Free motorcycle training in Auckland - 19 & 20 February

[R-Soul]

I have sent an email to the lady organising it, and mentioned that there were a few queries about gear etc. I sent her a link to this thread. So clean up your collective acts.

[RDjase]

FREE Motorcycle training in Auckland sponsored entirely by ACC. All you have to do is send and e-mail with your details, show up to the training and soak up the knowledge. see the attached posted for details.

Hawkes Bay Training Day at Roys Hill Kart Track, 20th Feb

Sounds like the same sort of thing, ACC running it and will be using Pacific Club Buckets for training (my sons bike is being used)

Can use your own bike in the Slow riding, manuvering and braking area and the Buckets on the other part of the track. Thats how it was set up last time but the event was cancelled due to the rained out track

[Usarka]

Will they check rego?.......

[hedgier1]

If you do these free training days for ACC will they cut down the price of registration
by providing a certificate? If so when can I sign up and do they do free training in Tauranga?

[R-Soul]

Ah hell. The ACC lady just contacted me and said that She cannot acess this site as it is blocked for them.

The training is from 09h00 to 15h30 - so quite a long day then...

No special riding gear is require- just bike, helmet and suitable riding gear.

If you have queries, email her at the email address on the poster.

[R-Soul]

here are some answers to my queries:

1) Lunch/food?:

Regarding lunch, they'll be a lunch break, there's a number of shops down the road or people can BYO. We're going to supply water for everyone but sorry no food supplied.

2) If you do these free training days for ACC will they cut down the price of bike registration by providing a certificate? If so when can I sign up and do they do free training in Tauranga?”

Unfortunately at this stage there is no system set up to recognise training and allow discounts on registration costs. But ACC is currently reviewing all our accounts to introduce the concept of risk rating or experience rating as we're referring to. People may have heard about this occurring on 1 April for the workplace account. A number of these potential changes are being developed for the motor vehicle account at present and will be announced by the minister.

I hadn't thought about issuing attendance certificates, would people like these? Can sort them for the day if they'd be interest in these.

3) Will these days be done “down south” (not sure if this is South Auckland or Wellington) or around the rest of the country as well?
If people are looking for similar training opportunities through ACC within their local areas I'd suggest they contact their local Injury Prevention Consultant, best way to do this is either ring the contact centre (0800 844 657 ) or their local branch (visit http://www.acc.co.nz/contact-us-and-...-map/index.htm) and ask for them. Each area has specific deliverables on training, so if they hadn't heard about any pays to give their local person a call.

She also mentioned that:

"It's good to see everyone's interested and really positive about it. It's great to see the motorbike community in action and how close you all are and a get network for spreading the word!!"

[R-Soul]

So who wants certificates? Is it neccessary? I am not a big one for them, unless it will help later.

Also, if its good, we should make sure to comment and provide feedback on it at the ACC website for the North Shore.

[Gremlin]

He posted about it on facebook

So I'll have to beat it out of him later... I don't use that website.

[auvicua]

I have written in- I am going. Pity its the same day as the Paeroa races- but I will even give this up for free training.

I have not actually received any confirmation yet though....

I'm waiting for confirmation too

[TOTO]

bump

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[R-Soul]

I'm waiting for confirmation too

I emailed Katrina again and asked for confirmation- she had either missed my email or it had not gone though to her before and she did not know about me. So better you do so as well to make sure. Put one of those "message delivery" and "message read" read receipts thingy's on it.

[Brett]

What skills exactly do they go over at these things?

[R-Soul]

ask her

whatever it is, it must be pretty detailed from 9h00 to 15h30...
hey, any knowledge is good knowledge, right?

[javawocky]

Booked in Advanced group for Saturday

[R-Soul]

I was told this morning that no training is being done on the 20th anymore for lack of numbers- FFS and I was so looking forward to that. And I cant make the 19th.