The Benefit

A Touratech tourguide is not simply an offroad trainer: Successful learning, enthusiasm and one’s own perception as a good participant stand and fall with the professionalism, wide skill set and empathy of the instructor.

The instructor is the person of trust for each participant. The instructor must therefore comply with this trust in his whole behavior, in the choice of his exercises, in the guidance of the participants and in his handling of problems or even injuries (which unfortunately can just happen.)

Your Personal Gain

In the A.R.T.T. Instructor Certification, the professionals from Edelweiss Bike Travel will teach you all aspects and facets of your exciting and varying task as an instructor, including e.g.

  • psychological basics „how people learn“
  • riding lessons – how to ride and how to teach
  • how to manage a full training day (or two)
  • bike handling, First Aid, legal topics

The A.R.T.T. training makes you a convincing instructor and brand ambassador for Touratech.

This training will not only be an asset for you on a professional level, you will also benefit from it personally.

The Price

The Prices 2023

Germany Thailand
7 days & 8 nights 8 days & 9 nights
Total Price Instructor Certification €3.700 €3.800
Accommodation and Meals
(not included: additional Beverages)		 €950 €1.000
PRICE (without bike) €4.650 €4.800
Optional: Bike rental incl. fuel, insurance €945 €945
PRICE  €5.595  €5.745

Including

  • 6 days of intensive training by Edelweiss Bike Travel
  • Quick Reference Guide, all training material
  • training infrastructure
  • food & beverages during the day (lunch packages/sandwiches)
  • certificate, patch, branded artwork
  • Hotel and dinner

Optional

  • bike for training, fuel, insurance (if you don’t use your own motorcycle)

Not included

  • travel expenses, shuttles, accommodation, breakfast, additional beverages at dinner

Please note: The A.R.T.T. Instructor Certification gives a lot of knowledge that is not related to riding skills: first aid, group dynamics, conflict management, technical and bike know how, brand behavior etc.)

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The Content

Classroom

  • Behaviour and Brand Behaviour of a Touratech Instructor
  • Psychological basics: “how people learn”
  • Legal basics

Onroad Riding

  • How to manouevre a bike, bike set up, rider position, cornering, braking, chosing the right line

Offroad Riding

  • How to set up a training area
  • Training contents/pedagogical approach for beginners
  • Training contents/pedagogical approach for advanced riders
  • How to manage a full day of training (or two)
  • Bike set up: different electronic safety systems, how to stand/sit on an offroad bike, how to lift a bike
  • Different riding techniques and situations, i.e. slow riding, riding uphill/downhill, cornering, braking, stopping, turning in different situations,
  • Riding on different grounds, i.e. mud, gravel, sand, water

Equipment essentials, i.e.: best riding gear for different purposes; suitable bike equipment for different purposes

Travel essentials, health topics, i.e. first aid, allergies etc. bike topics, flat battery, tire repair, how to tow a bike etc.

The Schedule

In general, the A.R.T.T. Tourguide Certification process consists of 5 full days, of which 4.5 days are training and preparation, and 0.5 days are exam. Riding skills are not trained and not verified in the exam.

Usually, before the first official training day, there is a possibility to ride a first tour together to get familiar with the group and to give the traininers an indication of the skills of the participants.

Depending on the country where the certification takes place, transfer routes have to be scheduled. This will be communicated separately.

(Please remember that classes and exams are given all in English. You must both understand and be able to express yourself well in English.)

Details for each certification event depend on the date / the country where the certification will be held. However, the general outline (duration, group size, etc.) remains the same for each A.R.T.T. certification.

Accommodation: Close to the training areas. Accommodation will be booked by Touratech.

Travel information: Will be given according to location.

Group Size: In general, the group will consist of min 8 to max 12 participants. Individual solutions may be found according to special demands.

Bikes: If the participant does not use his own bike, we provide a pool of rental bikes of different brands and current models for training and exams.

The Participant

The participants of the Touratech A.R.T.T. certification programs come from all over the world. They are employees or authorized agents of Touratech importers and business partners.

Each participant must meet specific legal requirements as well as personal qualifications in order to complete the certification week and the final exam in a valuable and successful way.

  • The participant must be an Official Touratech Business Partner’s employee or must have a contract covering his work as a guide or must be invited/recommended by an official Touratech Partner with purpose to plan and/or guide and/or accompany Touratech tours on behalf of the Business Partner in the future.
  • The participant is holder of a valid international driving license.
  • The participant is mentally/physically able of guiding a group. He will confirm that he is in good health condition and not addicted to drugs.
  • The participant must understand, speak and write English fluently (in order to unterstand course contents and to be able to pass the final exam).
  • The participant is able to handle and manoeuvre a bike without problems (e.g. loading/unloading, pushing a bike, correcting a parking position, picking up a bike etc.).
  • The participant is able to ride very slowly on all different kinds of ground.
  • The participant is a prudent rider with very good riding skills in every condition; riding experience of minimum 5 years is required; he is experienced in every weather condition, on different grounds and different road / track characteristics (e.v. steep mountain passes, main traffic arteries etc.)

Participation requirements

The participants of the Touratech A.R.T.T. certification programs come from all over the world.

Each participant must meet specific legal requirements as well as personal qualifications in order to complete the certification week and the final exam in a valuable and successful way.

  • The participant is holder of a valid international driving license.
  • The participant is mentally/physically able of guiding a group. He will confirm that he is in good health condition and not addicted to drugs.
  • The participant must understand, speak and write English fluently (in order to unterstand course contents and to be able to pass the final exam).
  • The participant is able to handle and manoeuvre a bike without problems (e.g. loading/unloading, pushing a bike, correcting a parking position, picking up a bike etc.).
  • The participant is able to ride very slowly on all different kinds of ground.
  • The participant is a prudent rider with very good riding skills in every condition; riding experience of minimum 5 years is required; he is experienced in every weather condition, on different grounds and different road / track characteristics (e.v. steep mountain passes, main traffic arteries etc.)

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