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Go Outdoors has launched a new work-based bike mechanic training apprenticeship programme in collaboration with Activate Cycle Academy. The Level 2 Apprenticeship in Bicycle Mechanics is said to be designed around the needs of the cycle trade. Those who finish the apprenticeship will be given Cytech training and a certificate …

Giant UK has partnered with Activate Cycle Academy and the Association of Cycle Traders (ACT) to provide a Cytech Technical e-bike qualification. The course will be available on multiple dates, the first of which is due to commence on the Friday, June 23. It will equip individuals with a greater …

Cytech training provider Activate Cycle Academy made it onto BBC TV and radio this week as part of The One Show’s launch of a ‘Gift A Bike For Christmas’ campaign. In conjunction with BBC Radio 2, the campaign is raising awareness of the benefits of restoring and redistributing children’s bikes …

The Welsh Government is currently working with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) and the Association of Cycle Traders (ACT), along with the ACT’s training provider partner Activate Cycle Academy, to develop an apprenticeship pathway for bike mechanics which will also include e-bike maintenance, off the back of increased …

National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is now running, taking place from 7th-13th February, aiming to celebrate and promote the positive impact apprenticeships bring to employers, individuals, and the economy. The Government-backed courses are proving popular with businesses looking to hire new talent in their recovery from the pandemic, with over 40% …

Cytech training provider Activate Cycle Academy (ACA) is opening a new cycle mechanic training workshop in Darlington, County Durham. Based within ZyroFisher’s head office, the new workshop is the latest addition to the expanding number of Cytech training workshops. Managed by the Association of Cycle Traders (ACT), Cytech’s mission is …

Applications for the Government’s latest additional incentive payment of £3,000 open today, 11th January, for employers who have hired apprentices over the winter. Businesses who hire or have hired a new apprentice, with an employment start date between 1st October 2021 and 31st January 2022, can apply to receive £3,000 …

The Government has recently announced an extension to its £3,000 incentive payment to employers taking on a new apprentice, with an employment start date from 1st October 2021 to 31st January 2022. This payment is in addition to the existing £1,000 an employer will get for taking on an apprentice …

Buzzbike has created a training programme to put employees through bike mechanics apprenticeships, aiming to fill the demand for bike mechanics following a boom year for cycling. The programme, which launched in 2021, aims to educate a select group of talented school leavers who might otherwise find it difficult to find employment …

Cytech has seen the highest ever number of technicians certified within one month in September 2021 – with over 115 in the UK alone. The Cytech technical e-bike course in particular has become increasingly popular. Theory one, the online learning course delivering an introduction to bicycle maintenance, is also seeing …