Annual report & accounts 2025-26

  1. Introduction
  2. Highlights
  3. Education & training
    1. Bikeability Scotland
    2. Early years cycle skills
    3. Adult Cycle Training
    4. Road User Awareness Training
    5. Quality assurance and leadership courses
  4. Monitoring everyday cycling, road safety and connecting people
  5. Access to bikes, cycle parking & storage
  6. Transport Planning & Engineering
  7. Organisation

Education and training

Quality assurance and leadership courses

Quality Assurance

All cycle training courses that we deliver, including Bikeability Scotland, are subject to Quality Assurance (QA). This helps ensure rider safety, maintain high national standards, and provide consistent instruction. A total of 15 QA visits were made this year with 24 different instructors or tutors observed delivering training. Support was provided to tutors and instructors, including Continual Professional Development (CPD) sessions, first aid and child protection courses. 

Bikeability Scotland Quality Assurance visits were conducted in 23% of local authorities delivering Level 2 on-road cycle training during 2025-26.  

These visits are a requirement of external accreditation from the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework, Scotland's official lifelong learning system. They are also required for our Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency approved, Driver CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) training, and they inform the development of our resources and instructor training. 

Ride leader and instruction courses

Supported by Cycling Scotland, people can take part in a range of national standard cycle training to develop as cycle instructors and leaders:

  • Cycle Ride/Activity Leaders: 350 people were trained to lead others on cycle rides
  • Cycle Patrol: Thirteen people completed Cycle Patrol training, in order to use their bikes as part of their everyday work duties
  • Go Mountain Bike: Cycling Scotland continues to host Go Mountain Bike Instructor Orientation courses, supporting existing leaders to develop instructional techniques