Did the class/range last evening. I am not going to say where I went but I was quite happy with the way the class went (Renewal Only) and the fact there were only 7 in the class.
The reason I am not going to say where I went is because there was one little problem that I was not happy with........
In the last 15 min of the 2nd hour, the instructor introduced a female salesperson for one of those prepaid Legal Services. I had a feeling this was going to happen as there was a large banner I noticed earlier on the wall of the classroom advertising this service ([Pre-paid legal service] - Houston, Tx).
As soon as the instructor completed his introduction of this salesperson (District Manager on her card) I asked
"can I opt out of this"? The instructor said
"you can, but it is part of the training". I replied
"NO, it is NOT part of the required training" and the salesperson then said
"YES, you can opt out". I stood up and walked out of the classroom with the instructor. The other six students remained.
Once outside the classroom, I informed the instructor further that TXDPS has come down on this marketing scheme and have stated that it is
NOT to be part of the training. It can be promoted during a break for those that are interested, but it is not part of the class, not part of the training time and students MUST have the option to opt out of the presentation. I further informed him that TXDPS is planting "students" in classes to catch this activity by instructors and he looked at me and said "You"??? I said NO, I was simply informing him.
When it was over, I went back into the classroom and one of the other six in there told me "we should have left with you" and the others all laughed a little.
Anyway, that is my rant. Otherwise smooth and I submitted my checklist and CHL-100 online last night. Now I am good for the next 10 years! No more class, qualification or sales pitches for the 3rd renewal in 5 years.
