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14 Mar 2024

The Association of Cycle Traders has held productive discussions with the Cycle to Work Alliance around the issue of Cycle to Work reform, following the news that more than 650 independent bike...

12 Mar 2024

ACT parent company, Bira – the British Independent Retailers’ Association -  has said that the Chancellor’s decision to reduce national insurance rates could offer a...

11 Mar 2024

The Cycle to Work Alliance and the Association of Cycle Traders have identified common areas of interest around Cycle to Work reform.

11 Mar 2024

Cytech, the internationally recognised training and accreditation scheme for bicycle technicians, has launched a new Facebook group - the Cytech Tech Forum –...

11 Mar 2024

Proposed government changes to regulations and legislation governing EAPCs (Electrically assisted pedal cycles), which could see a doubling in the power of e-bikes to 500W and allowing ebikes to...

8 Mar 2024

Daniel Blackham, editor of industry magazine BikeBiz, has been writing about his experience of completing the Cytech technical one qualification at training provider Spokes People in Milton...

7 Mar 2024

ACT member and Cytech-accredited retailer JE James Cycles – one of the largest independent cycle retailers in Europe – is to open a new 7,874 sq ft store shop in Barnsley town...

6 Mar 2024

Cytech partner Activate Cycle Academy, the largest and most recognised training provider of bike maintenance and technical training courses to the UK’s cycle industry, recently welcomed a...

29 Feb 2024

Retailers looking for a payment solution that facilitates in-person, remote and online payments should look at what’s on offer from ACT partner Global Payments.
 

29 Feb 2024

The ACT is happy to confirm the date for Local Bike Shop Day 2024 as Saturday 4 May, the weekend of the early May Bank Holiday.

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Activate Learning rated as a top 40 Training Provider!

Posted on in Cycles News

As part of the Activate Learning Group, ATG training are “immensely proud” to have their apprenticeship delivery named as one of the top 40 in the UK by RateMyApprenticeship.

The Training Provider awards have been recently introduced for 2019 and celebrate those who go above and beyond in the delivery of their apprenticeship qualifications. The award is based solely on the reviews made by the apprentices that are submitted to RateMyPlacement.co.uk. Over 300 Training Providers were nominated through 5,000 apprentice reviews.

ATG is the training provider for two cycle maintenance apprenticeships, both of which include the industry standard, Cytech certification as part of the training qualifications gained. Being rated as one of the top 40 apprenticeship Training Providers in the UK is great recognition of all the hard work that the ATG team do delivering the training for the cycle trade.

For more information about ATG's cycle maintenance apprenticeships, call the team on 01865 550324 or email cycles@activatelearning.ac.uk. 

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