PBMA January Newsletter
A New Year and so much to do
An overview of 2017 Goals
The PBMA is in full swing for 2017. The holidays offered a brief respite from the daily hustle and bustle of normal life. 2017 brings a new year and even more opportunity. Surveys, we can't say it enough, your help in gathering data is hugely important.
With an eye on certification and training the PBMA has hit the ground running with trips and visitis to potential partners in the certification project. Building a purposful tool for the whole of the cycling industry is a large project. As these meetings happen and begin to form the basis of what certification looks like we will soon unveil initial partners, opportunities and overall timeline and plan. The goal remains to show the full vision at Interbike this fall, there will be pieces and facets of the whole plan revealed and discussed along the way.
We understand that our industry has traditionally utilized a rather unique method for hiring based on experience, quantified in whatever capacity based on years worked in the shop environment. Some may hesitate to support a certification program initially due to fears of what the process may entail, but it is certainly in the vein of this experience-based tradition of analysis that we will carry forward with the certification program.
By creating a community and network within the industry, we see the manufacturers, organizations, shops, and educators all contributing to the successful pathway towards certification. Every facet within the bicycle industry involved in this effort will reap the benefits of a better organized, more concise method for ensuring success for mechanics, the shops they work in, and ultimately the consumer.
You'll find us at the IBD Summit this week and CABDA in February. We hope to see many of you out at these events!
An overview of 2017 Goals
The PBMA is in full swing for 2017. The holidays offered a brief respite from the daily hustle and bustle of normal life. 2017 brings a new year and even more opportunity. Surveys, we can't say it enough, your help in gathering data is hugely important.
With an eye on certification and training the PBMA has hit the ground running with trips and visitis to potential partners in the certification project. Building a purposful tool for the whole of the cycling industry is a large project. As these meetings happen and begin to form the basis of what certification looks like we will soon unveil initial partners, opportunities and overall timeline and plan. The goal remains to show the full vision at Interbike this fall, there will be pieces and facets of the whole plan revealed and discussed along the way.
We understand that our industry has traditionally utilized a rather unique method for hiring based on experience, quantified in whatever capacity based on years worked in the shop environment. Some may hesitate to support a certification program initially due to fears of what the process may entail, but it is certainly in the vein of this experience-based tradition of analysis that we will carry forward with the certification program.
By creating a community and network within the industry, we see the manufacturers, organizations, shops, and educators all contributing to the successful pathway towards certification. Every facet within the bicycle industry involved in this effort will reap the benefits of a better organized, more concise method for ensuring success for mechanics, the shops they work in, and ultimately the consumer.
You'll find us at the IBD Summit this week and CABDA in February. We hope to see many of you out at these events!
THE PROFESSIONAL BICYCLE MECHANICS ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP, AND ADVOCATE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL BICYCLE MECHANIC.