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Activate Cycle Academy deliver professional training and apprenticeships for the cycle industry

04/09/2026

Come and join us again at this year’s Cycling Industry News Live 2026 trade show.

Free entry and open to everyone within the cycle industry. If you’re heading to the show, please drop by stand G10 for a catch up and to learn more about some great new Government funding incentive grants, aimed at encouraging employers to take on an apprentice.

There has never been a better time to look into upskilling your staff to undertake their Cytech training, via our industry-leading bicycle mechanics apprenticeship.

Talk to us to find out how Cytech training is keeping the cycle industry's mechanics up to date with all the latest technology.

Listen to our formal seminar talks to find out more about Cytech and Apprenticeships.

📅 Date: September 20-21, 2026
📍 Location: NAEC, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire CV8 2LZ
🗺️ Stand: G10

Register for free: https://eventdata.uk/Forms/Form.aspx?FormRef=CIN96Visitor&TrackingCode=cinlivewebsite

01/09/2026

3 more Cytech Level 2 qualified mechanics. Congrats to Ben, Robert and Tom.

19/08/2026

We currently have a vacancy for a Cytech workshop trainer based in Oxford.

To apply please follow the link in the comments.

Cytech Association of Cycle Traders

07/08/2026

Cytech Level 2 complete in Darlington for John and Alistair

30/07/2026

🚀🚀 NEW £2,000 Apprenticeship Hiring Payment for Non-Levy Paying Employers🚀🚀

If you’re a Local Bike Shop, there has never been a better time to take on a new apprentice.

The Government has recently announced its biggest investment in youth employment in a decade, including a new £2,000 cash incentive for small/medium sized businesses that recruit a new apprentice aged 16–24. Plus, they’ve also increased the upper age limit for fully funded apprenticeship training costs from 21 to 24.

What does this mean for your business?

✅ £2,000 cash incentive for every eligible SME taking on a new apprentice aged under 25.
✅ Potentially £3,000 in total support when combined with the existing £1,000 incentive available for apprentices aged 16–18.
✅ Fully funded apprenticeship training costs for eligible businesses hiring apprentices under the age of 25.
✅ Employers pay zero National Insurance contributions on apprentices under 25.

🔗 Hit the link below to find out more 👇

https://activatecycleacademy.com/new-2000-apprenticeship-grant-for-smes-all-small-medium-sized-local-bike-shops/

22/05/2026

Cytech Level 2 complete in Darlington for David, Matt, Simon and Ben

22/02/2026

According to recent findings by Cycling Industry News, 43% of UK bike shops and workshops are seeing workshop revenues increase by an incredible 10-25%!

In today’s bicycle retail market, it’s clear that workshops are becoming an essential part of any successful business. A well organised, professionally managed workshop gives you a real competitive advantage - helping attract both new and existing customers into your store and setting you apart from your competitors.

Whereas consumers can compare bike prices instantly online, they can’t compare trust, expertise, or service quality. That’s why any local bike shop with an excellent workshop reputation can really benefit.

Building that reputation can take a little time, but it starts with the right foundations. A highly skilled, well trained team of technicians ensures efficient, profitable turnaround on every type of repair, ultimately driving customer loyalty and long term business growth.

Modern bikes are more advanced than ever — hydraulic braking systems, sophisticated suspension designs, electronic shifting, integrated components, and e-bike motor diagnostics. This level of complexity demands skilled technicians and ongoing technical training.

Workshop service should no longer be seen as an optional extra; it should be your true competitive differentiator. Customers come back not just for the product, but because they trust the workshop behind it. Fast, skilled, and reliable service builds long-term loyalty and helps protect profit margins in a market where price competition is fierce.

Give your workshop team the skills they need to thrive - and build a workshop your customers can trust. As the UK’s leading cycle maintenance and technical training provider, we can give you all the tools you need to upskill, support and train your technicians - we offer the full range of Cytech courses, as well as a government funded bicycle mechanics apprenticeship programme.

22/01/2026

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting a group of cycle technicians who had travelled down from the Scottish Highlands to attend a Cytech e-bike course at our Stafford workshop.

Supported through The Scottish Government funded People and Place Programme, managed by HITRANS, to increase walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport for everyday journeys.

HITRANS run a regional Hi-Bike system that offers e-bikes to residents and visitors to the area. As a result of this training course, they will be expanding the scheme across more towns and villages in the community, to encourage more people to travel sustainably within the region.

We would like to wish the group all the best with this initiative as they continue to provide the infrastructure, facilities and information to encourage more active travel and cycling across the Highlands.

10/09/2025

Just a few days to go until Cycling Industry News Live 2025 (trade only event).

If you’re going, please drop by stand A8 for a catch up and to enter our exciting competition for your chance to win a Cytech course voucher!

📅 Date: September 14-15, 2025
📍 Location: NAEC, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire CV8 2LZ
🗺️ Stand: A8

See you there….

https://live.cyclingindustry.news/

02/09/2025

👏 Huge congratulations to Matthew, Robert, Daniel, and Steve for successfully passing Cytech Level 3, a fantastic achievement and a big step forward in their careers!

We’d like to extend a massive thank you to for their continued support. Your partnership plays a key role in making opportunities like this possible. We’re proud to work alongside you and look forward to what’s next. 🙌

Address

Activate Cycle Academy, The Leys College, Cuddesdon Way, Blackbird Leys
Oxford
OX46HN

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

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http://www.activatecycleacademy.com/

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