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Certified Motorcycle Instructor

Regulators
  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Nations
  • England
  • Wales
  • Scotland
Sectors
  • Transport

Regulatory or professional bodies

Primary regulator

Address

1 Unity Square
Nottingham
NG2 1AW

Email address
policy@dvsa.gov.uk
Phone number
+44 (0)115 8523300

Regulation

Regulation summary

There are two types of Motorcycle Instructors in Great Britain:

1. A DVSA assessed compulsory basic training (CBT) motorcycle instructor.
(CBT is a training course that most learner motorcycle and moped riders must take before riding on the road).

2. A direct access scheme (DAS) certified instructor.

Regulation type

Licence

Reserved activities

Deliver CBT
Deliver Direct Access Training

Protected titles

CBT Instructor
DAS Instructor


Qualifications and experience

New professionals

Routes to qualification

To become a DVSA assessed CBT motorcycle instructor you must have a driving licence from either:

- Great Britain or Northern Ireland
- the EU or EEA - but you must register it first
- be 21 or older
- have had a full category A2 or A motorcycle licence for at least 3 years

You’ll have to take a 2-day assessment at a DVSA training and development centre. When you pass you must work for a motorcycle approved training body (ATB) to be able to:

- provide the CBT course to learner riders
- train up to 10 instructors at the ATB to also deliver CBT courses (this is
known as ‘down-training’)

To become a DAS certified instructor you must have a driving licence from either:

- Great Britain or Northern Ireland
- the EU or EEA - but you must register it first
- be 21 or over
- have had a full category A2 or A motorcycle licence for at least 3 years
- have passed the 2-day assessment to become a DVSA assessed
compulsory basic training (CBT) instructor

You’ll have to take a 2-day assessment at a DVSA training and development centre. When you pass you’ll be able to give DAS training.

Professionals from outside the UK

Recognition for professionals outside the UK
Some - qualifications from some countries may be recognised, but professionals from other countries will have to re-qualify
Summary of routes

We currently recognise qualifications from the EU but this is about to change


Legislation

Title of relevant act or charter

s97 3(e) & s97 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988

Title of relevant act or charter

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999

Licence Finder

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