NZQA registered unit standard
26547 version 1
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Title
Instruct beginner cyclists in cycle handling skills
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
6
This unit standard is designed for people who work or intend to
work as instructors in cyclist skills training.
People credited with this unit standard are able to instruct
beginner cyclists in legal requirements and safety equipment
for bicycles, and in core cycle handling skills using exercises.
Classification
Recreation and Sport > Recreation and Sport - Coaching and
Instruction
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
It is recommended a cyclist skills training instructor must be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of road traffic environments and hold a current drivers
licence;
- demonstrate cycling experience of complex road traffic conditions;
- hold a current First Aid certificate; and,
- complete a satisfactory police check when working with school children.
2
When working within school settings, a completed risk management and assessment
system (RAMS) form will be required for the course of instruction. For assistance
and advice on how to manage safe training refer to Education Outside the Classroom
Guidelines: Bringing the Curriculum Alive (Ministry of Education, 2009) available at
http://eotc.tki.org.nz/EOTC-home/EOTC-Guidelines.
3
Legislation, rules, and codes relevant to this unit standard may include but are not
limited to – Crimes Act 1961, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Education
Act 1989; Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001, Land
Transport (Road User) Rule 2004.
4
The Official New Zealand Road Code and The Official New Zealand Code for
Cyclists (both available from the New Zealand Transport Agency, at
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources) are only guides to New Zealand’s traffic laws and
safe driving and cycling practices and do not fully reflect the legal requirements of the
Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004 (the Rule).
Skills Active Aotearoa Limited
SSB Code 101576
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Definitions
Beginner (Grade 1) cyclist skills training courses exclude road awareness and safety,
and graduates are expected to demonstrate full bicycle control in non-traffic
environments.
Guideline for cyclist skills training instructors refers to Cyclist skills training – A guide
for the set-up and delivery of cyclist training in New Zealand, available from New
Zealand Transport Agency, http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/cyclist-skills-trainingguide. The Guideline includes guidance to the core skills, exercises, observable
outcomes, defined road traffic environments, course duration including number of
lessons per course, and course objectives for beginner, intermediate, and advanced
cyclist skills training courses.
Trainee in the context of this unit standard refers to the person being trained by the
candidate, in cyclist skills.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Instruct beginner cyclists in legal requirements and safety equipment for bicycles.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Legal requirements for bike accessories, equipment and helmet are explained
in accordance with the Rule.
1.2
Trainee compliance with the Rule for the legal requirements for bike
accessories, equipment and helmet is checked.
1.3
Helmet and bicycle checks are explained and demonstrated in accordance with
the Rule.
Range
1.4
safe to use, unsafe to use, consequences.
Instruction results in beginner cyclists demonstrating their understanding of
legal requirements and safety equipment for bicycles to meet the Rule.
Outcome 2
Instruct beginner cyclists in core cycle handling skills using exercises.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Beginner cyclists are instructed in core cyclist skills using exercises in
accordance with the Guideline.
Range
2.2
mount and dismount; start without help; stop quickly and with
control; steer in direction; look behind; signal stop, left turn, right
turn; use of gears.
Optional exercises for beginner cyclists, where used, develop more advanced
manoeuvring skills and balance and control in accordance with the Guideline.
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Instruction in core cyclist skills meets the Guideline’s observable outcomes for
the beginner cyclist course.
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
9 December 2010
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0099
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Skills Active Aotearoa Limited info@skillsactive.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Skills Active Aotearoa Limited
SSB Code 101576
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016