Cycling training provider Go Velo has started to offer the national standard Level 3 Award in Developing Cycle Training Instructors. The qualification is Ofqual recognised and is externally quality assured by 1st4Sport, ensuring participants are assessed in a tutor and assessor role. The course is a mix of classroom theory …
Read More »Glasgow-based cycling charity and social enterprise Bike for Good bringing Cytech training to Scotland
Cytech training Scotland is set to kick off tomorrow, 27th October, at Bike for Good Glasgow. The Glasgow-based cycling charity and social enterprise said it is ‘proud’ to bring the internationally recognised training and accreditation scheme for bicycle technicians to Scotland for the first time. The first Cytech training Scotland …
Read More »Glasgow-based cycling charity Bike for Good to open Cytech training facility
Glasgow-based cycling charity and social enterprise Bike for Good has announced its partnership with Cytech. Through this partnership, Bike for Good will provide Cytech’s training and accreditation scheme for current or aspiring bicycle technicians coming from Scotland and further afield. Gregory Kinsman-Chauvet, founder and cycling enthusiast officer (CEO) at Bike …
Read More »How community bike shop Westminster Wheels is changing lives
Community bike shop Westminster Wheels has been training unemployed residents to become bike mechanics. Rebecca Morley finds out more
Read More »Magura classroom training returns, TechAcademy digital training platform to continue
Magura Bosch Parts & Services (MBPS) is expanding its range of training courses for the upcoming 2022/2023 training season. Magura classroom training could not take place in the last two years due to the pandemic, so MBPS established its first digital training platform with the Magura TechAcademy. Now due to …
Read More »Fazua invites dealers across Europe on training tour
Fazua is inviting dealers across Europe on its training tour. With 50 stops in nine countries, taking place from October to January, the Ottobrun-based manufacturer of innovative and compact drive technologies is going on a large-scale training tour. The tour will offer dealers the opportunity to qualify as a ‘Fazua …
Read More »Enviolo opens registration for Retail Training Series 22/23 with increase in training locations
Enviolo has opened registration for this year’s Retail Training Series (RTS). The company, known for its stepless shifting products, said it is expected to train twice as many bicycle retailers than the previous year. Next to the increase in training locations, the RTS will also expand to Denmark and the …
Read More »Bikeability teaches four million children to cycle
Bikeability has taught more than four million children to cycle in England, the Bikeability Trust has today announced. For the last 15 years, Bikeability has been teaching children an essential life skill which helps them keep active and look after their mental wellbeing. Cycle training helps children live more sustainable …
Read More »Community bike shop Westminster Wheels training unemployed residents to become bike mechanics
A community bike shop that was set up in partnership by Westminster City Council, Groundwork London and Cycle Confident has been providing opportunities for out-of-work residents to train as bike mechanics and be paid the London Living Wage while they are learning. Throughout the six-month programme, the trainees work alongside …
Read More »The benefits of offering bike mechanic apprenticeships
Professional Assessment Ltd (PAL) is encouraging mechanics across the UK to take on apprentices and grow the network of qualified bike mechanics, ahead of next month’s Bike Week. The official theme of Bike Week 2022, taking place from 6th-12th June, is about community, with organisers hoping the week-long celebration of …
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