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Where can indoor cycling take you?
Initial instructor training is the starting point. From there, the ICI instructor development pathway gives you a structured way to build your knowledge, skills and professional practice.
Indoor cycling instructors don't all stay at the same level after their initial training. Some continue learning, broaden their skills, reflect on their practice and build substantial experience.
The ICI instructor development pathway gives that continued development some structure.
Years of experience matter, but they do not automatically show that an instructor's knowledge and practice have stayed current. Continued development gives a clearer picture of the instructor they are now.
One starting point. Plenty of room to develop.
Development isn't a conveyor belt and instructors don't all need to follow exactly the same route. The pathway provides some structure while leaving room for different interests, experience and different kinds of teaching.
1★, 2★ and 3★ instructors
ICI grades recognise continued instructor development. They aren't three different versions of the original instructor certificate.
1★ instructor
The first level within the ICI instructor grading system.
It provides a starting point for instructors who have completed appropriate training and are beginning to build their professional development record.
2★ instructor
Recognises an instructor who has moved beyond the starting point and can demonstrate further development.
That may include continued learning, relevant CPD and the development of their instructor practice.
3★ instructor
The highest grade within the current ICI instructor grading structure.
It recognises a stronger record of continued development and professional practice rather than simply the passage of time since initial training.
Your certificate and your current status aren't the same thing
We separate the training somebody has successfully completed from information about their current relationship with ICI and their continued professional development.
Your certificate
Successfully completing your ICI instructor training and assessment is an achievement that remains part of your training record.
We don't make instructors repeatedly buy their original training simply to keep that achievement alive.
Your current status
Membership, instructor grade, continued development and commitment to the ICI Code of Professional Conduct can change over time.
The ICI Instructor Register can therefore show current information, including whether an instructor's Code commitment is current and when they last committed, without rewriting their training history.
CPD should make you a better instructor
Continuing professional development isn't supposed to be a collection of certificates for the sake of collecting certificates.
ICI CPD is designed to let instructors deepen existing skills, explore new areas and continue developing the way they teach.
Advanced instructor development
Instructor grades aren't intended to be the end of development.
ICI is developing more advanced learning for experienced instructors who already understand the fundamentals of safe, effective indoor cycling and want to go further.
Development is more than collecting certificates
The ICI Code of Professional Conduct sets out the professional behaviours expected of instructors who choose to commit to it. It complements technical training, CPD and instructor grades by making professional practice visible too.
Instructors can commit to the Code annually. Employers and studios can verify whether that commitment is current and see the date it was last made.
What does an instructor's status tell you?
The pathway is intended to make instructor information more useful, not simply add another badge.
Employers can distinguish completed training from current professional information, see evidence of continued development, and check whether an instructor has made a current commitment to the ICI Code of Professional Conduct.
Keep developing
Explore ICI CPD, professional resources and advanced development for indoor cycling instructors.