If you haven’t already logged on to our website, www.atgapprenticeships.com, and looked at the wide range of Apprenticeship vacancies we’re currently recruiting for, then do it now!
There are oportunities in fashion, marketing, gardening and manufacturing.
If you need any advice, call 0845 8949530 and we’ll be happy to help!
CEO Ian Harper will be on the radio today discussing the current issues pertaining to apprenticeships. The following stations will carry the message.
If you are in the High Wycombe area, come and see us at the Job Centre Apprenticeship Fair being held in the AMF Bowling Centre from 2pm to 4pm this afternoon. We’ll be able to answer all your Apprenticeship-related questions and discuss our current vacancies with you.
See you there!
The London Bike Show returned bigger and better than ever for its second year at the ExCel, London.
There was a much larger bike presence than the previous year, with the cycle’s area dominating a whole hall.
The ACT were at the show to promote WorkRiders, the new cycling to work programme, and ATG Training, ActSmart’s partner Cytech provider.
The ACT partnered with the London Bike Show to support the Cycling Stage which was host to Cytech demonstrations delivered by ATG Training, guest speakers and auctions throughout the four day show.
Cytech Technical Advice ActSmart’s runner up Partner of the Year 2011, and Cytech Training Providers, ATG Training were on hand at the Cycling Stage to offer technical advice and carry out demonstrations. The demos were a huge success with crowds gathering to learn about everything from preparing your bike for commuting to truing a wheel.
After watching Cytech demos, visitors were glad to learn that it has never been easier to get qualified as a cycle mechanic, with Cytech Technical One Theory now available completely online, and until the end of February, with 50% off the price.
The interest in Cytech courses was evident through ATG’s prize draw to win home mechanic gear, with over 1000 entries received.
Of all the completed entries received the first to be drawn by the independent adjudicator was:
Mr David Coxhead. Proprietor, Bristows Cycles
David wins the Wheel Truing stand
Park Tools Wheel truing stand
Mr Robin Warr
from Greenich – London
Robin wins the Advanced Park Tools mechanic kit
Park Tools Advanced Mechanic Tool Kit
If you have not won a prize don’t be sad, there is much to be gained from attending a Cytech course at one of ATG Training’s world class cycle workshops. Course dates and venues can be found here www.cycletraining.co
Thanks to all of you who entered.
ATG Training were at the London Bike Show between 12th and 15th January 2012. CEO Ian Harper took a few moments out from speaking to some of the 1,000+ visitors to the Cycle stage we shared with The Association of Cycle Traders, to share his knowledge and experience of the event. This short video will give you a flavour of what happened at Excel in London Docklands.
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Information and Advice Drop-in Session
Future Centre
Thursday 25th November 2010
2.30pm to 4.30pm
ATG Training, Future Centre, Smeaton Close, Aylesbury, HP19 8SZ
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For anyone who is interested in pursuing a career in one of the following industry sectors:
• Business and Administration
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This guy has had far too much time on his hands!!!! He has put together a website museum totally dedicated to the rear mech. Yes an AtoZ of all things rear derailleur, I bet you didn’t know there was so many to choose from? This is the bible of derailleurs for all you dedicated cycle mechanics, and altogether cycle geeks. Not only has he posted great photos, but found technical documents,Illustrations and some trivia on most of them. Have a look, I dare you, once you enter you won’t ever return. I reckon there is enough info here for a whole Cytech technical Two training module!!!
What’s it like to put yourself against the clock?
Well I had to find out! Having challenged myself to see how far I could ride in a given ammount of time through riding Sportives I thought I’d see how quick I was in a discipline of Cycling called Time Trialing (TT for short).
TT’s are full of people in skinsuit type lycra with ‘funny’ aero type bikes and pointy aero helmets. I don’t own either of these things, but decided to enter to see how quick my ‘normal’ road bike and ‘normal’ helmet could go.
I entered the 20km event held at Blenheim Palace the weekend before last, feeling pretty well prepared, but not as fast as I have been because I had been taken out by a virus the week before hand.
The day of the event dawned a wet and wild day, with torrential rain and high winds. Not the ideal conditions to be out in, let alone riding your bike against the clock!
Condtions aside, Cyclists are a hardy bunch and there was a good turn out of riders for the Sportive and the TT events.
My time to TT rolled around quite quickly and I felt like a pro rider being held up at the start by a Marshall while the time keeper counted me in… “Ten…” (don’t think about how much this is going to hurt…) “Five…” (I hope I don’t crash or puncture…) “Three…” (Breathe!!!) “GO!!!!” and I was off like the clappers, pedalling as fast as my little legs would take me.
My mission was to overtake as many riders as possible and to keep my average speed as high as possible.
So with grim determination I tried to ignore the pain in my legs and the bad weather and got on with the job in hand.
The TT was three laps of the Blenheim Palace and I felt every one! The finish line was a welcome sight, I don’t think I’ve pushed myself that hard for a while!!!
I placed 5th in Category for my efforts which I’m really pleased with. You can see me sporting the ‘Le Peleton Rose’ team jersey, a team kit designed by Matthew Taber from the Suffolk Cycle Surgery.
ATG Training Cycle Academy team field customer enquiries
The Cycle Show at Earls Court this year proved to be very busy for the ATG Training Cycle Academy team.
Four days of full on customer facing enquiries where fielded, helping trade, press and customers gain a better understanding of the high quality cycle maintenance training that is available throughout the UK.The Fastest Wrench competition proved to be very popular and highly competitive, with some of the contestants having their efforts captured on video. You can see some of these on the ATG Training Cytech Facebook page.
It’s time for another of ATG-Trainings renowned ‘Tool of the week’!
This week I am nominating the Rockshox shock pump. “But why?!” I hear you cry… well, your fully suspended air sprung bike would be pretty useless without one, that’s why!!
I like the fact that it is compact enough to fit in your trail pack without too much weight penalty and, like a featherweight boxer, it packs a pretty mean punch for its size, packing up to 300 P.S.I for those of us who like cakes and pies as much as we do riding.
It’s a tool everyone can use, but like with all tools, an experienced toolmeister knows a few extra bits of info about the humble shock pump.
Did you know for example, that the ‘hiss’ from the shock when you remove the shock pump, is actually from the pipe of the shock pump rather than the air can? What theneedle says on the dial is what is in the shock, the reason it reads 5-10 P.S.I lower is that the air has to travel from the shock, through the hose and THEN register the dial.
Also, when you screw the shock pump onto the valve, make sure you thread it on until the needle registers and only a half to three quarters of a turn after this. Turning it any more could damage the threads on the valve and your shock pump.
So, there we have it, a Simple to use, compact, indespensible tool. More than enough reason for it to deserve the ‘tool of the week’ accolade!
Fancy becoming an ‘experienced toolmeister’? then get your backside booked on a course with us here at ATG-Training!!!
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