Ocean Tide are organising a British Cycling Race Commissaires and Event Organisers Course at Fort Regent on 26/27 September.

For CCC Members interested in attending the course, course fees will be paid by the club. Email info@ccc.je for information. Contact Ocean Tide directly about registering for the course by following this link. Here's an outline of the course:

Child and Vulnerable Person Protection: The child protection training will cover good practice when dealing with young and vulnerable people with the added information on the responsibilities of the race organisers to protect the data that they have accrued.

Communication: The communication module will deal with using various methods of communication to their best effect. It will also deal with recruiting volunteers, gathering materials and resources necessary to put on a road race. Candidates will also develop a project timeline keeping track of who they will need to communicate with and when. Consideration will also be given to checks on materials use in races.

Administration: Administration will deal with budgets, licence checks, record keeping, and the various forms that are used by British Cycling to record events.

Technical: The technical module will look at conducting and interpreting a generic course risk assessment. Candidates will learn about the differences between generic and specific risks and how to deal with these. They will also try to develop a traffic plan concerning a specific real life road racing circuit to give an idea of the signage and marshalling necessary to run a road race.

Competition: The competition module will look at the more practical things that an organiser will be involved with when setting up the course. This will include the fitting of radios, placement of signage and equipping race marshals.

Please, apply asap as there is a candidate pack that has to be sent beforehand.