Instructor Renewals
Each year, you must renew your instructor profile on Link so you can continue to deliver Bikeability as a registered instructor.
Your Renewal
Each year, you must renew your instructor profile on Link. This gives you the opportunity to review the documents you have in place so you can continue to deliver Bikeability as a registered instructor.
Renewals are important because:
- It helps us protect Bikeability riders by ensuring each instructor’s safeguarding, first aid, SEND training, and qualifications are up-to-date
- You must be registered with the Trust to deliver cycle training under the Bikeability brand. Your employer cannot receive funding for any Department for Transport funded Bikeability if you are not registered as an instructor
- We need to know how many instructors are delivering Bikeability, which helps us secure future funding, including instructor training bursaries and support
- If a complaint is made about your conduct, the Trust will check your registration record. If you are found to be deregistered or have out of date documents, you will face consequences
You will be sent an automatic reminder email asking you to complete your renewal. Your associated training providers will be able to see your renewal status through Link. If you do not complete the renewal by the deadline, you will be deregistered. The data captured at renewal is a snapshot in time therefore the renewal page does not need to be edited if your details change after it is completed.
Please contact the Trust by emailing contactus@bikeability.org.uk if you are having problems with the renewals process or would prefer to complete this over the phone.
How to complete your renewal
If you have all the information prepared in advance your renewal should take less than 15 minutes to complete.
We have put together two videos showing each step of the process of the renewal. Click on the links below to watch the videos on YouTube:
How to complete the renewal process on a desktop or laptop computer
How to complete the renewal process on a mobile phone or tablet
You can complete your renewal by following these steps:
- Login to your Link profile
- On the dashboard you will see an ‘Instructor renewal in progress’ box
- Click on this box to begin
- Your renewal is made up of six short sections.
- You do not need to complete it all in one go but can click ‘save progress’ at the bottom of the page and come back to it later.
- To submit your renewal press ‘complete renewal’ and it will be automatically submitted then approved.
You can get ready for your renewal in advance. You will need to do the following before completing your renewal:
- Check all your contact details and qualifications are up to date
- Check that the training providers associated with you are correct
- Review all essential training (safeguarding and first aid) you have completed to ensure it is no more than three years old
- Ensure you have completed the online SEND training (this can be accessed through Link)
Click on the sections below to find out more about what you need to do.
What You Need to Renew
Please confirm that all of your personal details are correct by ticking the box. If incorrect, please amend. If you change your email and would like to also change your login email please let the Trust know by sending an email to contactus@bikeability.org.uk as we will need to change this manually for you.
You will be asked to provide a mobile number which is needed to access the new instructor app for training which is currently being rolled out to all training providers.
Please check that the instructor qualification listed is correct and tick the box to confirm. If anything is incorrect please email contactus@bikeability.org.uk and we can amend this for you.
Please add the date of completion for both your first aid training and safeguarding training. This date must not be more than three years old. The date must not be in the future. You can also upload your training certificates although this is optional. Once this is completed you will get helpful reminders when your essential training is about to expire. Your associated training providers will also be able to see this information.
Please ensure that you have completed the online SEND training. This must be completed once by every instructor. If you completed this as part of your instructor training you will not see any SEND box on your profile. When you complete the online training this box will autofill after 24 hours, so you don’t need to add a date manually. You will see the box is greyed out even with a date in it, this is not a problem and you can still complete the renewal.
Please confirm that the training providers associated with you are correct and tick the box. If you do not work for any of the training providers listed please contact them directly or contactus@bikeability.org.uk and we can investigate.
Please state whether you have delivered Bikeability in the current financial year 1 April to 31 March by choosing Yes or No. This is any Bikeability delivery on behalf of a registered training provider including private funded delivery and Bikeability for adults.
Please tick to confirm and then click ‘complete renewal’ to finish the process.