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Thanks Will. I'm in SW London so Bikeworks isn't an easy option but there are a couple of people I know locally that might be able to help. Motivation isn't a problem.
People can read the syllabus for whichever course you are applying for online so I won't bother with the "day 1 we did xxxxx" but some thoughts:
Make sure it's the right course for you. If you want to learn more about mechanics, do a course that covers that. The 4-day course is meant to teach people how to deliver National Standard cycle training and that's what it does. It won't teach you how to install a headset.
Make sure you do actually meet the person specification for the course - you really should be a confident and competent cyclist. Whilst playing a weaving/leapfrog game someone on my course crashed into me. This was at slow speed and off-road. I was also terrified that they were going to die at least 3 times over the 4 days. The really worrying thing is that they have probably now got a provisional pass and are able to teach people.
You will need to work hard after the course has finished. It won't teach you everything but it will give you a lot of things to consider and work on. I really enjoyed it and it covers a huge range of information very effectively over a relatively short amount of time.