The Driving Standards Agency has made the information about the minimum age to be a motorcycle instructor easier to understand. It now has a tool on www.gov.uk/become-a-motorcycle-instructor which helps anyone thinking about becoming a motorcycle instructor to check their eligibility. This has been updated to take account of the EU Third Directive changes on 19 January this year.
An ATB manual (www.gov.uk/motorcycle-approved-training-body-atb-manual#certified-instru… ) explains the full eligibility criteria for anyone who wants to become a motorcycle instructor. The minimum age limit remains at 21 for riders who passed a category A2 or category A test before 19 January 2013. A rider who passes a category A2 test at 19 followed by a category A test two years later at 21, can become an instructor at 22 once they have held full motorcycle entitlement for 3 years.
Instructors must hold the category of licence they are providing training for. For example, an instructor who holds a category A2 licence can provide training for category A1 and A2 but not category A.
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