road journey
- 2D Be aware of everything around them, including behind, as they ride
- 2E Understand how and when to signal their intentions to other road users
- 2F Understand where to ride on the roads they are using
- 2G Pass parked or slower moving vehicles
- 2H Pass side roads
- 2I Turn right into a major road and left into a minor road
- 2J Turn left into a major road and right into a minor road
- 2K Be able to take the correct carriageway lane when they need to
- 2L Decide where cycle lanes can help their journey and demonstrate correct use (if cycle lanes can be incorporated within the training)
- 2M Explain why they have made decisions during riding and thereby demonstrate understanding of safe riding strategy
- 2N Demonstrate a basic understanding of the Highway Code, in particular how to interpret road signs
- 2O Demonstrate an understanding of safety equipment and clothing
You must also demonstrate by your work that you have been trained to take clients from Level 1 standard to Level 2, or introduced clients directly to the skills of Level 2.
You must also carry out training in:
- Different types of cycle and their purpose
- Keeping a bicycle roadworthy
- Clothing for cycling (including relevant safety equipment)
- Relevant accessories
By the end of the training programme clients will be able to perform manoeuvres in order to undertake a trip safely to school, work or leisure on quiet roads.
Level 2 Course Content
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