You can apply to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency ( DVSA ) to become 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. Rules for becoming a CBT instructor 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 You must also: be 21 or older have had a full category A2 or A motorcycle licence for at least 3 years have passed a criminal record check You鈥檒l have to take a 2-day assessment at a DVSA training and development centre. When you qualify 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 鈥榙own-training鈥�) apply to become a direct access scheme instructor

How to book your assessment

Fill in the application form to book an assessment and send it to the address on the form. There鈥檚 no charge for the assessment. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency ( DVSA ) will contact you to arrange a date after checking your application. If you cannot go to your assessment Tell DVSA by email if you cannot attend your assessment. You must give at least 5 working days鈥� notice - Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays do not count as working days. Your approved training body cannot tell DVSA without giving your signature. DVSA assessments CBTDAS.Assessments@dvsa.gov.uk Your application will become invalid and will count as an unsuccessful attempt if you do not tell DVSA in enough time. You鈥檙e only allowed 2 unsuccessful attempts before you have to wait a year before applying to take another assessment.

Preparing for the assessment

Study the compulsory basic training ( CBT ) syllabus before you take the assessment. Other preparation You should also study the following official Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency ( DVSA ) publications: The Highway Code Know your traffic signs Learning to Ride Riding - the Essential Skills Theory Test for Motorcyclists You can buy them from most high street and online book shops.

What to bring to your assessment

You need to bring: your valid driving licence your CBT1 card if you have one a fully taxed, insured and roadworthy motorcycle with a power output of at least 20kW If you have an EU or EEA licence, you must also bring confirmation of your Great Britain (GB) driver number. You need to register your licence to get a GB driver number. Your assessment will be cancelled if you do not bring these. You鈥檙e allowed to bring a pen and any notes or training aids to help you.

What the assessment involves

The compulsory basic training ( CBT ) instructor assessment assesses your ability to: train learner motorcyclists in the requirements of CBT train and guide other instructors within an approved training body There will usually be 2 other instructors taking the assessment at the same time as you. The DVSA assessor will play the role of a novice rider throughout the assessment. You鈥檒l be asked to deliver lessons based on the topics being assessed. One or both of the other instructors will act as your supervisor. You鈥檒l then swap the roles of the instructor and supervisor. Eyesight test You鈥檒l have to pass an eyesight test before the assessment starts. You鈥檒l have to read a number plate from a distance of: 26.5 metres for vehicles with a new-style number plate 27.5 metres for vehicles with an old-style number plate New-style number plates start with 2 letters followed by 2 numbers, for example AB51 ABC. The rest of the assessment will not go ahead if you fail the eyesight test. Session 1 This session focuses on element A of the CBT syllabus - introduction to CBT . The DVSA assessor will give you an overview of the assessment. You鈥檒l then deliver a lesson on the modules within element A of the CBT syllabus. You鈥檙e allowed to use notes and training aids. The other candidates will watch your instruction and decide whether it鈥檚 valid and achieves the objective. Session 2 This session focuses on element B of the CBT syllabus - practical on-site training. You鈥檒l be introduced to the motorcycle that will be used on-site. You should familiarise yourself with it so you can give a controls lesson or basic machine check lesson. The 鈥榥ovice rider鈥� will act on the instruction you give. The other candidates will watch the instruction you give and decide whether it鈥檚 a valid lesson and achieves the objective. Sessions 3 and 4 These sessions focus on element C of the CBT syllabus - practical on-site riding. You鈥檒l instruct the 鈥榥ovice rider鈥�. The other candidates give a debrief at the end of each lesson. The roles will be changed several times so you can prove your ability as an instructor and supervisor. Session 5 This session focuses on element D of the CBT syllabus - practical on-road training. You鈥檒l give a lesson made up of 3 modules from element D. The other candidates will supervise you, and then the roles will be swapped. Sessions 6 and 7 These sessions focus on element E of the CBT syllabus - practical on-road riding. You鈥檒l ride a motorcycle and follow the 鈥榥ovice rider鈥� on the road. You鈥檒l have to: give instructions correct any faults that they make direct them over a route on public roads using radio equipment You鈥檒l need to use your own motorcycle for sessions 6 and 7.

Your assessment result

You鈥檒l be given your result and a debrief at the end of the assessment by the assessor. You鈥檒l be sent confirmation of your result by post. Passing the assessment You鈥檒l be sent more information about how to apply to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency ( DVSA ) for registration as a DVSA assessed instructor. Until you鈥檝e got your registration certificate you are not allowed to: conduct compulsory basic training ( CBT ) courses train any instructors on behalf of your approved training body ( ATB ) Failing the assessment You cannot apply to retake the assessment if you fail it twice within a 12-month period. You鈥檒l have to wait until 1 year after the date of the second assessment before applying again. Failing if you鈥檙e a down-trained instructor You can continue to give CBT training if you鈥檙e a down-trained instructor, but you鈥檒l have to have a standards check at your ATB in the near future.

Become a DVSA assessed CBT motorcycle instructor: Overview

Become a DVSA assessed CBT motorcycle instructor

Overview

You can apply to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to become 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.

Rules for becoming a CBT instructor

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

You must also:

be 21 or older
have had a full category A2 or A motorcycle licence for at least 3 years
have passed a criminal record check

You鈥檒l have to take a 2-day assessment at a DVSA training and development centre.

When you qualify

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 鈥榙own-training鈥�)
apply to become a direct access scheme instructor

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