FEATURE
PHOTO CREDIT: DAVID MAYES
Inside the Past, Present and Future of Cytech
BikeBiz catches up with Jonathan Harrison, Director, Association of Cycle Traders (ACT), to
Cytech is often considered the industry standard for bike mechanic accreditation. For context, how did the scheme originally start, and what have been the biggest changes over its three-decade history? Cytech dates back to the late 1980s, after a court case involving a bicycle accident. An experienced shop owner was asked what formal qualifications he held and had nothing to point to, because no industry-wide qualification existed. Cytech was developed in response to give the trade a credible framework for training and accreditation.
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The biggest change since has been scale. What started as a UK initiative is now an internationally recognised accreditation, with more than 32,000 courses and qualifications delivered to candidates in over 60 countries, with the network expanding into South Africa in 2014, Canada and Australia in 2016, and Ireland in 2024. The training has evolved just as much. Bikes and workshops
are far more technically complex than when Cytech began, so course content now covers advanced mechanical systems, electronics, e-bike technology and battery safety, with online
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