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Professional Bicycle Maintenance Level 1/ Level 2

Part-Time
Jubilee Court
Two weeks
Telephone: 01792 284400 (Jubilee Court)

Overview

This course provides full practical training and assessment in the areas of assembly, set-up and ongoing servicing and maintenance, starting at the basics of Professional Bicycle Maintenance level one.

This course includes:

  • Health & Safety in the workshop
  • Gear set-up
  • Tyres and tubes
  • Headsets, gears, rim brakes, hubs & bearings
  • Introduction to disc brakes and hydraulic bleeding
  • Internal hub gears
  • Wheel truing and spoke replacement
  • Wheel building

You will cover the practical elements of Level one and Level two.

Key information

No formal entry requirements. You should be working or intending to work in the bicycle maintenance industry.

The course will be delivered in our new specialised facility over two weeks - Monday to Friday.

The course will be externally assessed to Cytech two by an accredited assessor from Activate Cycle Academy, Oxford. This date for the assessment session be given during the training.

We also deliver Advanced E-bike Maintenance courses.

A bicycle and tools will be provided for the duration of the course.

PLA Funding is available to cover the cost of the course, to find out more and to check if you are eligible please visit https://careerswales.gov.wales/courses-and-training/funding-your-studies/personal-learning-accounts