Karen Cole, director of training for the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA), has been shortlisted for a national award in recognition of her work on motorcycle safety – her third this year.
She was presented with two awards at the beginning of the year, one in the BDN Industry Awards 2015 for Services to Motorcycle Rider Training and Safety and another for “outstanding achievement in motorcycle safety”.
On 22 October she will find out if her team has won an Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) IMI Specialist Centre of the Year 2015 award.
This nomination recognises Cole’s work in setting up an IMI-approved centre in 2013, creating a framework to encourage and signpost high-quality motorcycle training, known as the Motorcycle Industry Accreditation Centre (MCIAC). This is a first for any EU country and is the latest measure to improve the long-term safety of motorcyclists, initiated by Cole in her role for the MCIA.
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