CAN-BIKE Instructor Certification

CAN-BIKE Program
(Teens and Adults)

Skills I Instructor
Skills II Instructor
Instructor-In-Training

 

Skills I Instructor

Before you begin, you must:

  • have some teaching experience or training; and
  • be an experienced rider with demonstrable competence.

You need to meet these CAN-BIKE requirements:

  • take and pass Skills II with an 80% or better mark on written exam, handling skills, and road tests;
  • receive a recommendation from an Examiner or Instructor for Skills I Instructor certificate on the Course Registry Form with your statement of intent to practise-teach Skills I Courses and the Kids CAN-BIKE Program.

Courses you can teach:

Testing authority:

  • Smart Cycling written exam
  • Kids CAN-BIKE Course (Cycle Right) written, handling and road exams
  • (There are no testing requirements for Introduction to Cycling Skills and Skills I)

 



Skills II Instructor
and
Kids CAN-BIKE Festival/Course Instructor Trainer

Before you begin, you must:

  • be an experienced rider with demonstrable competence; and
  • have some teaching experience or training.

You need to meet these CAN-BIKE requirements:

  • take and pass Skills II with an 80% or better mark on written exam, handling skills, and road tests;
  • take part in a Skills II Instructor workshop run by a national examiner;
  • pass the road/handling tests with 90% or better mark, either during the workshop or as administered by a national examiner to meet Skills II instructor standards;
  • write and pass essay exam with 70% or better mark;
  • apprentice-teach Skills II under supervision of a Skills II instructor or national examiner;
  • national examiner recommends the receipt of Skills II Instructor certificate on the basis of candidate's intent to practise-teach at Skills II and below.

Courses you can teach:

Testing authority:

  • Smart Cycling written exam
  • Cycle Right written, handling and road exams
  • Skills II multiple choice, handling and road exams
  • Skills II Instructor Workshop, where national examiner advises and grades essay exams

 


Skills II Instructor-In-Training

  • Granted from the date of Skills II testing, based on candidate's intent to practice-teach at Skills II level;
  • Has teaching and testing authorities of Skills I Instructor; and
  • May co-teach Skills II course with certified Skills II Instructor or National Examiner.

 

Source: Canadian Cycling Association, Administrative Guidelines for Instructors and Delivery Agents. (October, 1994)

 

Look at information on:

Teaching children
Instructor Certification contents page
Training new instructors
Maintaining Instructor Certification
At-A-Glance (Certification Matrix)
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For more information:

Borealis Outdoor Adventure
3120 8th Street East #106-305
Saskatoon, SK S7H 0W2
Phone: (306) 343-6399 or 1-800-463-6399

CAN-BIKE Hotline:
Phone: (306) 978-BIKE (978-2453) or
Toll-Free: 1-888-CAN-BIKE (1-888-226-2453)

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