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Instructor Prep

Instructor Preparation – Range (IP) includes hands-on range training, classroom time, pre-course assignments and administrative tasks (records, forms etc.)

Refer to your IP confirmation letter for details of where to go and what to bring.

Pre-Course Work

Most pre-course assignments and administrative tasks are done in an online Google Classroom environment. If you are an instructor recruit accepted into IP, click on a link below and use the Class Code to access your Google Classroom.

DateClasscode
February 23-25, 2024g7tv4vt
April 5-7, 2024hjyua5y
May 17-19, 2024j627o5h
July 12-14, 20243nlf2lo
September 13-15, 2024jwm6ndz

Mentor Evaluation Form

Interns and apprentices for both range and classroom are required to complete an evaluation form after each teaching assignment. Your feedback helps us evaluate and refine our mentor program. Please complete the form within three business days of each teaching assignment.

First Aid Certification

Instructors are required to maintain basic first-aid certification. Team Oregon does not require CPR and AED certification. After initial instructor and first aid certification, continued certification will be provided by Team Oregon with an approved online source. This provided benefit will make it easier for instructors to maintain their certification while also maintaining our standard of care for students.

Certification from other training providers or employers may be accepted with approval from the Team Oregon Training Department. The providers listed below offer online training are approved by Team Oregon. Explore these websites for hands-on training in your area if you preferred.

If you have questions or to submit your first aid certification, email Megan Ryusaki. You may send proof of certification to Megan by e-mail. 

What to Expect at Instructor Prep

Instructor Prep runs from Friday afternoon to about 3:30 p.m. Sunday. On Friday you will ride training bikes, learning to demonstrate the proper path and technique of basic course exercises. Most of these exercises are included in the end-of-course skills evaluation (riding test). After you practice, you will complete the same skills evaluation we expect our students to ride.

Saturday morning you will learn range preparation of cones, bikes, and equipment. You will have an orientation of using the range cards and navigate the flow of exercises. After lunch you will learn range management, including the awareness of the other instructor and all students in your area of responsibility. The day will finish with riding demonstration practice.

Sunday you will become more familiar with the exercise components in the range cards, and more comfortable when you see them in action. After lunch you will learn coaching techniques and the basics of conducting a skills evaluation.

NEW Instructor Onboarding Steps

For reference, here is the sequence of steps required for instructor certification. Most will be completed within the Google Classroom.

  1. Interest form
  2. Audit 1
  3. Interview and acceptance into IP
  4. Audit 2
  5. Register for IP and pay $100
  6. Criminal history check
  7. Driving record verification
  8. Demographic information
  9. Complete I-9 form
  10. Complete W-4 forms
  11. Complete waiver
  12. Complete OSU application
  13. IP pre-course assignment (info drop)
  14. IP Tuesday classroom session (zoom)
  15. IP Friday range demo practice and skill test
  16. IP Saturday range session
  17. IP Sunday range session
  18. Apprenticeship
  19. Internship
  20. Full instructor certification

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