It takes
a special type of person to be a USGTF examiner – someone with
talent, leadership skills and
dedication to the growth of the sport.
The first step in attaining this goal is to secure your Level
IV USGTF Master Teaching Professional certification. This as
you know is the highest level of certification in the organization.
Another step is to shadow a Level I or Level II certification
and experience what it is like to give out information instead
of taking it. Many find this a very challenging, completely
different experience to truly coach your peers.
The outcome
of the travel, coaching and understudying is an individual who
has a greater understanding
of how to present information to his or her peers and is a very
valuable asset to our organization. They also are now on their
way to understanding exams and higher level education events.
You will
find that the examining staff share ideas and information, try
new slants on concepts and allow you to bring your ideas to
the table.
The selection
of USGTF examiners is developed from an interview based format.
The interview is just like a job interview because obviously,
this is a job. In order to be invited to the interview, candidates
will require the following: