Consultation outcome

Modernising compulsory basic training courses for motorcyclists

From:: Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Published: 10 March 2015
Last updated: 14 July 2015 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Response to modernising compulsory basic training courses for motorcyclists

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Detail of outcome

Due to support for the proposals we, with other changes, will:

develop training materials to help trainees ensure they can obtain the appropriate theoretical knowledge either before starting CBT or as part of the CBT course
introduce changes to the CBT standards checks to focus on core trainer competencies of lesson planning, risk management and teaching and learning strategies in line with the National Rider Trainer Standard
make changes to the CBT certificate to reflect a course undertaken on an automatic machine and recommend that riders take further training if they want to ride a geared motorcycle

The outcome was released on 14 July 2015.

Original consultation

Consultation description

We are proposing changes to Compulsory basic training (CBT) courses of:

to the structure and content of CBT courses
the qualification process for instructors
the standards checks for instructors

We are reviewing the delivery of CBT courses for motorcyclists to help ensure that learner riders are better prepared to ride safely on today’s roads.

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