PBMA Education Affiliate Membership
Industry education is the cornerstone of PBMA's mission. Joining as an Education Affiliate means you are a partner in industry education. Education Affiliate Membership is $500 annually. To join please email james@probma.org, we will have a brief discussion and provide you the necessary paperwork for on boarding.
Benefits include:
For those education affiliates wishing to offer PBMA Bicycle Mechanic Certification Part II (in-person testing) the following additional steps are required:
An additional fee of $1,750 plus expenses (flights, lodging, meals) for 2 PBMA Board Members to visit your education facility and train your staff on the process. This format allows us to spend 3 full business days (+ shoulder times on travel days) working directly with you and your staff, providing real time instruction and feedback on the process, technique and guidelines we have built our certification process around. Once complete and approved you will be able to issue PBMA Endorsed Certificates to your students who successfully pass the online and in-person testing. You may charge any fee you desire for this test and the PBMA will receive 20% of your in-person test proceeds up to $2500 annually.
While at your facility the PBMA will conduct a brief interview with you or your staff for production and promotion of your facility, it's offerings and our partnership.
The requirements to continue offering certification with PBMA's endorsement is to attend a PBMA Certification event every two years after your initial on boarding. These events presently take place at all CABDA Expos.
Industry education is the cornerstone of PBMA's mission. Joining as an Education Affiliate means you are a partner in industry education. Education Affiliate Membership is $500 annually. To join please email james@probma.org, we will have a brief discussion and provide you the necessary paperwork for on boarding.
Benefits include:
- Advanced listing of business in our locator map
- Complimentary membership for your staff
- Discounted membership for your students via a dedicated and custom landing page
- PBMA Member pricing on PBMA Bicycle Mechanic Certification Part I (online exam)
- Member pricing is $5
- Upon successful completion of the online exam the test taker is able to print a certificate of completion.
- Use of PBMA logo on your website
- Your logo with link on the PBMA website Partners Page
- Subscription to the PBMA Mechanics Minute Newsletter
- Announcement and promotion through PBMA's Facebook business page
- PBMA Garage Sale - a dedicated place to buy, sell, trade and barter bicycle industry tools and resources
For those education affiliates wishing to offer PBMA Bicycle Mechanic Certification Part II (in-person testing) the following additional steps are required:
An additional fee of $1,750 plus expenses (flights, lodging, meals) for 2 PBMA Board Members to visit your education facility and train your staff on the process. This format allows us to spend 3 full business days (+ shoulder times on travel days) working directly with you and your staff, providing real time instruction and feedback on the process, technique and guidelines we have built our certification process around. Once complete and approved you will be able to issue PBMA Endorsed Certificates to your students who successfully pass the online and in-person testing. You may charge any fee you desire for this test and the PBMA will receive 20% of your in-person test proceeds up to $2500 annually.
While at your facility the PBMA will conduct a brief interview with you or your staff for production and promotion of your facility, it's offerings and our partnership.
The requirements to continue offering certification with PBMA's endorsement is to attend a PBMA Certification event every two years after your initial on boarding. These events presently take place at all CABDA Expos.